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  Study: Twitter is 40 percent "babble," but only 3.75 percent spam

  By Ben Patterson

  Such mind-numbing tweets as "Time for lunch!" and "Where's my left flip-flop?" make up about 40 percent of the updates on Twitter, according to a new survey; that said, less than...

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  Web attacks up by a third

  From Digital Trends

  New data show a massive increase in Web attacks during the second quarter, especially in identity-theft Trojans.

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  China makes filtering software optional

  From Digital Trends

  The Chinese government has said that its citizens can choose whether to use the Green Dam Youth Escort filtering software or not, but it will be on all public computers.

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  Whoa: Microsoft Word is illegal

  By Christopher Null

  RealNetworks wasn't the only company that got slapped with bad news from the courts yesterday. Microsoft was also the suddenly-announced loser in a long-running case that could...

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  Teachable moments: top kids' searches

  From Digital Trends

  No surprise to parents, we're sure, but Symantec's OnlineFamily.Norton finds kids top search terms include "sex" and "porn" - and, of course, "YouTube."

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  5 hot Microsoft Word tips for students

  By Marc Saltzman

  Today's students no doubt rely on word processing software, whether it's to transcribe lectures, write essays or crank through homework assignments. ...

• Urban cybertale: Facebook found the bicycle thief

  From Canadian Press

  By Beth J. Harpaz, The Associated PressNEW YORK - Kids who live in the city learn their streetsmarts early. Not just, "Don't talk to strangers," but also, "Keep your hand on your...

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  A questionable download? Blame the cat!

  By Christopher Null

  A man accused of downloading child porn has blamed it all on his cat. Seriously.

• Fraudster posing as a friend stuck overseas without funds cons Good Samaritans

  From Canadian Press

  By Amy Fuller, The Canadian PressTORONTO - An Internet con artist has targeted hundreds in upscale Toronto neighbourhoods in recent days, preying on the goodwill of people led to...

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  Report: Attackers took down Twitter to silence one person

  By Ben Patterson

  New and disturbing details about Thursday's worldwide Twitter outage point to a single, coordinated attack targeting just one person: an outspoken Georgian blogger who goes by the...