New UI, features highlight McAfee 2010 suites

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Security suite vendor McAfee debuts their 2010 product line today, introducing an overhauled interface and new features in a bid to remain competitive.

BlackBerry has spyware risk too, researcher says

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Veracode researcher demonstrates spyware that allows someone to steal a stranger’s contact list, read text messages in real time, and track the location of the phone.

Mozilla yanks infected add-ons, warns users

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Two Firefox add-ons, Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and all versions of Master Filer, were found to contain Trojan horse code aimed at Windows users.

Chinese police shut down hacker training business (AP)

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AP – Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.

PayPal halts certain payment transactions in India (AP)

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AP – The online payments service PayPal has taken the unusual step of suspending many transactions in India for more than a week.

SAP CEO resigns, replaced by 2 co-chief executives (AP)

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AP – The chief executive of German software company SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, has resigned after his contract was not renewed and will be succeeded by two co-CEOs, the company said Sunday.

FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited

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The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years. by Declan McCullagh CNET News

Report: Apple paying refund on broken 27-inch iMacs

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Gizmodo is reporting several readers who’ve been given a 15 percent cash refund for having to return a broken 27-inch iMac. by Erica Ogg

LHC to run for longest continuous period

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The Large Hadron Collider is about to enter its longest continuous operational period, in preparation for full-strength particle-smashing. by David Meyer ZDNet UK

Microsoft dropping FAST search for Linux, Unix

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Microsoft is getting set to phase out its FAST enterprise search offerings for Linux and Unix. Will customers move to cloud-based search or move to Windows?