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Global Internet body to unleash domain names

The regulatory body that oversees Internet domain names voted on Monday to revamp the domain naming system for websites, allowing them to end with words like apple and orange instead of suffixes such as .com or .gov.

Internet fraud precautions: Stay alert or get looted

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Hackers are no more the adolescent geeks attacking cyber space for fun. A good share of daily news fodder is provided by LulzSec and Anonymous, hacker groups hacking for 'lulz' or to drive home a point. But what about the victims? More often than not, the internet criminals escape the law, simply because government resources often prove incompetent to strike down technological advanced internet scammers.

5 best Honeycomb Apps for business purposes

Honeycomb, a tablet-oriented platform, which debuted on the Motorola's Xoom in February 2011, supports large screen devices and introduces many new user interface features.
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Pratt sees widebody options for geared turbofan

Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan engine, which has secured hundreds of orders to power Airbus's upgraded A320 narrowbody, could be scaled up for use on larger widebody airplanes, its chief executive said on Sunday.
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More than 1 Million Sega User Data Sets Compromised

Sega Corp.'s database has been hacked. The multinational video game developing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan has sent an email to users to notify Sega Pass system users that their emails, dates of birth and their passwords were compromised by hackers. The stolen passwords were encrypted.
Sega Hacked: 1.3 Million Users’ Information Compromised

Sega Hacked: 1.3 Million Users’ Information Compromised

Sega Corp.'s database has been hacked. The multinational video game developing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan has sent an email to users to notify Sega Pass system users that their emails, dates of birth and their passwords were compromised by hackers. The stolen passwords were encrypted.
A man looks at an iPhone at the Apple store in New York May 23, 2011.

In the post-pc era, Apple set to rule

With the range of new devices emerging from Apple, executives are quick to tout a post-PC consumer world where users roam free from their desktops with tablets and smartphones. But this is also a world that Apple is also poised to dominate, analysts say.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) researchers use advanced modeling and simulation equipment as they work on the DHS Control Systems Security Program (CSSP) at the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho

Cyber War: Feds strike back with National Cyber Range project

The US government, which has faced a slew of cyber attacks in recent months, has gone on the offensive by working on National Cyber Range project, a platform that will function as a test-bed for cutting-edge cyber defense technologies and help train cyber warriors.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees work on the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) operational watch floor at the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho

US Govt launches pilot cyber defense program with ISPs, defense firms

Faced with a growing threat from hacking and other cyber crimes, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have joined hands with leading ISPs and private defense contractors to launch a pilot program called DIB Cyber Pilot that will help strengthen their network defenses.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens to a question from the audience in San Francisco

Is China the next destination for Facebook?

Social networking site Facebook lost a significant number of its users in the US in May, raising fears over the site’s user base reaching saturation levels in the country.
The Apple Inc. logo is seen in the lobby of New York City's flagship Apple store January 18, 2011.

Ten Features iPhone 5 Must Have to Rival Android Craze

After a two-month long wait and disappointment of not hearing anything about the next generation iPhone in its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), iPhone fans will finally see iPhone5 launch in the first week of September.
Sega hacked, LulzSec offers help

Sega confirmed 1.29 million data breach, LulzSec the Dreamcast lover will hunt down the hackers

Sega, the latest victim of hackers, has confirmed on Saturday that personal data of 1.29 million customers was stolen. Just a day before, Sega announced that they had identified that unauthorized entry was gained to their SEGA Pass database, accessing customers' names, e-mail addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords. Sega immediately isolated the location of the breach to protect the data, and launched an investigation.
Sega Pass Network hacked, LulzSec defends to spark hacker war

Over 1M at risk in Sega hacking

Sega issued a warning saying that it had been infiltrated by cyber criminals and personal information on over 1 million customers was compromised.
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Buffett-backed carmaker BYD raises $219 million in China IPO

Warren Buffett-backed Chinese carmaker BYD Co Ltd <1211.HK> will raise a less-than-expected 1.42 billion yuan ($219 million) in its initial public offering in Shenzhen, weighed down by weak investor sentiment and worries over its poor performance.
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Spams clog Amazon's online bookstore

A wave of spam clogged Kindle, the online bookstore, with material that is not only unworthy of reading but also poses threat to Amazon.com Inc’s push into self-publishing.
The leaked Apple iOS 5 interface shows flexible design, iPhone 5 may go this way [PICTURES]

Apple Rumor: iPhone 5 Release Coming Early September, With iOS 5

It's a little over two more months of agonizing wait for iPhone fans. The latest buzz in the market is that Apple will release the much-awaited iPhone 5 in the first week of September, and some tech websites have gone ahead to make the prediction that the device will arrive on September 7.
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'Poop burger tastes like beef'

A Japanese scientist's grotesque claim that human waste can be turned into edible meat-like substance has caused some gastric flutter across the world. Several reports have hit the web since the announcement by Okayama Laboratory scientist Mitsuyuki Ikeda, explaining how the poop burger is made. According to the latest reports, some people who actually ate the 'turd burger' have said it tastes like beef.

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