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Android phones get Opera Mini 5 beta - Opera adds Android to its updated browser lineup.
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LGBT researcher calls for action to combat cyberbullying (podcast) - The co-author of a study on cyberbullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth says more than half of LGBT youth had experienced cyberbulling within the past 30 days.
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Intel debuts six-core gaming chip - Chipmaker introduces its first desktop chip packing that many processing cores for gaming boxes.
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Report: Time for next stage of sustainable business - Activist investor group urges companies to track their use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow.
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Sony announces Playstation Move - Sony unveils their first motion controller for the Playstation 3.
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GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay - roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.
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GDC: What's next for video game AI? - Game AI, when done right, means it's closer to acting and reacting like humans. Find out what some developers are doing to shake things up.
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TurboTax announces Glenn Beck ad pull via Twitter - After feedback from its Twitter followers, the tax-preparation software company decides to remove its advertising from the show hosted by Fox's most entertaining presenter.
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Springpad bookmarks the world - Neat little clipping and saving service works on Web and iPhone.
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LimeWire enlists AVG for user protection - Notorious as a malware ghetto, LimeWire takes its first steps to integrate authoritative threat protection by signing on AVG to provide premium users with download scanning and blocking.
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Windows Phone 7 won't kill Zune HD - But Microsoft is telling game developers to concentrate on the phones.
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Sony unveils Move--its PS3 motion controller - The PlayStation maker gives those gathered at a press conference during the Game Developers Conference a sneak peek at its motion-sensitive controller.
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Net oversight board to consider .xxx domains - ICM Registry is again urging ICANN to allow adult sites to add .xxx to their names, creating what some have called a red-light district in cyberspace.
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Next Conversation: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski - In our next interview for CNET Conversations, we'll ask FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski about everything from free broadband to exclusive wireless agreements to the NBC-Comcast deal. What's your question?
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Google-China resolve 'soon,' your jetpack awaits - Google CEO expects a resolution on censorship in China soon, WhitePages.com drops its malware-tainted ad network, and a real-life jetpack for commuters.
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GDC talk: Legal pitfalls for iPhone app developers - Despite the easy-peasy development nature of the iPhone, there are some big legal strings attached to getting an app out into the wild, especially for those trying to take their app out of the U.S.
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European Parliament slams digital copyright treaty - Secret negotiations over a once-obscure draft treaty called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement prompted an unusual rebuke from the European Parliament.
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FTC wants more input on Google-AdMob deal - The FTC is asking Google competitors to weigh in on its proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob, according to a report.
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Cooking up Google Apps at campfire event (photos) - At campfire-themed developer meet-up, Google introduces its Google App Marketplace, where users can buy third-party applications to run atop the Google Apps suite.
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Woman, fearing apocalypse, tries to halt collider - A woman appeals to the highest court in Germany to get the Large Hadron Collider stopped. The court decides she has no proof of any impending doom.
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-----------------------------------Current Threats---------------------------------
LimeWire enlists AVG for user protection - Notorious as a malware ghetto, LimeWire takes its first steps to integrate authoritative threat protection by signing on AVG to provide premium users with download scanning and blocking.
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Twitter to block malicious links - Links in direct messages on Twitter and e-mail notifications about direct messages will be filtered in an attempt to stop phishing attacks.
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WhitePages.com halts ad networks over malware - Site investigates malware delivered via ads on its site in a fake antivirus attack similar to that on the Drudge Report site.
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LifeLock to pay $12 million to settle deceptive-practices claim - FTC complaint alleged that LifeLock made false claims for adequately protecting customers from identity fraud and data theft.
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Malware found on HTC Android phone from Vodafone - HTC mobile device running Android was distributed by Vodafone with a botnet program on it, as well as Conficker and a password-stealing Trojan, Panda Labs says.
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Microsoft warns of zero-day IE hole on Patch Tuesday - New vulnerability in Windows and Office could allow an attacker to take control of IE 6 and IE 7 systems, software maker says.
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Drudge Report accused of serving malware, again - Drudge says a Senate committee has falsely accused the conservative news aggregation site of spreading malware, but a CNET reader says it's true.
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Backdoor found in Energizer Duo USB battery charger - The battery maker says it doesn't know how the Trojan got into the software it offered via download for Windows-based computers.
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Police get Webcam pictures in school spy case - Two IT employees at Lower Merion School District have been put on administrative leave while alleged misuse of Webcams in student laptops is investigated.
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At RSA 2010, the secure and the insecure (photos) - The cybersecurity conference in San Francisco brings together hackers and security professionals to decode the latest threats to the digital world.
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RSA 2010: Taking on cyberthreats - roundupEveryone who's got cybersecurity on the brain--politicians, Web giants, and security vendors alike--are descending on RSA this week.
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Microsoft to fix eight Windows and Office holes - Microsoft will have a relatively light Patch Tuesday next week, fixing eight holes with two bulletins, but a fix for a zero-day VBScript vulnerability is still pending.
