Eurocom Monster Gaming Netbook With 1GB SATA III HDD

Eurocom has added a new 1 terabyte SATA III HDD to its gaming Netbook called Monster. You are already thinking, so what? Well, Eurocom claimed that the new 2.5-inch 1 TB hard disk drive is the world’s first SATA III (6 Gb/s) HDD, and it is the first to incorporate the new hardware into such a small form-factor.

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Study Says, PCs Being Infected With Malware On Production Lines

Recently many PCs have been found with pre-installed virus or malware or pernicious software. While Microsoft looked into the matter, they found that cyber criminals are installing malware or pernicious software on PCs before the machines leave production lines.

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Iceland’s ISPs May Restrain Users From Directly Accessing Porn And Gambling Websites

Is porn good or bad? Well it’s a complicated question. To some people, porn is a soul destroying scourge that amounts to commercial sexual terrorism against women, children and any person with that insidious porn addiction, while to some others, it has a different meaning. But different persons as well as different countries have different thoughts. Currently, Iceland’s two largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) want to block people from accessing the porn websites for “Icelanders safety”.

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Google Acquires Online Security Startup VirusTotal

Last Friday on September 7, it has been announced via a blog post that Google has acquired online virus-scanning service – VirusTotal. It is a free service that analyzes suspicious files and URLs, and facilitates quick detection of security issues.

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Microsoft Opening First Canadian Retail Store In Toronto On November 16

Microsoft announced the date of opening of its first Canadian retail store. The company set November 16 as the opening date. The retail store is located at Yorkdale Centre in Toronto. The store is not only Microsoft’s first retail store in Canada but also is one of its first international retail stores. Establishing the first retail store in Canada is a part of Microsoft’s retail business expansion plan.

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Judge Deems Sniffing Open Wi-Fi Networks As Legal

Sniffing data packets on a network is usually considered an unethical practice. Packet sniffing can be done to steal information, to alter the communication between two channels and cause disinformation, or to simply gather intel. Now, a court in U.S. has ruled that sniffing performed on open Wi-Fi networks is legal.

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Intel To Unveil New Series Of Core Chips On September 11

Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2012 is going to be held next week, from September 11 to September 13. During the conference Intel is expected to talk about a new series of mainstream chips. These new series of mainstream chips are much more power efficient than today’s processors; the power consumption has been cut down by 41%.

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