Computer Hope newsletter #214
February 06, 2006 ISSUE 214
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl214.htm -
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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1. Weekly Computer Term
2. What's new in the news last week
3. Computer viruses, worms, security, and/or privacy threats
4. What's new at Computer Hope this week
5. Hot computer issues
6. All Talk
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1. Weekly Computer Term.
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OEM ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/o/oem.htm ) -
Short for Original Equipment Manufacturer, OEM is a company that produces fully manufactured computers adding hardware, software, documentation and other components making the computer a complete package. The company then sells the product under its own name and supports the computer to the best of its ability.
See our complete dictionary listing and a daily computer term at:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon.htm
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2. What's new in the news last week?
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Top News Story: As Promised, Blackworm Strikes
Internetnews.com -- Blackworm, KamaSutra, Grew, MyWife: call the slimy worm what you will. If you have it, you know it already as you've likely lost most of your content files.
02/05/2006 - LA Cops Fight Car Chases With GPS Devices
02/05/2006 - As Promised, Blackworm Strikes
02/05/2006 - Bright Idea For a Web Site?
02/05/2006 - Novell Demos Linux Desktop 10 in Paris
02/05/2006 - Mozilla Updates Firefox To Address Security, Stability
02/05/2006 - Google, Skype in Startup to Link Hotspots
02/05/2006 - Sidebar on display in next Vista preview
02/05/2006 - Adobe patches flaw in graphics tools
02/05/2006 - Apple ads make things awkward for Intel
02/05/2006 - RIAA Sues Woman Who Has Never Used a Computer
02/05/2006 - Computer virus fells Russian stock exchange
02/05/2006 - Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw
02/05/2006 - Russian hackers sold WMF exploit for $4k
02/05/2006 - JPEG patent under the microscope again
02/05/2006 - The death of film? Digital cameras claim the future
02/05/2006 - Will Google help navigate your Jetta?
02/05/2006 - Apple faces class-action suit over iPod volume
02/05/2006 - Yahoo, AOL announce email 'postage' fee
02/05/2006 - Microsoft opens up censored blogs
02/05/2006 - One in eight 'harassed by e-mail'
02/05/2006 - The business of future gazing
02/01/2006 - AMD forums laid low by Windows exploit
02/01/2006 - Smoking out photo hoaxes with software
02/01/2006 - Linux Vulnerabilities Spur Enterprise Warning
02/01/2006 - Patent spat forces businesses to upgrade Office
02/01/2006 - Adobe to release Flex beta
02/01/2006 - NFL to re-air Super Bowl commercials
02/01/2006 - AT&T sued over NSA spy program
02/01/2006 - Google denies plans to distribute OS based on Ubuntu
02/01/2006 - Newspapers take aim at Google in copyright dispute
02/01/2006 - Internet Explorer 7 Now Available for Public Download
02/01/2006 - eBay's PayPal to collect fee on deposits
02/01/2006 - AT&T chief says that people are only paying for half the Internet
02/01/2006 - Google updates toolbar
02/01/2006 - Google amends China search errors
02/01/2006 - Dell to employ 50% more in India
02/01/2006 - Warner Bros to sell movies on net
02/01/2006 - Deal places limits on .com fees
02/01/2006 - Countdown for nasty Windows virus
02/01/2006 - Google at work on desktop Linux
02/01/2006 - Congress caught making false entries in Wikipedia
02/01/2006 - Red Hat officially commits to MIT's $100 laptop
02/01/2006 - Nullsoft Fixes Critical Winamp Bug
02/01/2006 - Tiffany Suit May Tarnish eBay
02/01/2006 - Click-to-Call Advertising: VoIP Inc. Announces Deal with Google
02/01/2006 - Madonna Meets Skype
02/01/2006 - Microsoft changes China policy
01/30/2006 - Google's Rumored 'Big Daddy' Overhaul Makes Waves