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 Sleazy Ads on Android Devices Push Bogus 'Battery Upgrade' Warnings Sketchy ads promote battery-saver apps for Android, but security experts say the programs are really designed to steal your data--or your money. Share:   |  RIM Faces Hard Questions at this Week's Developers Conference This week RIM will have a chance to address concerns over recent outages and the company's future products at BlackBerry DevCon Americas. Share: | Sesame Street Hacked, Porn Posted Sesame Street's YouTube channel featured adult content over the weekend when the popular kids destination was hacked. Share: | NEC Says New Technology Doubles Lithium Battery Life NEC said Monday that it has developed a new lithium-ion battery technology that doubles the life span of conventional models. Share: | HP and Dell Ready Windows 8 Tablets for 2012 Amid iPad dominance and dropping prices, tablet-makers seek a new niche by turning to Windows. Share: | iPhone 4S Sells 4 Million in Just 3 Days Apple's newest model enjoys more than twice the sales pace of the original iPhone 4, and it's just hitting some markets. Share: | 3 Ways to Save Yourself After a Phishing Attack Microsoft and Mozilla are exchanging heated jabs about whose browser is more secure, but your browser can only protect you so much from phishing attacks. Share: | Have You Cleaned Your Cell Phone Today? Research reveals that mobile phones are frequently filthy with bacteria and even fecal matter. Share: | Apple's IPhone 4S Selling for $2,000 in China Apple has as yet to launch its new iPhone 4S in China, but the device is already selling in Beijing's gray market at whopping prices of up to about $2,000. Share: | Electronic Privacy Act Turns 25; No Reason to Celebrate "Retro Tech Fair" will highlight technological advances to illustrate how a privacy law passed in 1986 needs an upgrade, too. Share: | Over-Usage Warnings Target 'Bill Shock' Four carriers are expected to announce they'll warn customers by text message if an account nears its point of overage fees. Share: | YouTube Original Content Channels Expected Soon Analysis: Some technical upgrades are in order before YouTube tries to expand its programming. Share: | Rage Texture Patch to Make Game Look (More) Like it Belongs on PC id Software's John Carmack says upcoming patch will improve Rage textures with upsample and detail options. Share: | A Huge Speed Boost Is on the Way to Firefox for Android A new interface could reduce startup times from several seconds to just fractions of a second on some phones, Mozilla says. Share: | RIM Offers Free Apps, Support Following Outages RIM is offering free applications and support as compensation for recent service problems, the company said on Monday. Share: | Motorola Cuts Xoom Price A new family edition -- with kids' software but only Wi-Fi support -- debuts priced at $379. Share: | Scareware Spread From Popular Torrent Site via 'Malvertizing' Some of the users who visited popular torrent tracker KickassTorrents over the weekend had the nasty surprise of infection from a rogue antivirus program. Share: | Hack Brings Siri Voice Control to Older iPhone 4, Sort Of A rudimentary version of the Siri voice-enabled personal assistant has been made to run on an iPhone 4 although the feature is available only on the newest iPhone 4S model. Share: | DNA Art Brings a Whole New Meaning to Personal Portrait DNA 11 makes art out of your DNA sequence, fingerprint, or kiss imprint, taking the idea of a personal portrait to a whole different level. Share: | NoScript Security Tool Released for Android, Maemo The developer of the widely used Firefox extension NoScript has released a version for the Android and Maemo operating systems. Share: | |  | | Sponsored Downloads | | Compare Suite PROIn a collaborative environment it can be difficult to keep track of changes made by the various players. Compare Suite is a file and folder comparison software that allows you to compare documents, including Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat PDF, even Web page files. (Compatibility: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/Win 7) PCWorld newsletters subscribers, for 75% off use discount code AKSL-RP11-CSPR at checkout. | | Xilisoft iPad PDF TransferBypass iTunes for your iPad ebook files (PDF and EPUB). Even back up your PDF and EPUB files on iTunes for additional use. Modify information such as name and author. All performed via an easy-to-use interface that makes transfers a snap. (Compatibility: Windows XP/Win XP x64/Vista/Vista x64) PCWorld newsletter subscribers use discount code XILI-B655 for 15% off! |  | |
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