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Saturday, January 22, 2005

Hackers Snatch Data From Bogus Wireless Access Points . Security researchers warn against a hacking technique in which scammers set up bogus wireless access point near a legitimate base station that they then jam. [Networking Pipeline]
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The Firefox Guide: You Want It, We Have It. One-stop shopping for all of your Firefox needs: Tips, tricks, extension picks, and a soup-to-nuts review of the world's most popular open-source browser. [Linux Pipeline]
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Wi-Fi Surpasses Ethernet In Home Networking: Survey. Increasing wireless usage in the home will lead to wider acceptance of new applications, according to a new study by Parks Associates. [InternetWeek]
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Update: AOL expands search services, desktop function to come. America Online launched a new version of AOL Search Thursday, and announced new partnerships aimed at expanding its search services. [InfoWorld: Top News]
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Internet phishing scams getting more devious. Scam artists last year posed as banks and other legitimate businesses in thousands of phishing attacks, sending out millions of spam e-mails with subject lines like "account update needed" that point to fraudulent Web sites, experts said. [Computerworld Cybercrime News]
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Global warming, not asteroid, cause of extinction?. Mass death 250 million years ago may have been caused not by an asteroid, but by warmer temperatures and lower oxygen levels. [CNET News.com]
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