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Bluetooth 3.0 will be eight times faster

Published: April 29, 2009

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THE BLUETOOTH 3.0 specification launched this week and this next version of the low-power wireless protocol will be eight times faster than its predecessor.
Devices built to the new specification will be able to use alternative antennas and 802.11 protocol adaptation layer connectivity to improve data throughput to as high as 24Mbps, which will be a [...]


Windows 7 will have instant upgrade option

Published: April 29, 2009

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WINDOWS 7 WILL HAVE a feature called Anytime Upgrade to purportedly allow cheapskate users to cough up for a fuller-featured version of the operating system when they realise most of the bells and whistles they expected don’t work.
Techarp is reporting that users will get nearly instant access to new features by buying an upgrade license [...]


Mozilla Bespin tries taking coding to the cloud

Published: April 29, 2009

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Mozilla Labs on Thursday unveiled a new open-source project called Bespin, a Web-based programming environment its developers hope will combine the speed and power of desktop-based development with the collaborative benefits of cloud computing.
Bespin 0.1 is only an “initial prototype framework that includes support for basic editing features,” according to the site, but Mozilla [...]


Twitter: All is clear after worm wave

Published: April 29, 2009

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Twitter has been given the all clear after a worm infected “tens of thousands of users”. But experts say the attack could have been much worse.
Over the weekend, a self-replicating computer program, or worm, began to infect profiles on the social network.
The worm was set up to promote a Twitter rival site, showing [...]


McAfee Launches Cybercrime Self-help Site

Published: April 28, 2009

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Antivirus software maker McAfee today launched a new Web site intended to provide advice and services to those who suspect they may be victims of cybercrime.
The Cybercrime Response Unit site starts out with a risk assessment questionnaire, with questions such as “”There are unexplained charges or suspicious activity on one or more of my financial [...]