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That devil of a Conficker worm that’s never far from the surface these days is likely to cause a significant increase in spam levels over the next three months, according to a report by yet another security firm that’s closely monitoring the worm’s exploits.

Hewlett Packard outstripped IBM in revenue in the fourth quarter of last year despite the global economic downturn with particularly strong demand for its products in the US market, according to the latest business benchmark study by research firm, Technology Business Research (TBR).

3 Mobile has today launched a new WiFi application that turns its customers’ mobile phones into mobile wireless hotspots.

BitDefender is offering a free tool for consumers that will disinfect all versions of Downadup – or  the Conficker worm as it’s commonly known – which the security firm says has swept across the globe infecting 15 million computers worldwide.

There’s been a dramatic collapse in average selling prices (ASP) for PCs around the world with vendors under enormous pressure as they are hit by a rapid decline in revenues and the effects of the global economic tsunami.