While we're all about the Halloween spirit here at the PCWorld (and by extension Viral Views), it doesn't mean that we are going to ignore the happenings of the net in favor of ! The Internet keeps churning out awesome by the shovelful. So sit back, relax, dim the lights a little to set the mood, and get ready for this week's Viral Views. …mehr
The Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), the financial messaging provider for more than 9,500 financial firms in 209 countries, will release the 7.0 version of its platform that will affect both messaging and connectivity. …mehr
One year after launching the Windows 7 operating systems worldwide, Microsoft said it is closer to its goals of achieving 40 per cent installation across the region. …mehr
A slip on the keyboard could land Web surfers on questionable survey pages instead of the websites they really want to visit: Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. …mehr
Apple released an update for iPhoto '11, version 9.0.1, that addresses a data loss problem some users were experiencing when upgrading from an older version of iPhoto to iPhoto '11. …mehr
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In future, small sensors carried by members of the public, in devices such as next generation smartphones, may communicate with each other to create potentially vast body-to-body networks (BBNs). …mehr
There was no let up in so-called targeted attacks by cyber criminals this month across all sectors and geographies, according to the October 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report of Symantec. While some types of attacks saw marginal decreases, the report noted that the threats remain. …mehr
Apple filed two lawsuits against Motorola and Motorola Mobility late Friday in a US federal court, claiming violations of its patents in multiple Motorola cell phones, including the Droid line. …mehr
