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Science Museum Hidden Heroes reveals genius of everyday items

Paperclips, tin cans, rubber bands – all everyday items we take for granted but it took a genius to invent them. The Science Museum's exhibition tells their story

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Bitdefender updates Quickscan, its cloud-based virus scanner

The anti-virus company claims that most computers can be scanned in 60 seconds

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Talk Talk blocks customers' access to Newzbin2 file-sharing website

Internet service provider becomes the third to respond to court order

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  • 22/02/2012
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Home Office plans to implement broader web surveillance powers

Internet service providers may be forced to retain communications to help law-enforcement and intelligence agencies tackle crime and terrorism

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  • 21/02/2012

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Judge says that The Pirate Bay file-sharing site infringes copyright

ISPs may be forced to block notorious site as entertainment industry wins legal battle

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  • 21/02/2012
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Microsoft extends support for Windows 7 and Vista

Software giant reviews support life-cycle for these operating systems

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Microsoft replaces old flag logo with a window for Windows 8

Like it or loathe it, Microsoft chooses to go back in time to old-style logo

Keep your stress levels down by clearing emails out of your inbox

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Security firm Retainagroup makes "inexcusable" online security error

Web form collecting address, vehicle and credit card details was left unsecured for over a month

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Tom Tom car insurance rewards 'good drivers' with lower premiums

A new insurance policy uses a Tom Tom sat nav to reward safe and sensible driving

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PhonepayPlus orders two Dutch companies to refund people it 'misled'

Premium rate regulator finds companies used typo squatting to con consumers into receiving paid for text messages

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RnBxclusive users busy deleting download history says SOCA

Since law-enforcement agency has taken down a site alleged to illegally host RnB music, downloaders have been busy trying to delete their online footprints

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ICO fines yet another council for data security breach

Cheshire Council employee sent email containing sensitive personal details about an individual from her personal email account

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Ticketweb users are being sent phishing emails following an attack on company's email server

Ticket-reselling company advises users not to click on links in emails from the company, allegedly offering an Adobe PDF, that is sent by cyber criminals

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