TechByter Worldwide 2012.08.19: Nigeria? Why Don't Scammers Claim to be from New Jersey? How to Speed Up a Slow Computer (part 2); and Short Circuits.

Why do scammers say they're from Nigeria? Wouldn't it be better to claim you're from New Jersey? How to speed up a slow computer (part 2). In Short Circuits: New software can idenfity the source of viruses and rumors. The release version of Windows 8 is now available for TechNet members. Flash says adios to Android. If you could crack Google's Chrome browser, you could take home as much as $60,000, and a mystery computer virus has Kaspersky asking for help.