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Commerce Changes the Meaning of Valentine's Day

For generations, the 14th of February has been a day when people are encouraged to express their love for each other more than on other day of the year. Usually, valentines are sent between friends, relationship partners, lovers and relatives, and they are meant to re-assure the receiver of the love they get from the...

14 February 2009
05:23 GMT

Sudanese to Boycott Valentine's Day

Muslim cleric leaders in Sudan have recently urged the youth of the nation not to follow the Western tradition of Valentine's Day, saying that the tradition is sinful, and that it will lead couples away from each other, by creating a headway for the appearance of doubt and dissatisfaction. They have also urged y...

12 February 2009
13:01 GMT

Download Free Valentine’s Day Mail Stationery from iPresentee

iPresentee is a group of professional and enthusiastic IT designers whose goal is to create high quality, easy to use, and fun add-ons for Apple's iWork and iLife applications. iPresentee has been building up an impressive portfolio of objects and templates for Mac users since 2007. New to the company's por...

11 February 2009
05:15 GMT

Nokia E63 Now Available on the US Market

The Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has announced that its E63 handset is now available on the US market in two colors versions, Red Hot and Cool Blue. The device sports full QWERTY keyboard, comes with a big screen, and offers users different connectivity options, including text, instant messaging, email, as well a...

11 February 2009
03:47 GMT

Death of Romance: Texting Rules over Love Letters and Poems

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it becomes clear that people have forgotten how to be romantic and surprise their loved one with a gesture truly coming from the heart, a new survey shows. While they still want to receive love letters and poems on Valentine’s Day, the survey reveals that less ...

10 February 2009
13:31 GMT

Apple Announces Valentine’s Engravings

As every year goes, Apple is now encouraging its customers to pick out an iPod and have it engraved for their loved one, in anticipation of Valentine’s Day. Customers can decide on cool engravings created by Apple that they simply cannot miss, or they can custom order one with their own words. The service is fr...

9 February 2009
02:59 GMT

Researchers Warn of Increase in 'Lovely' Spam

Valentine's Day enthusiasts should be on alert during this period of the year, as the e-mails they receive might turn out not to be so lovely after all. Since the beginning of January, Valentine's-related spam distribution has gradually increased from none to almost 2.5 percent of all junk mail. "By lookin...

6 February 2009
07:09 GMT

LittleBigPlanet Offers a Free Valentine's Day Theme Pack

Media Molecule and Sony, as the developer and publisher, are announcing that they plan to release a free DLC pack for LittleBigPlanet especially timed for the Valentine's Day festivities. The LittleBigPlanet Valentines Day Theme pack has been created in an effort to allow gamers to express their feelings for the...

5 February 2009
04:32 GMT

Valentine's iPhone Picks

Ten days to go, and dozens of Valentine's apps are already available for iPhone / iPod touch owners. Instead of our usual free picks, we took on Valentine's-focused apps. Three of the best we could find are available below for immediate download. Don't forget to read what they're about.Candy Heart...

4 February 2009
03:35 GMT

Storm's Successor Loves Valentine's Day

Various anti-virus vendors have issued warnings regarding a new malware distribution campaign targeting Valentine's Day enthusiasts. The new variant of the Waledac worm is distributed through a spammed Web page, which prompts users to select their own cute, but infectious, Valentine's heart. Waledac, also ...

28 January 2009
04:03 GMT

Be My Sweetheart: the Newman MP3 Player for Lovers

If your boyfriend/girlfriend likes technology and you want to pleasantly surprise them come next Valentine's Day, maybe you should take a closer look at the MP3 Player for Lovers form Newman. Nothing like a high-technology gadget to leave them staring at this device, but everything wrapped in the nifty shape of ...

10 June 2008
06:45 GMT

Valentine's Day Worms, Trojans and Spam

With reports about Valentine's Day spams, scams, worms and Trojans coming in as early as the 11th of January, it's a wonder that cyber criminals haven't cooled down and remained contempt with the batch of malware that they have already sent out. I mean they could have taken the day off just to enjoy th...

14 February 2008
09:28 GMT

Google's Pink Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is great and all if you have that special someone next to you to hold and share the special times. If you don't, it's a bitter time, sprayed with thoughts about how the marketing industry has taken over culture and society as a whole, bringing out what's worst in people, namely the...

14 February 2008
06:52 GMT

From Hackers with Love

Never trust email, even if they tell you what you'd want to hear. Taking advantage of human ego, which apparently has everybody running circles around it, hackers and cyber criminals have found a new way to convince unsuspecting victims to open and download their infected messages.In case you see an email tellin...

13 February 2008
12:36 GMT

Valentine's from Google

Seeing as Valentine's Day is coming up and we all know what a huge marketing boom it brings to everything red and sweet, beginning with chocolate hearts wrapped in red foil and ending with a Porsche Boxster (not really oldie, but goldie), Google has decided to indulge its users with some gadget feelings.Who can ...

12 February 2008
02:58 GMT

Storm Spreading Valentine's Day Love

Would you like to have your computer infected and have it spread the love that the Storm botnet has for everybody? Then, don't open emails that have something of the following in their title: "Looking for that perfect Valentine's Day Gift?" or "Make Valentine's Day Night a memorable one." While I don&#...

11 February 2008
12:31 GMT

Microsoft Shares the Love, but Not with Linux

Microsoft has put up an invitation to share the love, but not with Linux (just bear with me, it will make sense in the end). With Valentine's Day just a few weeks away, the teams over at Windows Live and Microsoft Silverlight have joined their forces to enable users to spread and share their love. Obviously, the...

22 January 2008
09:10 GMT

Windows Infections Looking For Love

Christmas came with an avalanche of computer security threats, starting with unsolicited email messages and ending with Trojan horses, viruses and other pieces of malware attempting to steal usernames and passwords. However, the holiday season is history now, so get ready for the next spamming period full of... love...

16 January 2008
15:06 GMT


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