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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- April 26, 2012

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Speakers Tussle Over Internet's Future at The Next Web Conference
Ramping Up Your Laptop's RAM
Macs Crawling With Windows Malware, Study Finds
The MacPad Will Come - but Software Convergence Will Come First
Facebook Enlists InfoSec Mavens for Big Malware Vaccination

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Speakers Tussle Over Internet's Future at The Next Web Conference
The Next Web, a network of online technology outlets, kicked off its
annual conference Thursday morning in Amsterdam. One of the morning's
headline speakers was Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of the social news site
Reddit, whose 25-minute talk discussed the ongoing -- and increasingly
litigious -- battle over Internet rights.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74963.html

Ramping Up Your Laptop's RAM
One of the simplest ways to improve performance on a laptop is to add
more RAM, or random access memory. RAM prices have been steadily
dropping over the years, and it's now possible to see a significant
performance boost with an investment of twenty or thirty dollars. If
your machine is sluggish, you might need additional memory. Even if your
machine is new, a memory upgrade is worth investigating.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74957.html

Macs Crawling With Windows Malware, Study Finds
One in five Mac computers is carrying malware that could spread to PCs,
according to new research from security vendor Sophos. The security
team ran its Mac antivirus software on 100,000 Mac computers. It found
that most of the malware spotted is directed at Windows PCs, so Macs
harboring the infections don't show any symptoms.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74962.html

The MacPad Will Come - but Software Convergence Will Come First
Despite all the fantastic numbers delivered by Apple when it revealed
its quarterly earnings this week -- such as an eye-popping 94 percent
net profit year-to-year increase -- one question and one rambling answer
from Apple CEO Tim Cook made me sit up in my chair. The
question: Will Apple create a converged iPad/MacBook with a built-in
keyboard?
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74959.html

Facebook Enlists InfoSec Mavens for Big Malware Vaccination
Constant hammering by hackers and mutilation by malware have motivated
Facebook to enact new security measures. It's now incorporating the
malicious URL databases from Microsoft, McAfee, Trend Micro, Sophos and
Symantec into its URL blacklist system, which scans trillions of clicks
a day.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74953.html

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