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Samsung Memoir smart phone Review

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The Samsung Memoir smart phone has an impressive 8-megapixel camera and touch interface, but other aspects disappoint.
Until recently, phone buyers in the United States had to splurge on an expensive unlocked handset to get one with a camera offering more than 5 megapixels. Enter the Samsung Memoir, a touch-screen smart phone with an 8-megapixel camera [...]

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Apple boosts up on its browser’s (Safari) security

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After years of lagging behind on important security features, Apple has finally added a malware-blocker, a phishing filter and support for EV (extended validation) certificates into the latest refresh of its Safari Web browser.
The malware roadblock headlines a list of Safari 4 security features that also includes cookie blocking, private browsing, secure encryption, safe downloads [...]

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Experts warn of scam threats

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Hackers are tricking people with false warning saying that a computer infected with a Trojan, and users can buy the fake anti-virus product.
Several sites were closed as the authorities in the U.S. took measures to stop the sellers’ scareware.
However, despite the closures, the number of sites continues to grow at one of the expert, it [...]

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Gmail is back online again

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Google’s email service Gmail is back up and running.
It crashed this morning, leaving millions of customers around the globe can send and receive messages.
Customers who tried to log into their accounts around 10am - Irish time - were greeted with a server error messages.
Google has apologized for the outage.
Gmail is estimated around 25 million users [...]

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Apple announces Safari 4 beta for public

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Apple on Tuesday announced the release of a public beta Safari 4 for Windows and Mac, promising a much faster browser with improved navigation and searching.
The company said the newest edition of Apple’s browser for both Mac OS X and Windows will run JavaScript commands 4.2 times faster than Safari 3, and also claims to [...]

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