Catalin CimpanuSoftpedia editor profile and review archive

I've been working for Softpedia since 2009 and spent the first years testing and reviewing scripts and CMSs for our Webscripts section. While previously I wrote news stories once in a blue moon, in 2015 I started working as a full-time news editor, addressing Web, Internet, and security topics.

My stories cover data breaches, software vulnerabilities, exploits, user privacy, hacking, the Dark Web, programming news, social media, Web technology, product launches, and a few more.

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Articles by Catalin Cimpanu:

 

Google Announces the DoubleClick Ad Exchange Revolution in Web Marketing

Google links several ad marketing services together
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 18th, 2009
 

Justin TV Will Enhance Its Video Archive-Storage Capability

From five-minute clips to two-hour-long broadcasts
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 17th, 2009
 

Study Shows How the Internet Changed in the Last Six Years

Email and IM usage goes down in favor of social networks
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 17th, 2009
iStockphoto to Legally Guarantee All Its Stock Content, up to $250,000 per User

iStockphoto to Legally Guarantee All Its Stock Content, up to $250,000 per User

by Catalin Cimpanu, September 17th, 2009
iStockphoto users can feel safer against copyright or trademark cases
 

Google Acquires reCAPTCHA's Spam Filter

Teaches its Books service to read by itself
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 17th, 2009
 

Rumors About Google's Other New Acquisition

A Google-Brightcove deal might be in the making
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 17th, 2009
Pirate Bay's ISP Fights Back

Pirate Bay's ISP Fights Back

by Catalin Cimpanu, September 15th, 2009
Black Internet set to appeal court ruling that forced it to take Pirate Bay down
 

MSN Phishing Scam Exploiting Your Curiosity

Phishers target our curiosity and paranoia
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 15th, 2009
 

Sri Lanka Rises as Top Country in Quality Programmers at Google's Summer of Code

The University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka dominates Google's Summer of Code statistics
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 14th, 2009
 

Movie Subtitling Crew Faces Serious Charges

Israeli law enforcers go after movie subtitling crew
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 14th, 2009
 

IBM to Test Search Engine Market with Bold New Project

IBM and partners launch new image and video search engine
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 12th, 2009
 

Facebook and LimeWire Disagree On File Sharing

Facebook disables LimeWire's “Share on Facebook” feature
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 12th, 2009
Google Can Be Used as a P2P Tracker, Pirate Bay Replacement

Google Can Be Used as a P2P Tracker, Pirate Bay Replacement

by Catalin Cimpanu, September 11th, 2009
An ingenious implementation could transform Google Apps into a P2P tracker
 

Photography Website PhotoShelter Adds Google Analytics Support

Get detailed traffic statistics on your photography portfolio
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 11th, 2009
 
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