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  • Companies spurn low-tech HIV tests Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 6:50PMCheap, effective tests for patients in Africa too unprofitable.
  • RIT professor recommends tougher computer security measures to beat hackers Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 3:36PM( Rochester Institute of Technology ) Hackers beware. A Rochester Institute of Technology professor knows how to thwart sophisticated and determined intruders from stealing personal and corporate information. His secret? Anchor your online activities to the physical world. RIT scientist and entrepreneur Roger Dube takes a close look at user authentication and computer security in his recently ...
  • 100+ iPhone Games That Use the Accelerometer Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 1:10PM The iPhone’s built-in accelerometer has opened up a new world of mobile gaming, introducing fun, engaging, and interactive applications from virtual golf to racing games, mobile beer pong, and more. Here are over 100 free and paid apps that are worth checking out, especially if you’re looking for ways to waste some time, say in line at the grocery store, or in the car on your way to some ...
  • European research effort pushes towards cervical cancer cure Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 5:50PMEvery year, tens of thousands of women die in the EU from cervical cancer because the disease is not detected and treated at an early enough stage. A multidisciplinary European research effort plans to change that.
  • Kerio Announces Partnership With Sonian to Offer Enhanced Email Archiving Service Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 8:00AM Kerio Technologies and Sonian, Inc. today announced a new alliance to provide hosted email archiving and electronic discovery service for Kerio MailServer, a cross platform messaging and collaboration solution. Sonian, an archiving technology pioneer, provides secure cloud based email archiving for small- to medium-sized organizations.
  • LIKE IT IS : Big 12 foolish to let BCS standings break tie Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 7:31AMDon’t blame Oklahoma for being happy about going to the Big 12 Championship Game. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
  • AVG Extends Availability of Free Security Software to Spanish-language Computer Users Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 7:25AM AVG, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 85 million users in 167 countries, today announced the availability of the first Spanish-language version of its popular AVG Free 8.0 security software.
  • Five free anti-virus software downloads to keep your PC secure Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 6:42AMThere are bad guys on the Internet. Hackers create a constant stream of malicious software and viruses designed to wreak havoc on any computer they touch, propagate themselves as aggressively as possible, and even steal your personal information for financial gain.
  • Iran spends dlrs 20 million on AIDS control Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 4:41AM02 December 2008 Iran has so far spent some dlrs 20 million to control and prevent AIDS epidemic countrywide, a senior anti-drug official on Tuesday.
  • A compilation of Sun stories that offer health advice Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 4:29AMConsumers are more likely to check the labels on their food than the labels on their health advice.
  • Business Expert Offers "Top Five" Tips for Safe Shopping Online Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 1:17PMChristmas holiday sales online are expected to total about $32 billion this year. Online shoppers need to be as savvy about safety while shopping as their "bricks and mortar" counterparts are. Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis Professor James P. Nehf offers this "Top Five Ways to Safely Shop Online" list.
  • Disaster plans stressed for small firms Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:52PMHaving a business continuity plan in place can save a company. People tend to think of disasters in a big context, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and terrorist attacks.
  • London hospitals back online after PC virus infection Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 6:04AM Two week clean-up job nears completion Computer systems at three London hospitals are almost back to normal two weeks after a computer virus forced staff to shut down its network.…
  • Car wash denies liability for damage to van :Get credit report by calling toll free number, online or by mail. Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 6:03AMI had my 2005 Toyota Sienna minivan washed at The Duke of Oil in Plymouth on July 16. After exiting, I realized the car wash had pulled off my rear bumper on the passenger side. I went back and reported the damage to the manager.
  • Geek Choice and Computer Depot Co-Market Computer Services Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 2:08AM Geek Choice, a Boston, MA - based nationwide on site computer service company has announced today that it has acquired the Reading, MA - computer company Computer Depot. (PRWeb Nov 30, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/GeekChoice/compservice/prweb1681054.htm
  • Geek Choice and Computer Depot Co-Market Computer Services Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 1:01AM Geek Choice, a Boston, MA - based nationwide on site computer service company has announced today that it has acquired the Reading, MA - computer company Computer Depot.
  • Online shoppers anticipate "Cyber Monday" Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 10:19AMMonday is Cyber Monday, known to be the kick-off to the online holiday shopping season
  • Serious shoppers begin the hunt Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 6:24PMShoppers Friday in Madison, armed with sales circulars and precise shopping strategies, said they were sticking to lists and foregoing spur-of-the-moment purchases. Some said they would spend less than last year on holiday gifts, but others said they would spend a little more or about the same. One said shopping was out, after he lost his job and took a huge pay cut. Retailers are hoping slashed ...
  • Sandwich Officials Tight-Lipped About Money Lost To Hacking Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 1:06PMSANDWICH- Police and town officials are remaining tight-lipped about a security breach that resulted in thousands of dollars being transferred from the town’s bank accounts into bank accounts in Florida, Georgia, and even Russia.
  • Apps: myTracks, Circuit Defender, Delivery Status Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 11:57AMmyTracks 1.3 (free) allows users relate GPS tracks and the photos taken along those tracks to each other. Users can import the GPS tracks from a GPS device for from a GPX file which are then displayed using Google Maps. Version 1.3 allows users to switch form Google to the OpenStreetMap family and also allows location information (City, State, Country, ISO Country Code) to be specified for ...
  • Computer Virus Hits U.S. Military Base in Afghanistan Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 11:10AMU.S. military officials speculate the cyber attack may have originated in China.
  • Boy George’s unprotected sex claims Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 12:08PMBoy George performed “unprotected oral sex” on a male escort, despite knowing he was HIV positive, it has been claimed.
