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Google to provide support for US Housing Fund

googleSearch giant Google has invested approximately $86 million Low-Income House Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund, which would cater to help all low and below poverty line citizens to have an affordable living condition. It was further added that the fund is being administered by the U. S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC), better known as a community development arm of US Bancorp (USB).

Diaspora aimed for 15 September release

facebookFacebook's one of the mighty rivals, Diaspora has staged its release for 15 September for its new social network.

BBC News reports, the developers of Diaspora have proclaimed through a blog post that the social network is ready to be released and will be live in no sooner than three weeks.

Telecom managerial body against Net Neutrality

telecom-net-neutralityA recent poll has stated the majorly all the renowned telecom executives do not comply with the core concept of net neutrality.

Rogues exploit iTunes flaws, empties users' PayPal accounts

cyber-crooksCyber crooks have seemingly got hold of a security flaw in Apple's iTunes which led to burgling of thousands of dollars from users' accounts.

Apple Insider reports claim that a vast number of iTunes users have fallen in the trap and their accounts have been looted via the online payment PayPal mode.

Report on Facebook “Dislike” button scam

facebookFacebook has warned users of the scam which is being spread by the latest installation of the app “Dislike” button.

The social networking platform calls it to be an act which is a disapproval of the “Like” button meant for users. This does mean that the scammers can easily be able to access profiles and at the same time post status update with a link that can snatch the information.

Facebook ‘Places’ start another privacy row

facebookUsers of the social networking major, Facebook have once again raised privacy concerns about publicly available information on the site. The new Facebook feature called ‘Places’ allowing users to share their location with their contacts has sparked up new privacy concerns about.

Virgin Media to warn of malware attacks

virgin-mediaVirgin Media has pronounced that it will be sending warning letters to users whose systems have been damaged of malware attacks.

The firm has stated it would soon be releasing warning letters making use of a list compiled by Shadowserver Foundation, which claims a list that deals with IP addresses.