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Review: Google Chrome lacks polish under the hood
(AP)
AP - Google Inc.'s new Web browser, called Chrome, does much of what a browser needs to do these days: It presents a sleek appearance, groups pages into easy-to-manage "tabs" and offers several ways for people to control their Internet privacy settings.
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Experts call for united global action against cyber attacks
(AFP)
AFP - The world has to unite against the growing menace of cyber terrorism, IT experts said Thursday, evoking a recent "cyber war" against Georgia as the latest example of the threat.
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Google's Chrome, Apple's Safari Shared Vulnerability
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google's new Chrome browser contains a "sandbox," where each tab is isolated from the others. The problem is that hackers can attack a vulnerable version of the WebKit rendering engine, which is used in both the current version of Chrome and an older version of Apple's Safari.
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Computer virus goes into orbit
(AFP)
AFP - NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station only to be tossed into quarantine on July 25 by security software.
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Researchers offer new way to avoid bogus Web sites
(AP)
AP - Intercepting Internet traffic, and spying on the communication between two computers, is a gold mine for hackers. Now Carnegie Mellon University researchers hope software they've built will make it harder for criminals to hit that jackpot.
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