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It's taken a long time. A very, very long time. But, at last, the latest Chrome 13 beta sees the browser finally gain a Print Preview function. And this isn't just some half-finished beta version, either -- it's really quite impressive.

This week, Mozilla's whirlwind release cycle yielded the first release candidate of Firefox 5 in the beta channel, just a matter of a week before the final version is expected to be released.

The days of needing to use Friendly or other third-party applications to access Facebook on the iPad may be soon over.

Bitcoins have become popular as an alternative to government-controlled currencies, but a new Trojan seems to be specifically targeting Bitcoin wallets in an attempt to steal funds, security firm Symantec warns.

Paul Ceglia claims that in 2003 he signed a contract with Mark Zuckerberg that entitles him to half the holdings of Facebook Inc.'s co-founder and CEO. Last week, Ceglia said he underwent a polygraph test in New York last week to prove his claim. Now he wants to Zuckenberg to undertake the same lie detector test.

The LulzSec said in its web site that after hacking hacked Sony Corp., the U.S. Senate, an FBI affiliate, the Public Broadcasting System, gaming sites, and online porn sites, the hack attacks will continue until "we're brought to justice, which we might well be."

American Airlines announced during that week it will deploy 6,000 of Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices on-board select flights beginning later this year. The tablets will replace the airline's current personal entertainment device in American's premium cabins on transcontinental flights between New York's JFK and Los Angeles, JFK and San Francisco, and, Miami and Los Angeles served with 767-200 and 767-300 aircraft; international flights to and from Europe, and South America ser...

The viral video that sparked a love and hate reaction towards the young singer is no longer available on YouTube for viewing.

If you were one of those users who enjoyed the Les Paul guitar doodle on Google last week then you could be guilty of costing the world $268 in lost productivity.

Australian companies are warned of the cyber security breach potential now that exposes critical information that now demands more attention.

Telstra Corporation Ltd downplayed reports indicating that it has finalised the finer details of the contract that embodies the giant telco’s $9 billion agreement with NBN Co. that will aid in the full roll out of the federal-sponsored national broadband network.

Dennis Hood, a South Australian Family First MP, is drafting a bill that would force Facebook, the most popular social network site in Australia and the rest of the world, to give parents a bigger say in activities of their children over the Internet.

The Central Intelligence Agency, which engages in covert activities at the request of the President of the United States, has been the latest victim of notorious hacking group LulzSec.

The hacker group LulzSec pulled off another high profile hack when it claimed credit for taking down the CIA's website for a couple of hours this Wednesday. The group posted a tweet at their page saying: "Tango down- cia.gov- for the lulz." The site was back up by 8 pm according to the Washington Post.

The string of hacking incidents around the world that targeted global firms such as Sony and Lockheed Martin may have prompted Aussie government agencies and private companies to step up their online security protocol but such is not the case, according to the latest Auditor General report.

LulzSec has an ancient Greek sailboat mimicking the Odyssey, with a distinctive sail "LOL" on its webpage. Recently, it has indeed rammed through firewalls of companies including Sony Corp. and has even threatened the United States government websites.

Today, hundreds of Commonwealth Bank customers have been left struggling to access their accounts, complete bill payments, transfers, and international money transfers.

Among the assets of Nortel remaining are its patents and patent applications. Search giant Google Inc. has inked a deal to lead an auction for the patents with its $900 million offer to buy the patents. The Google-led auction supervised by a bankruptcy court in the United States will be held on June 20 at the offices of law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York. The bankruptcy court will evaluate the auction results at the end of the month.

Amidst the industry's focus on growing popularity of smartphones and tablets, Google, Inc., operator of the world's most popular search engine, said at an event in San Francisco California, it has made improvements for conducting Web searches in desktops, the device still used for the bulk of queries in Google.

The day after the NBA Finals, the Miami Herald ran a story about the Heat's disappointing loss. However, to everyone's surprise, a full-page ad under the story reads "Congratulations Miami" next to photos of Heat championship T-shirts and hats on sale from Macy's. A T-shirt on the add says "Heat 2011 NBA Finals Champions". The Heat's logo on a hat has the words "NBA Champions."

Where internet access is deliberately restricted by authorities, the U.S. hopes to provide succour through its reported $2 million ‘internet in a suitcase’ plan that will roll out online emergency lines to nationals under extreme duress from their own governments.

For a steep price of $5,500, you can now order a handmade and beautifully crafted steampunk design laptop.

Facebook hit 687 million users worldwide at the start of June, increasing its total monthly audience by 1.7%, according to a new study by research and marketing group Inside Facebook.

Australian actor Russell Crowe apologized over his tweets against circumcision, a ritual practiced by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Thursday night, he said in his Twitter account, "Circumcision is barbaric and stupid. Who are you to correct nature? Is it real that GOD requires a donation of foreskin? Babies are perfect."

After 14 years, Duke Nukem has finally reached shelves and online in Duke Nukem Forever, though the "steroidal one-man army who never fails and always get the babes" may no longer be that appealing to today's gamers.

Male teenagers mostly from Queensland recently created sex-rating pages called “root rater” Facebook groups. In relation to this, page users were affiliated through universities, geographical location or sexual preference.

The plunging stock market value of Nintendo this week caught the Japanese game console maker by surprise, which came following the Tuesday launch of its next-generation Wii U.

Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: MMED), an innovative green IT company in the fields of virtualization, cloud computing and data management, as well as Smart Grid solutions, today announced that its Czech Republic-based CommodityPoint business has acquired the assets of Energy Hedge Fund Center, LLC ("EHFC"), a web portal and community for clients interested in hedge funds in the energy and commodity sectors.

Google came out with its new '+1" button. This is Google's newest foray into the social scene, although they claim this is yet the social network to rival Facebook. The +1 button is a small icon that will become featured in searches done on Google. The idea is that when you see a search result you like, you will +1 it, thus telling others in your Google social group that you like the result.