Government Fails to Block Bootleg Site. The U.S. Justice Department says it has taken over a website that provides information about pirated video games and movies, but many users are still able to reach the site. Turns out the government only seized one of the site's numerical Internet addresses. [Wired News]
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California Gov Rethinks Net Taxes. With California facing a budget shortfall to the tune of $35 billion, Gov. Gray Davis is reconsidering his opposition to Internet sales taxes. If the state enacts the tax, it could start a domino effect among cash-strapped states. [Wired News]
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Service Keeps Music Files Humming. MusicBrainz, a free, open-source, community-run service, offers music fans with huge collections of digital song files a way to clean up the data associated with those tracks -- artist, song title and so on. By Katie Dean. [Wired News]
7:31:26 PM    

Getting its story straight. Nearly one year after his return to Novell, Chris Stone tries to make a business case for Novell's well-regarded, if poorly understood, technology. [CNET News.com]
7:30:21 PM    

David Davies: Mobile blogging how-to guide. [Scripting News]
7:26:47 PM    

EU funds regional broadband. A £7m European Union grant will allow Lincolnshire to offer broadband to businesses and residents. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
7:26:17 PM    

Security flaw found in Windows ME. Microsoft issues a software patch for what it calls a critical weak spot in its Windows Millennium Edition operating system that could allow attacks on a victim's computer. [CNET News.com]
7:25:44 PM    

BBC: "A chain of UK internet cafes is offering low-cost wireless net access at its branches." [Scripting News]
7:24:43 PM    

Looking for Signs of Life on Mars. Final preparations are underway to send a pair of robotic vehicles to Mars. The goal is to determine whether life exists, or did exist, on the red planet. [Wired News]
7:23:47 PM    

Bright idea lights way for LEDs. Scientists at Japanese company Omron have bumped up the light cast by an LED bulb, potentially clearing a hurdle to the adoption of the low-power, long-lasting light source. [CNET News.com]
7:23:20 PM    

Marketing mess for notebooks?. roundup Intel's new mobile chips won't make it easy for buyers to pick and choose. But options for notebook shoppers include Wi-Fi hookups, a heftier Dell "desknote" and a Linux system. [CNET News.com]
7:22:49 PM    

A tablet PC in every hand?. Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba say sales of their tablet PCs are exceeding initial predictions. But manufacturers may be scrambling to pick up the pace to keep up with demand. [CNET News.com]
7:21:56 PM    

Combo slides Kodak back into printers. The photo giant inches back into the consumer printer business with a combination camera dock-printer, as the imaging industry releases a pre-trade show flurry of products. [CNET News.com]
7:21:11 PM    

Intel books Marriott to promote WLANs. The move comes on the heels of a similar deal between Intel and Starwood Hotels & Resorts. [Computerworld News]
7:20:18 PM    

U.S. government seizes Web site on software piracy. The Justice Department has seized a Web site containing information on pirated software and hardware, a move that has alarmed free speech advocates. [Computerworld News]
7:19:41 PM    

EarthLink confirms Net phone service. The Internet service provider says it has, indeed, struck a deal to offer phone services over the Net. It's looking to diversify as its core dial-up business begins to erode. [CNET News.com]
7:18:37 PM    

PayPal: How many Brits were robbed today? [The Register]
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