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McAfee is calm, collected, and doomed
The dulcet tones of McAfee's spinmeister drift down the phone line into my ear, lulling me into believing they'll never root my computer, ever again. Wait, WHAT?!
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BigPond software cripples home PCs
Something went wrong -- very wrong -- with BigPond's software on Friday, preventing PCs from booting.
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UPDATE: IE Chinese hacker fix due at 5am tomorrow
Microsoft says it will issue a software fix to block Chinese hackers at 5.00am Friday, Australian time after "working round the clock" to fix the problem.
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Internet Explorer patch imminent as Microsoft responds to massive pressure
Hot on the news of a major security flaw in Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Microsoft has finally got its act together as governments and security experts condemn its inaction.
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Stop using IE6, IE7 NOW, warns Microsoft
Microsoft has dropped its softly-softly approach to IE upgrades, warning people to stop using Internet Explorer 6 and 7 immediately due to security risks.
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Windows 7 hit by black screen of death
The last set of Windows patch updates seem to be causing trouble for some users, possibly "millions" according to one company.
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Five years on: Google ready to end Gmail beta
Google admits customers are getting sick of everything being in perpetual beta.
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Faulty graphics chips cost NVIDIA $66 million
Does your laptop display broken-up graphics, or a blank screen? You might have a faulty graphics chip on board -- a problem that has already cost NVIDIA dearly to fix.
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2,000 Windows 7 bugs squashed, says Microsoft
NEWS ROUNDUP | A newly leaked beta of Win 7, new drivers from NVIDIA that offer more grunt under 7, and the 2,000 bugs that Microsoft reckons it has squashed thanks to beta testers
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Windows 7 a dud for sight-impaired people
According to an analyst, Microsoft has done a slipshod job of making Windows 7 usable for vision impaired people.
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Telstra Next G network hit by software glitch
Telstra execs may have been rubbing their hands in glee at Optus' 3G misfortunes, but now its own Next G network has been hit by a software glitch.
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Big problem in little iTunes update
Whoops, there go your iTunes Store credits.
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Oops... AVG accidentally kills Windows
Update to popular AV tool kills critical Windows file; AVG scrambles for a variety of fixes.
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USB in Windows 7: More reliable but no 3.0 speed boost
Microsoft will combat driver installation woes in Windows with a much tougher approval regime -- and it's looking increasingly likely USB 3.0 won't be supported in Windows 7.
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Can Windows 7 overcome Vista driver woes?
Microsoft has revealed some staggering figures showing how often driver installations fail in Vista. Ouch.
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