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Women understand jargon better than men do, says Carphone Warehouse's Geek Squad

Carphone Warehouse's technical-support service now aims to cut down on using jargon

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Happy birthday Brain, the world's first PC virus

In January 1986 the first ever IBM PC virus started to spread

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US software developer outsources his own job to China

High-earning software engineer spent days watching cat videos and browsing Facebook while still claiming six-figure salary

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Cyber warfare attacks on UK armed forces would be threat to nation's security

Committee warns armed forces are too reliant on IT, and a sustained attack against these systems could "fatally compromise" their operations

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Nuisance calls still pose a problem for consumers says Ofcom

Regulator to launch new investigation into the root problems and ways to tackle silent or abandoned calls

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  • 08/01/2013
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Criminals target old versions of Internet Explorer with zero-day attack

IE 6, 7 and in the crosshairs as user are urged to upgrade to IE 10, Firefox or Chrome

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Anonymous gives New Year's message: Expect more cyber warfare

Just like Arnie in The Terminator - hactivist group warns it will be back in 2013

We've created a project home on Codeplex

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Copies of Angry Birds turn Android phones into spam botnets

Copies of popular games such as Angry Birds Space and Need for Speed Most Wanted used to hijack mobile devices to send spam

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Instagram rule changes allow it to sell users' photos

Users of free picture sharing service shocked at policy change that allow Instagram to sell usernames, photos and likeness to advertisers

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  • 18/12/2012
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Government rejects automatic online porn blocking plans

Rejects pleas to force ISPs to force customers to 'opt-in' by default to adult content

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  • 18/12/2012
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Three arrests in suspected 'Police' ransomware scam

Two men and one woman in Stoke on Trent arrested for using ransomware after investigation by the Police Central eCrime Unit

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Facebook helps FBI arrest gang behind huge botnet

Cyber criminals created botnet from 11m infected PCs to send out phishing attacks

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Fake Angry Birds StarWars app found in rogue webstores

Criminals offer fake version of Rovio's Angry Bird StarWars in order to feather their nests

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Computing terms explained in plain English

CPU

Central Processing Unit. Another term for a computer processor.

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