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TwitterFacebook, the leader in social networking has acquired a Malaysian Internet based company, Octazen last week, but did not disclosed the amount of the acquisition. Facebook announced the acquisition in a statement sent via email to reporters and described it as a ‘talent acquisition’. Octazen is the company who develops software that helps Facebook grow [...]
Archive for February, 2010
New Phishing Tricks Targetted High Profile Individuals
Posted by admin on February 22nd, 2010
We often heard about phishing scams which uses emails as their platform. But when Marc Willebeek-Lemair, the CTO and President of TippingPoint, a network security company himself being scammed, we can conclude that the scammers are getting more serious and also targetting top-level executives. Marc received an email from the Federal Trade Commission stating that [...]
Posted in Information Security 
Tags: cyber criminals, phishing, spear-phishing, trojan 
No Comments »Evolution of Storage – Part I
Posted by admin on February 21st, 2010
I can still remember, somewhere in 1986 where I was still in Elementary school, I start using a computer seriously. But my first introduction to computer begun when I followed my old man to his office and he let me used his computer to print my birthday banners and stuffs like that. And if my [...]
Posted in General Computing Tags: floppy, floppy disc, floppy drive, optical disc, storage No Comments »Asus Introduced Latest Gaming Notebook
Posted by admin on February 17th, 2010
The world’s leading mainboard manufacturer, Asus has recently launched their latest Republic of Gamers (ROG) notebook. The Asus Republic of Gamers G73Jh is dubbed as an ultimate notebook for gamers. It comes with Intel Core i7-720QM processor with up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM – enough to give you a new experience in gaming world. [...]
Hardening your Wireless Network
Posted by admin on February 16th, 2010
Having a wireless network at home gives you the convenience and simplicity especially if you have more than one wireless device at home. You may connect your notebook, desktop, home entertainment PC, smartphone and other wireless enabled devices to the Internet without the hassle of hooking up the ethernet cables. You may get connected from [...]
Will Facebook React to Buzz?
Posted by admin on February 15th, 2010
Google has recently launched their social networking component embedded into their free web based Gmail called Google Buzz. Although this has been seen by industry analysts as a way to compete with Facebook and Twitter, I’m looking it at a different perspective. As Google tries to grab as much information on the web and let [...]
Posted in Software Tags: Facebook, Google Buzz, photo sharing, social networking, Software No Comments »Acer Set To Launch Ultralight Notebook
Posted by admin on February 14th, 2010
Portability is my primary concern when buying a notebook. Working in IT industry has given me the opportunities to use a variety of notebook brands including HP, Dell, IBM and Fujitsu. As for my personal notebook, I use a ultra-portable notebook which comes with almost everything I need for a computer, minus the internal optical [...]
Netgear & Ericsson Team Up To Offer Wireless Broadband Infrastructure
Posted by admin on February 13th, 2010
Mobile broadband is getting more popular these days especially for those who needs to be connected from almost anywhere. It also serves as an alternative to standard wired ADSL or Cable broadband. Ericsson and Netgear has seen phenomena as an opportunity for them to expand their mobile broadband solutions into multiple market segments including home, [...]
Tips To Protect Yourself From Internet Threats
Posted by admin on February 11th, 2010
Doesn’t matter if you’re a newbie or a veteran Internet user, you’re exposed to many kind of scams out there. Be it an identity theft or leakage of banking information, all of these risks exist on the Internet and can be in many forms. Here are some tips to avoid being scammed: 1. Do Not [...]
Health Information At A Keystroke
Posted by admin on February 9th, 2010
A survey by government has shown more than 6 in 10 American adults have used the Internet to search for health or medical information. Additionally, nearly half of adults have accessed a health related websites that provides information on specific medical condition or problem. That’s the survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. [...]
