TurboLinux Wizpy launching worldwide in June

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Related Reading: Google digs in against malware with acquisition
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News: Indian vendors reply to US senators' H-1B inquiry
News: Cell phones to warn of earthquakes in Japan
ITWhirled: Geek Comic of the Week: Man-Man!


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TurboLinux Wizpy launching worldwide in June
The TurboLinux Wizpy, a multimedia media player that contains a PC-bootable version of the Linux operating system, will go on sale worldwide in June.


Researcher: Don't trust Google Toolbar
Makers of some of the most popular extension software used by the Firefox browser are not doing enough to secure their software, a security researcher said Wednesday.


Palm unveils Foleo PC as smartphone companion
Despite consumers' cool reaction to ultramobile PCs Palm Inc. will launch a handheld computer called Foleo with a full keyboard and 10-inch screen.


Google gears up offline access for Web apps
Google Inc. will tackle offline access, one of the thorniest problems facing Web-hosted applications, when it releases an early-stage browser extension called Gears to developers worldwide on Wednesday.

Related Reading: Google digs in against malware with acquisition
Google Inc.'s acquisition of security company GreenBorder Technologies Inc. is a sign the search giant wants to bolster confidence in its browser-delivered applications amid growing threats from malicious software on the Internet.


F-Secure hit with antivirus vulnerabilities
F-Secure Corp. has patched several vulnerabilities in its security products, the most critical of which could be used to run unauthorized software on a victim's computer.


Indian vendors reply to US senators' H-1B inquiry
Putting new restrictions on H-1B visas in the U.S. would be a barrier to trade, the president of a large Indian trade association said Wednesday. The remarks come in response to an inquiry by two U.S. senators into alleged misuse of the visas.


Cell phones to warn of earthquakes in Japan
Cell phones in Japan could soon provide a vital warning seconds ahead of a major earthquake.


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Geek Comic of the Week: Man-Man!
Imagine a man bitten by a radioactive ... man, who gains the proportionate strength and other powers of a man! Follow his adventures with his fellow inhabitants of Man-Mansion, sidekick Paul and butler Frenchie (who's actually Belgian).