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Firefox: When is a flaw not a flaw?
January 7, 2005
TalkBack: Fans and critics of the open-source browser give their two cents on reports of a phishing flaw.
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Week in review: Browser battles
October 27, 2006
Hot on the heels of Microsoft's IE 7, Firefox 2 emerges with a new look and bulked-up security.
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Microsoft Corp.
Fighting Microsoft's piracy check
June 20, 2006
The software pushes ahead with a piracy check tool for Windows as some users complain about system troubles and unwanted data collection.
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Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage
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Blog feeds may carry security risk
August 4, 2006
Popular RSS and Atom feeds could carry malicious JavaScript code that would compromise a PC, an expert warned.
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Allchin on Vista's security, timing, and your questions
January 27, 2006
Windows chief says stronger defenses are a key for Microsoft's new OS. Plus: Vista test schedule tweaked, Allchin answers your questions.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Windows
Week in review: Microhoo, Yahoogle, and Microspace, oh my!
April 11, 2008
The week was marked by a dizzying barrage of news on the future of Yahoo and its suitors, leaving industry watchers mostly scratching their heads. Also, RSA 2008.(By CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers)
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America Online Inc.
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Google Inc.
Sensors: Living off scraps of energy
May 24, 2006
In the future, your shoes may be able to charge your camera and RFID chips could tell when you leave the room. Images: Energy-saving sensors
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scientist
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battery
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Intel
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Week in review: See Vista in your future?
February 16, 2007
Consumer version of Vista generated relatively slow sales during first week on store shelves, but PC sales got a boost.
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Second Life
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reader
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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PC
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Microsoft Windows XP
Week in review: Visions of Vista? Buyer beware
February 2, 2007
Microsoft's release of the consumer version of its new operating system raises the ultimate question: Was it worth the wait?
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CompUSA Inc.
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PC
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
When paying with plastic, why swipe? Just wave
February 25, 2005
Visa promises greater convenience with "contactless" payment cards, but will consumers and merchants bite?
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American Express Co.
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MasterCard International
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payment
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card
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Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatches
December 7, 2007
The rate of piracy on Windows Vista is lower than its predecessor, and Congress moves to ramp up copyright infringement penalties. Also: Peeling Apple.
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Jeff Jones
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Mozilla Corp.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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reader
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rate
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Corp.
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Firefox
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security
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Windows
Week in review: Try to read Microsoft's hips
June 22, 2007
On the eve of announcing a change in Vista that people have clamored for, the company reverses course and then clams up.
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virtual machine
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Terry Semel
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virtualization
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desktop search
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reader
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Apple Macintosh
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Microsoft Corp.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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CEO
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operating system
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security
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Microsoft Windows
Week in review: Cursing Windows' cursor flaw
April 6, 2007
Vista's security gets a black eye, and tech worker visas are snapped up quickly.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Firefox
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Microsoft Windows
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Finding a replacement for passwords
February 23, 2005
Verification gadgets range from tokens to cell-phone-based systems, but cost keeps them from catching on. Photo: In an antiphishing huddle
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token
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smart card
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RSA Security Inc.
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password
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bank
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reader
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USB port
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USB
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security
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cell phone
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card
Week in review: HP goes to Washington
September 29, 2006
Key players in pretexting probe appear before Congress, expressing regret or taking the Fifth.
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Patricia Dunn
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Mark Hurd
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HP
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CEO
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security
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e-mail
Week in review: Unfolding Origami
March 3, 2006
Despite hints at big announcements, Microsoft offers whispered details while Apple brings big noise to iPod.
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Apple iPod Hi-Fi
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Microsoft Origami
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Apple Intel Mac Mini
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home stereo
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minitablet PC
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Apple Macintosh
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Apple iPod
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Apple Computer
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reader
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Steve Jobs
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security
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Mac OS
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Web browser
Week in review: The gold in being green
April 13, 2007
It's easier being green when environmentally friendly technologies and practices yield financial rewards.
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biodiesel
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global warming
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DNS
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reader
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attack
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Readers' choice 2004: From TiVo to MyDoom
January 17, 2005
In 2004, stories that mattered most to readers covered viruses, Net surveillance and unexpected uses of everyday technology.
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TiVo Inc.
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MyDoom virus
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Super Bowl
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Janet Jackson
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SCO Group Inc.
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Apple iPod
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