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HP LaserJet Printers Vulnerable to Attacks, Researchers Warn Millions of Hewlett Packard Co.'s LaserJet printers contain a security weakness that could allow attackers to take control of the systems, steal data from them and issue commands that could cause the devices to overheat and catch fire.
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4 Reasons Windows 8 Tablets Aren't Dead in the Water News Microsoft is quickly losing its chance to bring a Windows 8 tablet market are exaggerated. Here's why.
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12 Valuable Tools for Managing Business Macs The knock on managing Macs in business environments has long been Apple's ambivalent attitude toward providing significant enterprise support.
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Apple iPhone 4 "Self-Combusts" on Airplane The reason why the iPhone belched smoke and glowed red is under investigation.
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Thanks, Feds: Facebook's 5 Big Privacy Changes Thanks to a settlement with the FTC, Facebook has agreed to go on privacy probation.
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BlackBerry Mobile Fusion: What You Need to Know BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) today announced a brand new set of enterprise mobility tools, called BlackBerry Mobile Fusion.
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Spotify to Announce 'New Direction': 5 Possible Directions Spotify says it will announce a "new direction," but it's not clear why, or which way it will go. Here are a few educated guesses on what the 10-million-member service has up its sleeve.
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Hands-On with Microsoft's Handy New SkyDrive Features Microsoft has beefed up SkyDrive, its free online storage services, with a host of handy new file management features for sharing, uploading, and swapping data via social networks.
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Test Drive Windows Phone Mango on your Android or iPhone HTML5 demo lets you take Microsoft's Metro UI for a spin.
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The Freedom to Tweet: Not Applicable in Thailand or Kansas The First Amendment may not apply overseas, but a high school student in Kansas reminds us of its importance at home.
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Is Cloud Computing for You? Five Points to Consider Cloud computing offers a wide range of benefits, no matter what size of business you operate.
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Acer Says It Will Continue Making Netbooks The netbook market may be dwindling, but it's not dead yet.
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Apple Yanks iPhone Tethering App From App Store Apple has removed a tethering app for the iPhone that let users share the smartphone's cellular connection to the Internet with a Mac or Windows notebook.
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Apple and Spotify Create Ripples in the Streaming Music World Spotify is now open to anyone and iCloud and iTunes Match are on their way, leaving other music service competitors scrambling to compete.
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Can Facebook Reshape Its Privacy Image? After all its stumbles, can the social network change its image involving how it treats user privacy?
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PlayStation 3 Firmware Update Turns 4.00, Adds Vita Support Sony's PS3 flips over to firmware 4.00, but you'll probably only care if you live in Japan.
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As Cyberattacks Grow, Take Security Seriously No company wants to be the subject of the next headline about a cybersecurity attack or critical data loss.
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Stocking Stuffers: 15 Great Tech Gifts Under $50 Are you holiday shopping for a tech lover or geek, but staying on a budget? We have 15 great suggestions ranging from LED belt buckles to remote-controlled zombies.
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Apple Seeks to Block Sale of Modified Samsung Galaxy Tablet in Germany Apple is seeking to stop Samsung Electronics selling the modified Galaxy Tab 10.1 that it released in Germany in an effort to dodge an earlier injunction...
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Cisco, Juniper, Check Point, Palo Alto Among Firms in Security Contest TheInfoPro study finds Cisco and Juniper down, Check Point and Palo Alto up in a firewall popularity contest.
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HP LaserJet Printers Vulnerable to Attacks, Researchers Warn Millions of Hewlett Packard Co.'s LaserJet printers contain a security weakness that could allow attackers to take control of the systems, steal data from them and issue commands that could cause the devices to overheat and catch fire.
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