UK border control can’t count
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6? 147? What’s the difference
Are UK immigration officials bungling the proper checks on visa applications? If their fact-checking abilities are any indication, there’s reason to worry.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
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Amazon sued for sending 1984 down Orwellian memory hole
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The web giant decoupled my homework
A seventeen-year-old high school senior has sued Amazon for vanishing George Orwell’s 1984 from his Kindle ebook reader - and removing his personal annotations in the process.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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Apple patches Black Hat SMS vuln
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Claims 24 hour turnaround
Yesterday, The Reg reported that researchers had discovered a vulnerability in the iPhone and other mobile devices that made them vulnerable to an SMS hack.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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EU court rules 11-word snippets can violate copyright
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AP cackles with glee
Amidst angry howls by the Associated Press over the internet CTRL C-ing its stories, Europe’s highest court has whittled the line of potential copyright infringement down to just 11 little words.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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Microsoft ‘update’ breaks Office for Mac
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Can’t open PC-created files
Microsoft’s recently released Service Pack 2 for Office 2008 for Mac makes it impossible for many users to open Office files created on PCs.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work
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Volvo opens e-car kimono
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More than an evaluation mule
Leccy Tech Volvo has shed more light on its electric car plans, revealing that a wholly battery-powered version of the C30 three-door coupe will launch in 2012.…
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Amish farmers lose court battle against RFID
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Beasts must still be numbered, says court
Michigan farmers have failed in their attempt to block the introduction of RFID tags for cattle, despite arguments about the cost and the risk of upsetting an otherwise benevolent deity.…What is your recession sales strategy?
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Endeavour glides back to Kennedy
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STS-127 mission ends
Space shuttle Endeavour landed today at Kennedy Space Center at 14:48 GMT, marking the end of its STS-127 mission to the International Space Station.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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Flash update plugs zero-day Adobe vuln
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Plethora of patches perplexes punters
Adobe released an update to its Flash Player software on Thursday, completing a busy week of security updates from the software developer.…The power of collaboration within unified communications
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Government slashes final Eurofighter order
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No more love for outdated planes
The UK is buying only 40 out of an expected 88 aircraft as part of the third tranche of orders for the controversial Eurofighter Typhoon.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
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