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O&O Defrag 12 Professional edition

O&O Defrag 12 Professional Edition is a full featured defragmentation program with many bells and whistles of varying utility, tied together with a clean interface that adheres to the latest Microsoft standards. This version supports both 32 and 64 bit Windows 7 It first presents to the user a fairly typical display showing drives in one pane and the results of the latest analysis in the other, using the "colorful array of blocks" ...
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Acronis True Image Home 2010

We take a look at the latest offering from acronis True Image Home 2010...
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AVG Internet Suite 9.0

First impressions AVG offers two versions of the installer. The online version is a small (roughly 1 MB) program that will download the installation file upon launching. An offline version which contains all the required files is also available in case you want to run the installation on a computer that is not connected to the Internet. The installation procedure is quick and straightforward. AVG Internet Security 9 does ask the user whether or not to install the AVG toolbar, and whether or not to make Yahoo the user's default homepage. Both of these options can be deactivated. If you do not mind the extra space it takes, the AVG toolbar can provide a better integration with AVG's protection tools. Immediately following is a first configuration phase, where the user has to select the type of computer on which AVG Internet Security 9 is being installed. Depending on whether the computer is a desktop or a notebook , the firewall will adapt itself to deal with the different handling of network connections. Laptop computers will connect to many unsafe networks on-the-go, whereas desktop computers are expected to be connected to a single network for large periods of time...
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Political Hacktivists Deface Facebook Members’ Pages to Make Statement.

AVG Researchers Identify New Social Network Application Threats Avg has told geek news that researchers at AVG Technologies have discovered a new threat to Facebook: “Political Hacktivism”, or the non-violent use of illegal or legally ambiguous digital tools in pursuit of political ends. Over the weekend of 5-6 June 2010, AVG researchers noticed that a number of Facebook accounts had seemingly been hacked by Turkish hackers in retaliation for the recent Gaza blockade incident. ...
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More Spam Including Legitimate Social Media Links

"Domains belonging to well-known web sites tend to be recycled and used continuously compared with 'disposable' domains which are used for a short period of time and never seen again," said Paul Wood, Senior Analyst with Symantec's MessageLabs Intelligence. "Perhaps this is because there is some work involved in acquiring them: the legitimate domains require CAPTCHAs to be solved to create the large numbers of accounts that are then used by spammers...
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BBC Ties Facebook, Twitter Into iPlayer

The iPlayer, which is a popular video-on-demand service offered by the BBC in the UK, is getting a lot more social. A new beta version ties into both Facebook and Twitter (for starters), offering users the option to let friends know what they're viewing and recommend different shows. This integration was accomplished through the creation of a new login called a BBC iD, and it's supposed to offer a bit beyond the standard click-here-go-there functionality, effectively creating a "social recommendation ecosystem."...
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Facebook Acquires Group Chat/Share Platform Sharegrove

Facebook has acquired Sharegrove, a social site that already utilizes Facebook Connect to let Facebook users have private conversations and share photos, videos, and links with groups of their Facebook friends at the same time. ...
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  • Google's Vp ofEngineering drops cluesabout the new android code name"gingerbread"

    Late last week, we learned that the next version of Android is codenamed "Gingerbread," and that it should be released in the fourth quarter of this year. Now, the Googler in charge of Android has started to narrow down the timeframe and talk up the product.
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    Google Releases Playable PAC-MAN Doodle

    Google has released a really cool playable doodle of PAC-MAN to celebrate the game's 30th birthday. The Google Blog offers all the fun details. "Today, on PAC-MAN's 30th birthday, you can rediscover some of your 8-bit memories-or meet PAC-MAN for the first time-through our first-ever playable Google doodle. To play the game, go to google.com during the next 48 hours (because it's too cool to keep for just one day) and either press the 'Insert Coin' button or just wait for a few second
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    Google Launches Encrypted Search Option (after collecting your personal data)

    Just in time for the weekend and hours-long browsing sessions at home computers, Google's given privacy advocates a gift. This afternoon, the search giant released the encrypted version of Google Search it mentioned after admitting to collecting sensitive data sent over Wi-Fi networks.
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    Facebook rethinks privacy changes

    news analysis After one of the most tumultuous months in its young history, Facebook is planning to announce features intended to offer its hundreds of millions of users simpler privacy choices. The last few weeks have not been kind to the Internet's second most popular Web site, which has been pilloried by privacy activists and slammed by some members of Congress. The flap has spawned clever interactive graphics showing how Facebook has gradually exposed more user data, tools to fix your privacy settings, and reports of internal discord among employees who may fear that the negative attention would jeopardize a lucrative public stock offering.
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  • Microsoft Gives Up On Bing Cashback

