System Software

Danger lurks for the unwary updating apps

10 Nov 2011

A host of nasty internet threats await unwary Android smartphone users when they update their applications, a computer security firm warned at a briefing yesterday.

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'Arms race' in bid to protect information

5 Sep 2011

When Michael Gazeley hears of incidents like the recent attack on the stock exchange website, his first reaction is usually one of surprise. Not at the gall or ingenuity of the perpetrators, but...

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Another activist under investigation

19 May 2011

Hu Jun, who is paralysed from the waist down, could become the latest rights activist to potentially be charged with inciting subversion in relation to the so-called Jasmine Revolution.

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Tiny dynamo

7 Jan 2011

She stands at a mere 1.52 metres, but Sze Ping-ping from Heep Yunn School is a giant on the basketball court. The 17-year-old is a star of the inter-school competition circuit.

11:24AM

Digi-quest

5 Apr 2009

I recently moved from a PC to a Mac. I have an Apple Time Capsule and use Time Machine to do regular backups. I wanted to backup an old hard disc from my PC but it doesn't seem to work. Also,...

7:51AM

Digi-quest

29 Mar 2009

I have tried to upgrade to Skype 4.0 on Windows but it doesn't work because the 'add or remove programs' function will not uninstall the older version of the software. Any ideas?

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5:58AM

Opinion

Placating graduates a work in progress

5:24AM

George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

7:12AM

Owners put off sale of giant emerald

The ill wind blowing through Hong Kong's winter auctions has made the owners of the world's largest emerald in matrix a little green about the gills.

Orgaco, a French-registered...

12:12AM

On guard

Pounce on those annoying, unpredictable online threats - viruses, worms, spam and spyware - with the new edition of F-Secure Internet Security.

3:10PM

digi-quest

I recently bought a digital camera and installed the accompanying software that came on a CD-Rom. I don't want to use the software any more but I can't get rid of it. The software is called Ulead...

8:39AM

Prevent home attacks with full protection

Traditional internet threats remain a serious concern for home users, who should cover all their bases to avoid the latest assaults

6:36AM

blanket security

People use their personal computers today for much more than work and keeping documents. PCs are relied upon to access the internet, shop, bank, correspond with friends and family, watch and edit...

6:25AM

Six appeal

I'm a compulsive collector of computer programs. The problem is, I find it hard to ditch any software that might be handy some day.

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