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Spam is still king

By Blast Magazine Newsroom

Panda: More than 90 Percent of emails that reached businesses during Q3 were spam

In Computers, Technology on October 27, 2008
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Facebook instant messaging spam

By John Guilfoil

Nothing is sacred. Nothing is pure. You bastards.

In Computers, Technology, The Magazine on October 17, 2008
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FBI: Major cyber attacks in the rise

By John Guilfoil

The bad guys are going virtual more and more, and American businesses and government networks are getting victimized at a record pace, according to an FBI report.
“The increasing number of such crimes not only impacts the economy but threatens national security,” the FBI said Friday.
The man at the head of the opposition is the FBI’s [...]

In Computers, Crime and Justice, Law, National News, Technology, The News on October 17, 2008
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Comcast’s straw drinks your bandwidth

By Manuel Uribe

The day has come for all Comcast High-Speed residential Internet customers: You officially have a usage cap. [...]

In Computers, Technology, The Magazine on October 2, 2008
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Automattic buys IntenseDebate

By John Guilfoil

Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has purchased the advanced next-generation web commenting system IntenseDebate for an undisclosed sum.
This is a big move for WordPress, which has been looking for a new commenting system for a while and seems to have found it finally.
In a blog post on their website, IntenseDebate describes the deal and what [...]

In Blast News, Computers, Technology on September 23, 2008
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Ergonomic mouse promises to be best yet

By John Guilfoil

It’s not like ergonomics is a crowded genre or anything, but we have a brand new “comfort mouse” to show you today. [...]

In Computers, Gadgets, Technology, The Magazine on September 19, 2008
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Adobe says “suck it” to the economy

By Blast Magazine Newsroom

While the rest of the economy may be in the tank, Adobe’s earnings beat expectations.
Tuesday, Adobe said it earned 50 cents per share in its fiscal third quarter, which ended August 29. That beat Wall Street’s expectations of 46 cents per share and its own estimates of 39 to 41 cents per share.
Revenue climbed 4 [...]

In Business, Computers, Quickies, Technology, The Magazine on September 17, 2008
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Dangerous celebs to Google?

By Blast Magazine Newsroom

Research from security firm McAfee shows that some celebrities are just dangerous to Google and search for around the web because of the litany of fake websites out there that try to infect your computer with viruses and malicious code as you innocently seek out wallpaper and screensavers of your favs.
Brad Pitt leads the pack [...]

In Celebs, Computers, Entertainment, The Magazine on September 16, 2008
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How to clean a flat-screen

By Blast Magazine Newsroom

(ARA) - The next time you walk into the room where your new flat-screen TV is on display, take a good look around. Is it starting to look dirty? Between all the dust and lint that flies around the average room and the dirty fingers used to turn the TV on its mount, it doesn’t [...]

In Computers, Electronics, How to's, Technology on September 1, 2008
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Computer feet promise better airflow

By John Guilfoil