    Bribery, while useful, isn't always an effective means of obtaining a large user base, Microsoft has discovered. Microsoft announced today that it will retire the Bing cashback program because not enough people stuck around after taking advantage of it.
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  • IE6 Falls Below 5% Usage in US, Europe, Still Beating Chrome

    Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome have taken up a good deal of the web browser headlines in recent memory. Google showcased its much-publicized speed tests for Chrome (even parodied by Opera), then launched a stable version for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Mozilla recently shared an early product plan for Firefox 4, with (like Chrome) an emphasis on speed (then CEO John Lilly announced he was stepping down).
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  • Microsoft Moves Tag Out Of Beta

    Microsoft has moved its mobile barcode technology, Tag out of beta after 18 months of testing. Users can download the Microsoft Tag app on their smartphone, take a photo of the Tag and be directed to a website, view a text message or linked to a phone number.
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  • EU Authorities Find Search Engines Still In Breach Of Privacy Law

    Even if Facebook's received the lion's share of attention from privacy advocates today, a group of European data protection authorities hasn't forgotten about Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party said earlier they're still not obeying an EU data protection directive.
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  • StumbleUpon Reaches 10 Million Users

    While there are other mobile operating systems that shouldn't be ignored (Blackberry for one), there are two that seem to get the most attention, and that may end up competing most for user and marketer attention above the rest in the foreseeable future. These are of course the iPhone OS and the Android OS.
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  • Social Media Users Aim To Influence Others

    Nearly two-thirds (64%) of online Americans use social media, and the majority (84%) of social media users reveal information about themselves via social platforms, according to a new poll from Harris Interactive. Not only are many Americans sharing updates about their life (43%), what they are currently doing (36%), and places they are going (31%), many are also revealing brand, product and company preference. Specifically, about one-quarter are expressing their dissatisfaction with companies, brand or products (26%), talking about companies, brands or products they like (23%) or giving product reviews and recommendations (19%). In fact, 34 percent indicate they have used social media as an outlet to complain about a company, brand or product.
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  • MySpace Partners with Ad.ly on In-Stream Ads

    MySpace announced today that it has struck a deal with Ad.ly, an ad service that serves in-stream advertisements, known mostly for its Twitter-related efforts. The deal will let content creators across MySpace (including celebrities, filmmakers, musicians and "social influencers") reach their fans and monetize their activity via the MySpace stream and Ad.ly, MySpace says.
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  • Mobile Social Networking Grows 240%

    Google launched the Google Apps Marketplace in March, and it didn't take long for Manymoon to become the most installed application in it. Manymoon is a social productivity tool that helps businesses accomplish tasks online with their connections, and its Google app is only one of the options it provides.
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  • Majority Of Children Familiar With Video Game Ratings

    The majority (82%) of parents and children (75%) who play video games are familiar with the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings system, according to a new survey by The Harrison Group conducted on behalf of Activision. Additionally, 63% of parents with children who play games consider themselves gamers with the number increasing to 83% for parents ages 35 and younger, and 70% of parents pay close attention to the ratings when purchasing a game for themselves or their families.
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  • U.S. Video Game Sales Reach $19 Billion In ‘09

    U.S. sales of video games, which includes portable and console hardware, software and accessories, generated revenues of close to $19.6 billion, an 8 percent decrease over the $21.4 billion generated in 2008, according to The NPD Group. Retail sales in the PC game software industry also saw declines, with revenues down 23 percent, reaching $538 million in 2009. The total console, portable and PC game software industry hit $10.5 billion, an 11 percent decrease compared to the $11.7 billion generated in 2008. "December sales broke all industry records and underscores the incredible value consumers find in computer and video games even in a down economy," said Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, the trade group which represents U.S. computer and video game publishers.
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  • Metacafe Rolls Out Video Game Hub

    Video site Metacafe has launched a new video games hub featuring trailers, reviews, news, interviews and walkthroughs for popular video game releases. "Online video is increasingly a primary source of entertainment for today's consumers, so it's important we showcase content in key entertainment categories - such as video games - about which people are passionate," said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacaf
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  • China Bans Violent Online Games

    China has banned websites that feature online games, which glamorize violence, saying violators will be "severely punished," state media said on Tuesday. China's Ministry of Culture said such games violated regulation on Internet administration, because they "advocate obscenity, gambling, or violence," and "undermine morality and Chinese traditional culture," a
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