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Hackers have used a security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows operating system to infect computers with the the Duqu virus, Microsoft admits. “We are working diligently to address this issue and will release a security update for customers,” Microsoft said in … Continue reading →

Efforts to kill a proposed bill that some believe will let the government censor and control Internet content are gaining traction. We The People, the government’s official, crowdsourced petition site, is hosting a petition to kill the proposed Stop Online … Continue reading →

Yahoo released four products Wednesday, and almost all of them were for iPad, Android and mobile. The big news was Yahoo Livestand for iPad, a social newsstand app that competes directly with Flipboard. But Livestand wasn’t the only product that … Continue reading →

Mr. Clean is poised to get a Facebook-driven facelift this month to celebrate Movember. The 54-year-old icon will grow a mustache for the Movember initiative, which supports funding for prostate cancer. Mr. Clean’s ‘stache will grow in accordance with the … Continue reading →

Internet Explorer can no longer claim more than half of the web’s traffic, as of October, ending more than a decade of the default Microsoft browser’s reign. Safari’s hold on 62.17% of mobile traffic has reduced IE’s overall share of … Continue reading →

Yahoo Livestand Click here to view this gallery. Yahoo has officially launched Livestand, a social newsstand tablet app that presents a new challenge to Flipboard, AOL Editions and other magazine-style apps. Livestand, now available for iPad, lets users consume news … Continue reading →

Mere hours after launching its Gmail for iOS app, Google has yanked it from the iTunes app store. “The iOS app we launched today contained a bug with notifications,” read a tweet on the Gmail Twitter feed. “We have pulled … Continue reading →

If you were watching game seven of the World Series last Friday, you might have seen a new commercial for Chevrolet. It tugs at the heartstrings, is awash in American nostalgia, and if you’re a web culture aficionado, it probably … Continue reading →

Recognizing the limits of public chats and DMs on Twitter, a Boston startup has introduced a technology that lets you start private Twitter chats. Blether Labs, which is also based in Dunfermline, Scotland, introduced the beta version of !blether on … Continue reading →

Rockstar Games has finally released the trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, an open-world, crime-based video game. The trailer reveals all kinds of juicy details about the upcoming sure-to-be blockbuster game. GTA V is the latest game in the GTA … Continue reading →