HP says web printer advertising is a success

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HP and Yahoo have claimed that customers are not averse to having advertising delivered directly to HP’s range of web-enabled e-All-in-One printers launched earlier this month.

The companies carried out two US pilot studies in which people signed up to HP’s ePrint Scheduled Delivery service, in this case cloud-delivered content from a national music magazine and a major newspaper (along with targeted advertising) on a daily basis.

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O2 iPhone 4 pricing causes widespread confusion

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O2 has announced prices for the iPhone 4, but there has been some confusion over the cheapest monthly tariff.

The 16GB iPhone 4 will cost £209 on a £30 a month 18-month contract, but £279 on a £25 per month 24-month contract. This means that an 18-month contract on the lowest tariff works out at £749, while a 24-month contract costs £879.

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FCC begins public consultation on net neutrality

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced the start of a three-month consultation process over the future of America’s broadband infrastructure.

The FCC voted 3-2 to move forward with plans to allow it to regulate internet providers by classifying broadband as a telecoms service rather than an information service.

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Mossad laptop hack behind nuclear strike, reports suggest

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Reports in Der Spiegel suggest that the Israeli air strike against
claimed nuclear facilities in Syria were targeted after Mossad successfully
hacked a laptop left in a London hotel bedroom.

The report says that in late 2006 a senior Syrian diplomat staying in London
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Former employees posing major threat to data

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The actions of former employees are posing an increasing risk to companies,
according to a new study.

Researchers from Ernst & Young said in the firm’s annual Global
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World’s first iPhone virus surfaces

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The world’s first iPhone virus is reported to be in the wild, targeting users
who have cracked, or “jailbroken”, their phone.

The virus, which so far appears to be confined to Australia, changes the
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Spam and phishing soar to new heights

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Around 90 per cent of all email messages are either spam or phishing mails,
according to Symantec’s latest State of Spam and Phishing reports
released today.

Symantec said that more
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Red faces as Cofee spills onto the net

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In an ironic twist of fate, Microsoft’s Computer Online Forensic Evidence
Extractor (Cofee) crime scene reporting tool has leaked onto the net.

According to the security firm Sophos and other reports, copies of the tool
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Koobface sets sights on Google Reader

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The notorious
Koobface
malware has started using Google’s Reader service to spread further.

Researchers say that the new attack uses spammed messages that send users to
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Summit: Industry needs to come clean on cloud security

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