  • GLOBAL: Universal HIV testing could eliminate HIV within a decade - WHO Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 11:45AM Source: IRIN Universal HIV testing and immediate antiretroviral (ARV) drugs could reduce new infections in high-prevalence countries by as much as 95 percent within ten years, according to a new study by scientists from the UN World Health Organisation (WHO).
  • Prevent the flu from flooring you this season Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 8:43AMWhen the colder weather begins to rear its ugly head, so, typically, do the common ailments associated with the dropping temperatures. For many, the notion [...]
  • Universal Testing, Prompt Treatment Could Slash HIV Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 5:09AMComputer model suggests the strategy would lower infections by 95% within a decade.
  • Gears 2, Resistance 2 resume the fight Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 11:08PMIn 2006, Sony and Microsoft went head-to-head with violent war games that, at the time, defined their respective consoles. [VIDEO]
  • DoD takes steps to defend cyberspace warfighting domain Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 12:53PMCyberspace is a warfighting domain, and the Defense Department is taking steps to defend this crucial capability, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.
  • Boy George had unprotected sex with HIV male escort Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 10:22AMThe singer – who is in court on charges of false imprisonment after handcuffing escort Auden Carlsen and beating him with a chain during a drug-fuelled naked photo shoot at his London apartment - was reportedly told Auden had been diagnosed with the killer virus but still performed fellatio on him.
  • Sex with Boy George revealed Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 10:11AMBoy George allegedly performed "unprotected oral sex" on a male escort, despite knowing he was HIV positive, a court has heard.
  • Symantec Launches Norton AntiVirus Gaming Edition Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 9:18PMSymantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), makers of Norton security software, today announced the availability of Norton AntiVirus 2009 Gaming Edition, a new offering designed specifically with the gaming community in mind.
  • Moved Permanently Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 8:33PMAn equine influenza crisis like the one in Australia could cost New Zealand $400 million if an outbreak occurred here. Photo / Getty Images A live, genetically modified, canarypox virus vaccine has been given the green light to protect horses in New Zealand if there is a outbreak of equine influenza.
  • McAfee Internet Security 2009 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 7:07PMMcAfee Internet Security 2009 does a reasonable job, but it also leaves room for improvement.
  • Universal HIV tests would have big impact - study Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 7:05PMLONDON (Reuters) - Near-universal HIV tests and immediate drug treatment for people who test positive would almost eliminate transmission of the deadly virus within a decade, a computer model showed on Wednesday.
  • DoD responds to threats from cyberspace Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 6:41PMWASHINGTON, D.C. - Cyberspace is a warfighting domain, and the Defense Department is taking steps to defend this crucial capability, a Pentagon spokesman said Nov. 21.
  • HIV Tests, Treatment for All in Africa May Halt Most New Cases Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 6:28PMNov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Testing everyone for the AIDS virus in hard-hit African countries and treating all infections immediately may eliminate most of the disease’s spread, according to a computer simulation of the epidemic.
  • Universal HIV tests would have big impact - study Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 6:15PM Source: Reuters By Michael Kahn LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Near-universal HIV tests and immediate drug treatment for people who test positive would almost eliminate transmission of the deadly virus within a decade ...
  • Pooled data towards cervical cancer cure Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 5:03PMEvery year, tens of thousands of women die in the EU from cervical cancer because the disease is not detected and treated at an early enough stage. A multidisciplinary European research effort plans to change that.
  • US-LIFE Summary Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 7:29AMHard times boost popularity of U.S. travel destinations
  • Former Miss Massachusetts talks to local women about achieving success Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 2:25PM The Female Leadership Interest Council hosted an evening with Erika Ebbel entitled “Beauty and the Geek,” on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Doubletree Hotel on Computer Drive in Westborough.
  • Local features Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 1:26PMWillett was born in Silver City, New Mexico, then moved to Tulia, Texas, and then Saskatchewan in 1967 when he was eight years old. “If you hear a southern accent on me, you’re imagining things,” he said as he joked with the crowd.
  • Pentagon Bans USB Drives After Virus Hits Computers Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 3:32AMGovernment bans use of flash drives and begins to collect them after undisclosed virus plagues computers...
  • Vista flaw leaves OS open to DoS attack Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 3:31AM Fix coming in next service pack?
  • Cyber-criminals are shopping for holiday steals Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 2:16AMGoing online instead of going to the mall can be a convenient and often cheaper way to get the holiday shopping done. But it can have a downside. Cyber-criminals tend to come out in force around peak shopping times.
  • ACTION LINE: Schemes pick up steam in late November Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 2:13AMSpam is picking up with the holiday season approaching.
  • Microsoft copied us: AVG Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 12:05AMFree anti-virus provider AVG Technologies claims that Microsoft is ‘clearly’ following its lead in the security market but that it will face many challenges pursuing a free model, including a severe reseller backlash.
  • NASA Intenral Memo: Message from the Chief Information Officer: Policy for Use of Removable Media, Such as USB "Thumb" ... Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 9:27PMNASA Intenral Memo: Message from the Chief Information Officer: Policy for Use of Removable Media, Such as USB "Thumb" Drives
  • Pentagon takes on global Internet virus Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 1:20PMCyberspace is a warfighting domain, and the Defense Department is taking steps to defend this crucial capability, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.
  • Briefcase: Nov. 22, 2008 Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 6:07AMFast-teks expands its area for service
  • Scully makes case to drop charges Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 4:36AMBEVERLY and mdash; A judge is mulling a request by former Beverly Public Library director Thomas Scully to throw out the child pornography charges that have been pending against him for more than three years.
  • Qatar University team begins research on bird flu Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 1:45AM22 November 2008 DOHA: A team from Qatar University has commenced studies on bird flu to help international efforts aimed at curbing the outbreak of the disease.