Information Technology
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One woman’s escape from a hacked email accountFeb 28, 2013 9:52 am - Will the real Kelly Brown please email us back? Kelly Brown, owner of Four Seasons Redesign in Sleepy Hollow, awoke Monday to find her Yahoo account for her business had...
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An exchange with a hacker phishing for moneyFeb 28, 2013 9:05 am - Here’s my exchange with the hacker who took the contact list from a Sleepy Hollow business owner and then went on a phish expedition for $1,500 from me, apparently obliv...
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Tycoon wants to send married couple on Mars flybyFeb 27, 2013 6:40 pm - WASHINGTON — It’s a road trip that could test the best of marriages: Mars. A tycoon announced plans Wednesday to send a middle-aged couple on a privately built spaceship...
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185,000 spyware images sent of customers to Aaron’s computersFeb 27, 2013 2:37 pm - PITTSBURGH — Spyware installed on computers leased from furniture renter Aaron’s Inc. secretly sent 185,000 emails containing sensitive information — including pictures ...
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Apple CEO promises investors ‘great stuff’ to comeFeb 27, 2013 12:24 pm - CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook sought to assure shareholders Wednesday that the company is working on some “great stuff” that may help reverse a sharp decline in...
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Comcast to double Internet speeds in MarchFeb 26, 2013 10:07 am - Comcast Corp., which has its Midwest headquarters in Schaumburg, Tuesday said it will roll out faster speeds, some more than double, for Xfinity Blast and Extreme 50...
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Music, movie industry to warn copyright infringersFeb 26, 2013 6:03 am - WASHINGTON — Internet users who illegally share music, movies or TV shows online may soon get warning notices from their service providers that they are violating copyri...
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Own a business? Got an idea? Why not blog?Feb 25, 2013 6:45 am - Of course you have an opinion. And ideas. And by golly other people ought to know what you’re thinking! So why not blog? A regular blog most likely will boost your busin...
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AT&T snags OnStar wireless contract from VerizonFeb 25, 2013 5:36 am - BARCELONA, Spain — AT&T Inc. is scoring a win over rival Verizon Wireless as it takes over the contract to supply wireless connections to cars with General Motors’ OnSta...
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Firefox phones coming this summerFeb 24, 2013 3:21 pm - BARCELONA, Spain — Mozilla, the non-profit foundation behind the popular Firefox Web browser, is getting into phones. But it’s not stopping at Web browsers — it’s launch...