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iPad 3 to Arrive in March, says analyst

Posted in Hardware, Tablet on February 10th, 2012

Computerworld – Apple will introduce a new iPad the first full week of March, and will start selling it the following week, according to reports and industry analyst expectations.

The March debut of the iPad 3, as some have called it, was first reported today by AllThingsD, the blog owned by Dow Jones, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal. Citing unnamed sources, the blog said Apple will host a launch event the first week of March, likely at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, a regular venue for the company’s press announcements.

Last year, then-CEO Steve Jobs returned from medical leave to lead the launch event of the iPad 2 on March 2. Apple started selling the new tablet on March 11, 2011 via its online store.

Email Giants Move to Slash ‘Phishing’

Posted in Security on January 31st, 2012

Email-service providers Google Inc., Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. and AOL Inc. are backing a new effort intended to dramatically reduce “phishing” emails, which attempt to trick recipients into thinking they come from a legitimate source.

Microsoft Fixes 22 Flaws with Updates

Posted in Software on August 10th, 2011

Microsoft released 13 patches addressing issues in the Windows operating system, Internet Explorer, Office and its development tools.

Microsoft released 13 security bulletins addressing 22 unique vulnerabilities for its August Patch Tuesday update.

Of the 13 bulletins, two were rated as “critical,” nine as “important” and two as “moderate,” Microsoft said Aug. 9 in its Patch Tuesday notification announcement. The patches addressed bugs in both desktop and server versions of Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, .NET and Visual Studio.

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Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101

Posted in Hardware on July 11th, 2011
Asus Eee Pad Transformer

Available in 16GB and 32GB at CPI ($399/$499)
Optional Tablet Dock $149

The Eee Pad Transformer is the best tablet choice for users looking for media consumption and mobile productivity in an elegant yet versatile design. The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer features the powerful and responsive Android 3.0 operating system, ASUS’ intuitive waveshare user interface that results in an exciting portable tablet for content creation, social communication, high-definition media playback and smooth realistic game play.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis Live Video

Posted in News on July 8th, 2011
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Atlantis (OV-104) was delivered to Kennedy Space Center in April 1985. It lifted off on its maiden voyage on Oct. 3, 1985, on mission 51-J, the second dedicated Department of Defense flight. Later missions included the launch of the Galileo interplanetary probe to Jupiter on STS-34 in October 1989, and STS-37, with the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) as its primary payload, in April 1991.

Atlantis is named after a two-masted sailing ship that was operated for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute from 1930 to 1966.

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MalwareBytes: to Remove Stubborn Malware

Posted in Software on July 7th, 2011

Malware is an ever-growing problem with today’s computer systems. Your computer is constantly at risk from infection by malware including viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, dialers, and spyware. Malwarebytes specializes in fighting these malware processes.

If viruses are mischief, malware is mayhem. Malware doesn’t just want to disrupt your network, it wants your keystrokes, logins, passwords, address book, data, credit card information, favorite t-shirt and possibly your cat.

Malware is not going away any time soon. Malware is growing, developing, constantly evolving. Malware is becoming more difficult to detect, and even harder to remove.

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Citigroup Breach Now Reportedly Affecting More Than 360k

Posted in News on June 17th, 2011

More than 360,000 North American credit cards were exposed in May when an attack on Citigroup infiltrated that company’s card account management website according to a report by IDG News.

The breach exposed the names, account numbers, and contact information of account holders, but not other personal information such as Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, and card expiration dates, according to the report.

Citigroup declined to provide further information on the attack, citing an on-going investigation. The company has thus far failed to explain how the breach occurred and how the company plans to keep such breaches from occurring in the future, prompting criticism from Connecticut Attorney General, George Jepson.

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Welcome Kaspersky Labs to CPI

Posted in Software on June 7th, 2011

Kaspersky Lab delivers the world’s most immediate protection against IT security threats, including viruses, spyware, crimeware, hackers, phishing, and spam. Our products provide superior detection rates and the industry’s fastest outbreak response time for SMBs, large enterprises, home users, and the mobile computing environment. Kaspersky® technology is also used worldwide inside the products and services of the industry’s leading IT security solution providers.

We put all our resources and know-how into preventing these threats from spreading. We help educate the community at large on best practices to ensure the greatest possible online security.The success of our mission has resulted in Kaspersky Lab emerging as the world’s largest privately held anti-malware company. Founded in 1997, the company of ers its products and technologies to industry and consumers
in virtually every country around the globe. Today, more than 300+ million users worldwide are protected by our technologies. And every day, we add more than 50,000 new systems.

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Mac OSX Lion Coming Summer 2011

Posted in Software on June 1st, 2011

In the upcoming Mac Keynote Presentation at the WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) on June 6th, it is said that Steve Jobs may let a couple “rabbits out of his hat”. The most anticipated may be the summer release of OSX Lion. It is said that there will be a host of new features coming to a Mac near you.

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MacDefender – Mainstream Malware for the Mac?

Posted in Software on May 20th, 2011

As of late, Mac computers are being targeted more often as their market share increases.  Recently it has come about that a company is targeting Mac computers via the Safari web browser to install a program that poses as protection from the very thing it does.  Most people are reporting zero notification that the program was even installed.

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