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Symantec exhibit makes cybercrime tangible - In a highly visual, hands-on display at RSA, the security firm shows tools and methods used for cybercrime and identity fraud.
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'Mission Impossible'-style heist hits N.J. Best Buy - Stealthy thieves rob a Best Buy in New Jersey "Mission Impossible" style, making off with $26,000 in Apple laptops.
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Study lauds IE for blocking Web's social attacks - The study, funded by Microsoft, concludes that Microsoft's browser bests competitors in blocking socially engineered malware attacks.
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McAfee: Source code is easy target within corporations - McAfee's analysis of Perforce software, which is used to house source code, finds numerous security weaknesses.
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Study: Medical identity theft is costly for victims - New report finds that it can cost tens of thousands of dollars if someone uses your identity or insurance coverage to pay for medical treatment.
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Spain arrests three accused of running huge botnet - The so-called Mariposa botnet was made up of about 12.7 million PCs infected with worm that stole data and spread via USB drives, MSN Messenger, and P2P networking.
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Microsoft exec: Infected PCs should be quarantined (Q&A) - Under Scott Charney's plan, ISPs would keep infected PCs off the Internet, much like doctors quarantine sick people and governments restrict smoking in public areas.
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Microsoft, Germans working on electronic ID card prototype - Microsoft's Scott Charney says company's identity management system can give consumers the power to control where their data ends up.
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German court rules against data retention policy - Court strikes down law that required data from phone calls and e-mail to be retained by service providers for six months for use by law enforcement officials.
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Botnets cause surge in February spam - Spam levels increase more than 5 percent in February over prior month, due in large part to greater activity from Grum and Rustock botnets, according to Symantec.
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Report: Aurora attack was tested last summer - Latest report on attacks targeting Google and others calls it just another "old school" botnet.
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Microsoft warns of zero-day hole for older Windows - One workaround for hole that could be exploited by attackers taking control of Windows running IE is to avoid pressing the F1 key when prompted by a Web site.
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Four men charged in computerized online ticket scam - Group is accused of operating a network of computers that bought up the best seats at events and re-sold them, allegedly making more than $25 million in profits.
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Android phones get Opera Mini 5 beta - Opera adds Android to its updated browser lineup.
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LGBT researcher calls for action to combat cyberbullying (podcast) - The co-author of a study on cyberbullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth says more than half of LGBT youth had experienced cyberbulling within the past 30 days.
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Intel debuts six-core gaming chip - Chipmaker introduces its first desktop chip packing that many processing cores for gaming boxes.
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Report: Time for next stage of sustainable business - Activist investor group urges companies to track their use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow.
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Sony announces Playstation Move - Sony unveils their first motion controller for the Playstation 3.
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GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay - roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.
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GDC: What's next for video game AI? - Game AI, when done right, means it's closer to acting and reacting like humans. Find out what some developers are doing to shake things up.
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TurboTax announces Glenn Beck ad pull via Twitter - After feedback from its Twitter followers, the tax-preparation software company decides to remove its advertising from the show hosted by Fox's most entertaining presenter.
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Springpad bookmarks the world - Neat little clipping and saving service works on Web and iPhone.
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LimeWire enlists AVG for user protection - Notorious as a malware ghetto, LimeWire takes its first steps to integrate authoritative threat protection by signing on AVG to provide premium users with download scanning and blocking.
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Windows Phone 7 won't kill Zune HD - But Microsoft is telling game developers to concentrate on the phones.
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Sony unveils Move--its PS3 motion controller - The PlayStation maker gives those gathered at a press conference during the Game Developers Conference a sneak peek at its motion-sensitive controller.
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Net oversight board to consider .xxx domains - ICM Registry is again urging ICANN to allow adult sites to add .xxx to their names, creating what some have called a red-light district in cyberspace.
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Next Conversation: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski - In our next interview for CNET Conversations, we'll ask FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski about everything from free broadband to exclusive wireless agreements to the NBC-Comcast deal. What's your question?
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Google-China resolve 'soon,' your jetpack awaits - Google CEO expects a resolution on censorship in China soon, WhitePages.com drops its malware-tainted ad network, and a real-life jetpack for commuters.
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GDC talk: Legal pitfalls for iPhone app developers - Despite the easy-peasy development nature of the iPhone, there are some big legal strings attached to getting an app out into the wild, especially for those trying to take their app out of the U.S.
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European Parliament slams digital copyright treaty - Secret negotiations over a once-obscure draft treaty called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement prompted an unusual rebuke from the European Parliament.
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FTC wants more input on Google-AdMob deal - The FTC is asking Google competitors to weigh in on its proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob, according to a report.
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Cooking up Google Apps at campfire event (photos) - At campfire-themed developer meet-up, Google introduces its Google App Marketplace, where users can buy third-party applications to run atop the Google Apps suite.
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Woman, fearing apocalypse, tries to halt collider - A woman appeals to the highest court in Germany to get the Large Hadron Collider stopped. The court decides she has no proof of any impending doom.
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