Tuesday, April 26, 2011

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 26/04/2011





Second computer worm 'hits Iran'
(AFP)

Iranians surf the internet at a cybercafe in central Tehran in January. Iran has been hit with new malicious software as part of cyber attacks against the country, a military officer told Mehr news agency on Monday without specifying the target.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AFP - Iran has been hit with new malicious software as part of cyber attacks against the country, a military officer told Mehr news agency on Monday without specifying the target.



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Russian police free tycoon's son from kidnappers
(AP)

AP - The kidnapped son of a Russian software tycoon had been freed unharmed by Russian special forces, police and the tycoon's company said Monday.

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Russia frees software tycoon's kidnapped son
(AFP)

Russian anti-virus program developer and CEO of Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, Eugene Kaspersky gives an interview to AFP at his company's offices in Moscow in March 2011. Russian police on Sunday freed the son of software tycoon Kaspersky after a five-day kidnap ordeal, ending one of the highest-profile abduction dramas in the country in recent years.(AFP/File/Alexey Sazonov)AFP - Russian police on Sunday freed the son of software tycoon Eugene Kaspersky after a five-day kidnap ordeal, ending one of the highest-profile abduction dramas in the country in recent years.



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Russia Kaspersky Lab says founder's son freed
(Reuters)

Reuters - Russian law enforcement agencies freed the 20-year old son of Kasperky Lab's founder Eugene Kaspersky following a kidnapping last week, the leading anti-virus software firm said in a statement on Sunday.

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Sony chairman credited with developing CDs dies
(AP)

FILE - In this May 1991 file photo, former president and chairman of Sony, Norio Ohga, holds a Sony Mini Disc in New York. Sony says Ohga, credited with developing the compact disc, has died Saturday, April 23, 2011. He was 81. Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer said Ohga helped redefine the Japanese manufacturer not only as an electronic hardware company but helped it also expand into software or entertainment. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP - As a young man, aspiring opera singer Norio Ohga wrote to Sony to complain about the quality of its tape recorders. That move changed the course of his life, as the company promptly recruited the man whose love of music would shape the development of the compact disc and transform the Japanese electronics maker into a global software and entertainment empire.



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Despite Improvements, Data in the Cloud Remains Dirty
(PC World)

PC World - Few parts of our lives remain untouched by software in the cloud. From connecting with friends on Facebook to organizing your finances on Mint, these tools are becoming increasingly embedded into our professional and personal lives.

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4 iPhone App Easter Eggs
(PC World)

PC World - Everyone loves finding hidden goodies in software--almost as much as developers enjoy putting them there. These "Easter eggs" are mostly for fun, but some might contain useful extra features or options. After digging around on the internet, I've found some of the more interesting Easter eggs in apps that you can currently download on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

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IBM Tailors BPM for Small Business
(PC World)

PC World - IBM has customized its new BPM (business process management) software to help small and midsized organizations set up their own automated workflows just like big businesses do.

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At 18 Months, Windows 7 Still Living in WinXP's Shadow
(PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - On the 18-month anniversary of the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft reported Friday that its flagship operating system has sold more than 350 million licenses. Its market share, though, still pales in comparison to Windows XP.

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Children's Place says customer database hacked
(Reuters)

Reuters - Children's Place Retail Stores Inc said its customer database has been hacked, and clients were sent an unauthorized email directing them to a website where they were asked to enter their credit card numbers for a software upgrade.

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