Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable'

A senior Microsoft executive told a BBC World documentary that people should use commercial software if they're looking for stability.

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Google Kills Trillian?!

Trillian is no longer included in Google Pack. Does anyone know when and why this happened? It was there one day and suddenly *poof* its gone. What gives?

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The biggest hacking incident in the web-hosting history

Yesterday the Turkish cracker going by the handle "Iskorpitx", succesfully hacked 21,549 websites in one shot (plus 17,000 as our last update) and defaced (on a secondary page) all of them with a message showing the Turkish flag (with AtaTurk face on it) and reporting...

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Iran eyes badges for Jews

Human rights groups are raising alarms over a new law passed by the Iranian parliament that would require the country's Jews and Christians to wear coloured badges to identify them and other religious minorities as non-Muslims.

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3G Wireless Data Plans Compared

While Wi-Fi is serving up Internet access in a growing patchwork of places like coffeehouses and, in some cases, across entire cities, it can fall short of the demands of laptop users who want a gateway to the Internet essentially everywhere they go.

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