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Microsoft: We’ve Cut Hotmail, Internet Spam Significantly (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Microsoft claimed Friday to have cut spam within its Hotmail Webmail program by a significant amount, as much as 90 percent from its peak. But, in general, nearly 80 percent of all email is spam, its study found.

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Mubarak blames Egypt new chief for Internet cut (AFP)

AFP – Ousted president Hosni Mubarak, convicted for having cut Internet services during the revolt which toppled him, has pinned part of the blame on his successor as Egypt’s ruler, a defence lawyer said on Friday.

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Twitter and Microsoft Hammering Out Bing Integration (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Both companies are at the negotiating table to determine the future of Twitter integration into the Bing search engine.

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US lauds regional model Turkey but criticises on free speech (AFP)

AFP – US Secretery of State Hillary Clinton Saturday lauded Turkey as an example of democratic progress in a turbulent region, but chided its NATO ally over free speech and Internet restrictions.

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Sony Pictures Confirms LulzSec Hack as Group Targets FBI (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Sony Pictures on Friday confirmed that its Web sites were hacked by a group that identifies itself as LulzSec. Meanwhile, LulzSec claims to have also hacked into FBI-affiliated Web sites.

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Cyberattacks also targeted Gmail rivals: Trend Micro (AFP)

AFP – Internet security firm Trend Micro warned on Friday that cyber attackers have attempted to infiltrate Web-based email services run by Microsoft and Yahoo! as well as Google.

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$15 Program Tracks Stolen MacBook, Nabs Thief (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Call it digital sleuthing in the high-tech age. A man’s MacBook is stolen. He activates a $15 application, snaps photos of the alleged thief, posts them on a blog, and, two months later, the computer is retrieved and the suspect is arrested by the cops.

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Report: Google Set to Launch Music Service (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Google might soon release its own iTunes competitor.

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