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Tuesday, March 20, 2007 |
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DDoS: A global Internet problem
the Philippines cannot ignore |
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A recent Internet security report
ranks the Philippines sixth out of the twenty countries in the world
studied to be suffering the most Internet attacks.
We have noted in our own studies
that there has also been a significant rise in botnet activity in
Asia as a whole, with 50 percent of infected PCs in the region,
compared with 25 percent 18 months ago. Botnets including
zombies—compromised PCs—that can be controlled from anywhere in
the world and directed at any organization.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Malaysia issues WiMAX licenses to four companies
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Malaysia on Friday issued licenses to four
telecommunication operators to provide fourth generation (4G)
wireless high speed Internet services nationwide this year.
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Sony brings the reality of an HD world
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Electronic giant Sony has added a new roster of
camcorders, digicams and fully-equipped Bravia TV to show their
technological dominance in High-Definition (HD) and new stereo
wireless technology.
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Bayan spans its area with a mobile landline phone
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After Bayan Telecommunications (BayanTel) dropped
“Tel” from its logo, the renewed telecom unit of the Lopez group
of companies axed the cords of its landline phones with Span.
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Consumer electronics firms seek edge by going green
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As television sets grow to mammoth proportions and
computers gobble energy at work and at home, the consumer
electronics industry is slowly coming around to the idea of ecology
to stay competitive.
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MySpace creates Internet rallying site for politicians, do-gooders
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MySpace pages of ten US presidential candidates will
debut on Monday when the popular social networking website goes live
with a channel devoted to politics, civic groups, and charitable
missions.
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Microsoft promises rewards for search engine use
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Microsoft on Friday began offering large businesses
rewards if they have employees scout the Internet with the software
giant's Live Search service.
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TECHBYTES
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Palm and Globe Telecom bring the new slim,
sleek
Treo 680 PDA-phone to the Philippines
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For individuals and businesses who are ready to move
up to a full-featured mobile phone that includes everything needed
to stay organized, Palm, Inc. and Globe Telecom introduced the Palm
Treo 680 PDA-Phone...
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HARDWARE CORNER
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By sheer looks alone, this
incredible graphics card is totally out of this world. The GeCube FZ-Cool
Radeon X1950 Pro features new native Crossfire technology designed
to simplify the multi-GPU experience on a wide range...
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DIGITAL LIFESTYLE
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Gadgets of the week
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Canon PowerShot G7
What is it: A 10-megapixel
digital camera dressed in a stylish retro look.
Kingston K-PEX 100
What is it: Kingston’s
first portable media player,
the Kingston Portable Entertainment eXperience.
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