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Virus Geinimi strom Android phones in China: researchers
Phones become contaminated with Geinimi when users download software applications that have been repackaged to include the virus
Eight tips for green learning
China upgrades its Tibet-related website
With additional contents, the website can better meet people’s increasing demand for information about Tibet
Reasoning Global bullish on e-retailing
The company is eyeing 40 per cent of India’s online retail transactions in next two years through its flagship e-commerce platform MartJack
Craig McCaw to quit as Clearwire chairman
Clearwire was the first U.S. operator to offer services using the latest in high speed wireless technology that lets consumers surf the web and watch videos on mobile devices
Will China ban VoIP?
Says it’s working to fight “illegal Internet phone services” but doesn’t specify any actions
Patni, iGate deal to be finalized on Monday?
According to a report, iGate will make an open offer to Patni shareholders according to the norms of SEBI and the board of Patni will meet on Monday to approve the transaction
Barnes & Noble: e-books take lead in online sales
Barnes & Noble said customers bought or downloaded 1 million e-books via the Nook on Christmas Day
Powerful virus targeting smart phones in China
Number of phones that have been infected by the virus ranges from the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, says Lookout
Groupon raises $500 mn, to buy back shares
It said in the filing that it was still looking for more cash, hoping to raise a total of $950 million as it expands in markets as far away as Europe and Latin America
Virus attacks Android phones in China
Researchers said that the virus has yet to wreak havoc, though, and that they were unsure what its authors were seeking to accomplish
RIM dismisses claims of PlayBook battery weakness
RIM said development of the the battery was on schedule and its performance would be comparable to competitors
WikiLeaks backers bring down Zimbabwe websites
The cyber activists brought the sites down after President Robert Mugabe’s wife sued a newspaper for publishing a WikiLeaks cable linking her with illicit diamond trading
Telcos warned on unauthorised phone tapping
Govt says such type of acts violate the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933
Facebook beats Google as most visited site in US
The study found that Facebook accounted for 8.93 cent of all US website visits in the year, ahead of Google.com’s 7.19 per cent
US cables were dumped as obscure
Much before the startling disclosure by the whistle-blower website, the 250,000 classified diplomatic messages resided in the database called Net-Centric Diplomacy, which was set up for rapid sharing of information among the security agencies and bureaucrats to uncover threats against the US
How to be safe from cyber attacks in 2011?
The security environment is expected to be complex in 2011 also. Here are a few security tips that can help you avoid cyber attacks during the year
India can’t access encrypted data: BlackBerry
India has been seeking access to all encrypted communications as the terrorists involved the 2008 Mumbai attack communicated with their handlers by using sophisticated technology
Laptop becomes ‘mobiler rechner’ in Germany
Staff members also were advised to always call a data projector a ‘datenprojektor’ and to stop describing it with the faux English term ‘beamer’