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May 17, 2012 – 4:32 am | Comments Off

 
A local baker wants to warn other businesses about a scam in which someone almost cheated her out of a thousand dollars’ worth of cupcakes.

“I’ve had big orders, but not that big — it’s huge,” Sarah Johnson recalled herself saying when she received an e-mail order for 450 cupcakes.
Johnson works out of her Cobb County home producing “Sarah’s Heavenly Cupcakes.” She was also surprised the …

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Protecting yourself from digital identity theft

May 4, 2012 – 12:51 pm | Comments Off

QUINCY, IL (WGEM) — It seems like every time we turn around there's a new and better computer, tablet or smart phone on the market. But, before you upgrade, there's some things you need to know before getting rid of your old digital devices.
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Radio engineer who donated recordings to National Archives in 1970s helps solve their theft

May 3, 2012 – 7:15 pm | Comments Off

When J. David Goldin saw the recorded interview of baseball great Babe Ruth for sale on eBay he knew something was wrong. There was only one original record of that 1937 interview of Ruth on a h…
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Security guard, father face charges after burglary at flea market near West Palm Beach

May 3, 2012 – 11:20 am | Comments Off

Security guard, father face charges after burglary at flea market near West Palm Beach
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Murders police searching for victim’s laptop UPDATED

May 3, 2012 – 8:06 am | Comments Off

Detectives investigating a suspected double murder are searching for a laptop missing from the home of one of the alleged victims.
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Murders police searching for victim’s laptop UPDATED

May 3, 2012 – 8:06 am | Comments Off

Detectives investigating a suspected double murder are searching for a laptop missing from the home of one of the alleged victims.
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Lenovo Adds Intel Small Business Advantage to ThinkPad Edge

May 2, 2012 – 8:06 pm | Comments Off

The Intel software is designed to automate laptop security and maintenance chores, making life easier for small businesses.
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Theft victim calls for action

May 2, 2012 – 6:24 pm | Comments Off

HEINER Schulz has lived in Mount Isa for 65 years. Now he's angry that, for the first time, he does not feel safe in his own home.
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Oracle to manage updates for Java for Mac: A good thing?

May 2, 2012 – 3:25 pm | Comments Off

Apple may have appeared to have pulled off a coup in persuading Oracle to maintain Java for Mac but can Oracle be trusted to get it right? Related Stories Could laptop/tablet hybrids have Apple's Tim Cook spooked? Boy pisses on 30 MacBooks Lost Steve Jobs interviews remastered, released in cinemas Apple updates OS X Mountain Lion and Lion 10.74 HP ousts Apple from top PC …

LR police probe theft of $1,557 in lottery tickets

May 2, 2012 – 11:39 am | Comments Off

Little Rock police said Tuesday that they are investigating the theft of $1,557 in lottery scratch-off tickets, some of which were altered and are the subject of a lawsuit filed last week against the Arkansas Lottery Commission.
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Malvern man charged with theft of computer

May 2, 2012 – 4:57 am | Comments Off

Justin L. Forester, 25, of 416 E. Porter St., Malvern, is being held in Carroll County jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bond after his arrest in connection with stealing a computer.
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Malvern man charged with theft of computer

May 2, 2012 – 4:57 am | Comments Off

Justin L. Forester, 25, of 416 E. Porter St., Malvern, is being held in Carroll County jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bond after his arrest in connection with stealing a computer.
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Wednesday's police log: El Segundo and the beach cities

May 2, 2012 – 2:43 am | Comments Off

Recent police activities in El Segundo and the beach cities. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK
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Apple encourages developers to prepare for Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper

May 1, 2012 – 2:54 pm | Comments Off

On Monday, Apple sent an email to Mac Developers encouraging developers to get ready for the launch of Developer ID and Gatekeeper, new security features that will arrive with Apple’s new operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, this summer. Related Stories Best product awards – second round of nominations Symantec: Flashback malware netted upwards of $10,000 a day Could laptop/tablet hybrids have …
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Desert AIDS Project: Patient data was stolen

May 1, 2012 – 12:10 pm | Comments Off

PALM SPRINGS — Desert AIDS Project's 2,200 clients have been notified that a computer with some patient information was stolen, the nonprofit said Monday.
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Singer's agent' accused of theft

May 1, 2012 – 7:43 am | Comments Off

A man who lied about being the agent for a country singer faces two felony charges in Kosciusko County.
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Anti-Theft Software For Smart Devices Tested In Hidden-Camera Investigation

May 1, 2012 – 6:34 am | Comments Off

Have you ever had a computer or phone get stolen and you want nothing more than to track down who took it? We did just that with the help of tracking software.
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HP Pavilion dv6 laptop an affordable option for basic everyday use

May 1, 2012 – 4:43 am | Comments Off

When buying a laptop computer, the most important thing is to know what you’re going to do with it, then choose accordingly.
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Man waives theft charges

May 1, 2012 – 4:22 am | Comments Off

A complainant reported, 7:35 a.m., May 10, 2011, that credit cards were stolen from a vehicle parked in the single block of Bonsall Ave.
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Portland high schools take byte out of laptop use at home

May 1, 2012 – 3:26 am | Comments Off

District adding filtering software to block social networking, video streaming sites.
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July theft of computer with Fairview patient data wasn't the first, Minnesota AG says

May 1, 2012 – 3:13 am | Comments Off

When a laptop computer was stolen last summer from the locked car of an Accretive Health employee, it wasn't the first time.
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iPad Impact on Apple Laptop Sales Revisited

April 28, 2012 – 5:53 pm | Comments Off

The question — whether the company's tablet cannibalizes sales of its own portable computing line — is ultimately impossible to answer, or at least quantify: One can't look into a counter-factual crystal ball to view an alternate universe without the iPad.
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Himax Technologies, Inc. to Attend the 2012 Security Research Associates 8th Annual Spring Growth Stock Conference in …

April 27, 2012 – 2:49 pm | Comments Off

TAINAN, Taiwan, April 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX – News) (“Himax” or “Company”), a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, today announced it will attend two separate investor conferences in San Francisco and New York City in May and also host meetings with interested investors in California and New York in the days after each …

TECH TIME: HP Pavilion laptop an affordable option for everyday use

April 27, 2012 – 2:49 pm | Comments Off

Published: Friday, April 27, 2012

London hailed as 'laptop theft capital' of Europe

April 26, 2012 – 6:28 pm | Comments Off

Tineka Smith
Published 26 April 2012
A new report by Absolute Software reveals that London ranks number one in computer theft throughout the EMEA.

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Ramping Up Your Laptop's RAM

April 26, 2012 – 12:28 pm | Comments Off

One of the simplest ways to improve performance on a laptop is to add more RAM, or random access memory.
RAM prices have been steadily dropping over the years, and it’s now possible to see a significant performance boost with an investment of twenty or thirty dollars. If your machine is sluggish, you might need additional memory.

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Even if your machine is new, a memory upgrade …

Microsoft's Laptop Advantage Over Apple

April 26, 2012 – 12:28 pm | Comments Off

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Let’s say you could buy an Apple MacBook Air — but with twice the battery life, at half the price. Does that sound attractive?

Duh!
What is this — a so-called “ultrabook” that Intel is pushing through its usual OEMs? Nope. Ultrabooks may be slightly less expensive than a MacBook Air, but that’s par for the course for the usual multi-decade Microsoft-Apple comparison …