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  Are iPhone 5 rumors torpedoing Apple’s Q2 revenues?

  Apple (AAPL - NASDAQ) is warning investors that returns for the current second quarter will be lower than projections, triggering widespread and feverish speculation that the fall-off is due to swirling rumors about an early summer launch for iPhone 5.

  By John Cox | 15 May, 2012 09:34

  Tags: wireless, smartphones, security, rumors, networking, iphone5 rumors, iPhone 5, iPhone, financial results, corporate issues, consumer electronics, business issues, apple revenues, apple results, Apple iPhone 5, Apple financials, Apple, anti-malware

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  FBI issues warning on hotel Internet connections

  The FBI today warned travelers there has been an uptick in malicious software infecting laptops and other devices linked to hotel Internet connections.

  By Michael Cooney | 10 May, 2012 04:47

  Tags: security, malware, identity theft, Identity fraud / theft, IC3, fraud, fbi, Black Hole exploit, anti-malware, anonymous

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  Conficker: Microsoft says two basic security steps might have stopped infections

  If businesses and consumers stuck to security basics, they could have avoided all cases of Conficker worm infection detected on 1.7 million systems by Microsoft researchers in the last half of 2011.

  By Tim Greene | 26 April, 2012 02:39

  Tags: anti-malware, conficker, cyber security, Intel, Microsoft, Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, security

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  Microsoft: Conficker still the top corporate network threat

  Companies are still plagued by the Conficker worm, used to create botnets and spread other forms of malware, according to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report.

  By Tim Greene | 26 April, 2012 01:34

  Tags: anti-malware, Black Hole Exploit Kit, conficker, Intel, Microsoft, Microsoft security, security

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  Apple WWDC set for June 11-16: Will iPhone 5 or iOS 6.0 debut?

  Apple has finally announced the dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference (Apple WWDC): June 11-15 at San Francisco’s Moscone conference center. Now the race is on for developers to buy tickets for the event, which last year sold out in under 12 hours.

  By John Cox | 26 April, 2012 00:29

  Tags: anti-malware, Apple, Apple iPhone 5, Apple WWDC, consumer electronics, Google, networking, security, smartphones, wireless

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  Nuke the box: Push underway to clean up 300,000 PCs with DNS virus

  A PR campaign is underway to clean up as many as 300,000 computers infected with DNSChanger viruses that divert victims' traffic to sites that can further exploit the machines and their owners, but it's not clear that goal can be accomplished without drastic measures.

  By Tim Greene | 25 April, 2012 06:24

  Tags: anti-malware, arbor networks, cybercrime, cybersecurity, DNSChanger, Internet Systems Consortium, legal, malware, security

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  AT&T Watson vs. Apple Siri: Talkin' about a smackdown?

  AT&T Labs says its Watson speech recognition technologies have been around for more than 20 years, and come this June, it will put APIs and SDKs in the hands of developers who want to give users a way to interact with smartphones, TVs and other devices using their voices.

  By Bob Brown | 21 April, 2012 01:32

  Tags: anti-malware, Apple Siri, at&t, AT&T Watson, Facebook, IBM, iphone siri, mobile apps, networking, Samuel Jackson iPhone Siri ad, security, speech recognition, wireless

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  Macs under attack, who is safe?

  It was always thought that as Apple products increased in popularity, so would the target on its back placed by cybercriminals. Always looking to take down the king of the hill, cybercriminals finally got to Apple's Macs last week with a botnet that attacked more than 600,000 machines.

  By Ryan Francis | 18 April, 2012 00:06

  Tags: anonymous, anti-malware, Apple, cybercrime, cybersecurity, flashback, freemium, legal, Microsoft, security

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  An ethical hacker's view on mobile malware and how to stop it

  This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.

  By Jaime Blasco, head of labs, AlienVault | 11 April, 2012 04:29

  Tags: android malware, anti-malware, consumer electronics, iPhone malware, mobile malware, networking, security, smartphone malware, smartphones, smartphone security, wireless

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  Mobile device management: A necessary cost or a cost saver?

  This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.

  By Pankaj "PJ" Gupta, CEO and founder, Amtel Inc. | 10 April, 2012 05:31

  Tags: anti-malware, networking, security, wireless

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  With the new Evo, Sprint gets its signature LTE device

  With its LTE launch just around the corner, Sprint Wednesday took the wraps off its first big-time LTE-capable smartphone, the HTC Evo 4G LTE.

  By Brad Reed | 05 April, 2012 10:45

  Tags: 3G & 4G, 4G wireless, anti-malware, consumer electronics, Google, htc, HTC Evo 4G LTE, networking, security, smartphones, Sprint LTE, wireless

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  McAfee brings antivirus support to VMware's vShield

  McAfee today announced a version of its antivirus software for VMware's vShield security technology.

  By Ellen Messmer | 04 April, 2012 20:50

  Tags: anti-malware, antivirus, mcafee, Microsoft, MOVE AV, security, VMware

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  New iPad opener: Forego finesse with this April Fools' Day special

  Just in time for April Fools’ Day, the repair experts iFixit have come up with a slick new way to get at the innards of an Apple iPad: the iPad Fubar – by Stanley.

  By Bob Brown | 01 April, 2012 22:31

  Tags: anti-malware, Apple, Apple iPad3, April fools, iFixit, ipad teardown, networking, New iPad, security, wireless

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  Fake 'The Roar of the Pharaoh' Android app latest Trojan scam

  It may look like an app for a Chinese game called "The Roar of the Pharaoh," but it's actually just another fake Android app that's really a malware Trojan in disguise, according to security researchers warning about it today.

  By Ellen Messmer | 30 March, 2012 08:22

  Tags: Android, Android Play, anti-malware, consumer electronics, mobile apps, networking, security, smartphones, sophos, wireless, zscaler

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  Report cites U.S., Canada as malware attack focus

  In its annual review of global security threats, Websense says a major trend it observed last year is that more malware connections, hosting and phishing appear to be occurring in the United States and Canada.

  By Ellen Messmer | 30 March, 2012 04:46

  Tags: anti-malware, Facebook, malware, security, websense, Websense; malware; cybercriminals; Facebook; Twitter; phishing