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Google acquires Admeld for USD $400 million, aiming to enhance display advertising tools and simplify ad management for major publishers.

Extensis launches Universal Type Server 3 to combat font infringement, safeguarding companies' assets and avoiding legal woes.

Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder, to address attendees at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in July in Los Angeles.

In response to rising high-profile cyber breaches, a British firm unveils Pin+, a pattern-based system aiming to provide robust, hacker-resistant passwords.

Sony suffers another major data breach as hacker group Lulzsec leaks personal details of over 1 million users.

Discover 20 amusing easter eggs for your computer, from upside-down screens to hidden games, proving there's more to PCs than work.

In response to mounting criticism, Apple has issued a crucial MacDefender malware removal update for OSX, now available via Software Update preferences.

Cisco has taken third spot in the blade market two years after entering the market, according to figures from IDC.

One of the hassles of owning a digital camera is the constant need to back your snaps up to your computer hard drive.

As energy demands soar, data centres must evolve. Companies are embracing server consolidation, airflow optimisation, and economisers to cut costs and go green.

Maxnet has said it will make all backup traffic free, so any backups and restores will not count towards data caps.

LA Noire impresses with its groundbreaking facial animations but falls short on gameplay and character depth, not quite living up to its hype.

Virtualisation multinational Citrix loaded up on announcements at its Synergy 2011 conference in San Francisco, with several new products being unveiled.

A new variant of the Mac Defender fake anti-virus malware that does not require an admin password to run, has been reported.

Starting in July, Microsoft will start offering license mobility to extend current volume licenses to the cloud.

Google begins global rollout of Wi-Fi vulnerability fix on Android, averting potential data theft from public networks.

StorageCraft unveils a revolutionary disaster recovery product for virtual environments, promising rapid restores and broad hypervisor support.

Norton 360 Version 5.0 offers minimal new features, but excels in performance and user experience, earning our Editor's Choice for a third year.

A recently published magazine feature reveals a raft of previously unknown details about the finale in BioWare's epic sci-fi trilogy.

Symantec reveals up to 100k Facebook apps could be leaking user data, with millions of accounts potentially compromised.