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Downadup Worm Hits Over 3.5 Million Computers

Technology / Internet

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Security firm F-Secure has advised that the Downadup worm has spread to more than 3.5 million computers by exploiting a vulnerability Microsoft patched last October. This is achieved by trying ...





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Interactive Web sites draw minds, shape public perception

Other Sciences / Other

created May 25, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The interactive look and feel of a corporate website could help shape positive perceptions about the organization if the site includes a likeable design and features that engage the target audience, especially job seekers, ...


Recalled toy beads still available in the UK, warn doctors

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 18, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Toy beads that were internationally recalled last year, after concerns that they may be coated with a dangerous chemical, are still being advertised on toy shop websites for purchase in the UK, warn doctors in this week’s ...


No Doomsday in 2012

NASA scientist: No Doomsday in 2012

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (32) | comments 21

According to NASA scientist David Morrison, the widespread Internet rumor that the world will end in 2012 due to some astronomical event is a hoax. Dr. Morrison attributes the hype to 'cosmophobia' fueled ...


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China moves to control online music industry

Technology / Internet

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China has announced that all songs posted on music websites must receive prior approval and foreign lyrics must be translated into Chinese, in a new push to control online content.


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Conficker worm digs in around the world

Technology / Software

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Computer security top guns around the world watched warily as the dreaded Conficker worm squirmed deeper into infected machines with the arrival of an April 1st trigger date.


Apple's iTunes website is reflected in an iPod

Apple sued for stifling iPod tricks

Technology / Business

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Internet rights champions have accused Apple of stifling free speech by bullying OdioWorks into ending online sharing of ways to get iPods to work with music websites other than iTunes.


State health department Web sites inaccessible to many, study finds

Medicine & Health /

created Sep 06, 2006 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Considering the significant amount of data, medical information, and services now offered online by state-run health departments, many websites are written well above the comprehension level of the average American and are ...


A "new arms race" is taking shape in cyberspace, Canada's security czar said Wednesday

'New arms race' taking shape in cyberspace: Van Loan

Technology / Internet

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A "new arms race" is taking shape in cyberspace, Canada's security czar said Wednesday, lamenting ever bolder and more sophisticated attacks on government websites by Russia, China and others.


Internet giant Google on Wednesday added another 24 media partners to its online news reader "Fast Flip"

Google adds new media partners to 'Fast Flip'

Technology / Internet

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet giant Google on Wednesday added another 24 media partners to its online news reader "Fast Flip," including the Tribune and McClatchy newspaper groups, the Huffington Post and Politico.


Google is routing World Bank data to fact seekers

Google routes World Bank data to fact seekers

Technology / Internet

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google is adding World Bank figures to Internet results in a bid to make hard facts about countries worldwide easier to find.



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