Tuesday 24 May 2011

Researchers crack Microsoft, eBay, Yahoo, Digg audio captchas

New 'Mango' Windows Phone version integrates apps | FLASH: Windows Phone Mango coming this fall, developer tools now

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Researchers crack Microsoft, eBay, Yahoo, Digg audio captchas
Researchers have figured out how to to crack captchas, making it possible to launch automated attacks against sites such as Microsoft, eBay and Digg where opening phony accounts could be turned into cash. Read More


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New 'Mango' Windows Phone version integrates apps
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled many new features to its Windows Phone software but it left out a few that some people had hoped to see. Read More

FLASH: Windows Phone Mango coming this fall, developer tools now
The next version of Windows Phone software will come to handsets later this year, but Microsoft has made developer tools available now so that applications can be prepared. Read More

Cisco adds IPv6 migration features to routers
Cisco this week rolled out products and services designed to ease the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 for enterprise customers. Read More


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Transaction Tracing through Complex Web Applications
In this Quest white paper, learn about the components of a transaction as they cross various application domains. Then, discover the difficulty in connecting transaction components for monitoring, why continuously monitoring is key and how a third-party solution simplifies the challenge. Learn more.

Citrix buys virtualized desktop company Kaviza
Citrix Systems has acquired Kaviza, a company whose preconfigured Virtual Desktop Infrastructure-in-a-box makes it easier for small and medium-size businesses to start using desktop virtualization, Citrix said on Monday. Read More

T-Mobile doubles 3G wireless network speed
T-Mobile is determined to get as much mileage out of its HSPA+ network as possible as the carrier has again increased its speed to reach theoretical peaks of 42Mbps. Read More

Twitter reportedly seals the deal to buy TweetDeck
Rumors that Twitter is buying TweetDeck have been around long enough now that one can be forgiven for believing the deal had already happened. This morning, at least one media outlet is reporting that such is now the case. According to CNNMoney: Read More


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Controlling and Managing Super User Access
Effectively managing privileged – aka "super user" – accounts is vital for addressing your company's security concerns. In this Quest white paper, see why native tools are limited when managing these accounts. Read now!

Apple's revamped retail experience
As Apple's brick-and-mortar stores celebrate their tenth anniversary, the company is ushering in new features to its retail experience. Macworld got a first-hand look at what's new at the Apple Store when we toured the flagship San Francisco store on Monday. Read More

Yahoo makes new mail available to all users
Yahoo is rolling out the newest version of its e-mail service and inviting all of its 284 million users to upgrade. Read More

iPhone 5 will reportedly feature curved glass screen
It's hard to keep track of the rumors surrounding Apple's next-gen iPhone. Almost comically, it's even hard to get a handle on what it's going to be called. While some refer to it as the iPhone 5, some reports claim it will be called the iPhone 4S. Still, others have speculated that Apple may release two iPhone models come this Fall, and hence the two different model names floating around The... Read More



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