Praise God and Pass the Music Files. Some Christians say file-sharing has become a high-tech way of spreading the gospel, and is consistent with their faith. By John Leland. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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Mixing and Matching, 2 New Palms Emerge. Palm, the company that spawned the current age of palmtops and smart phones, has two new models out. Do they break new ground? By David Pogue. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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PlusNet offers 'full-fat' broadband. 512k, £14.99 a month By Tim Richardson . [The Register]

 

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'Phishing' arrest is first for UK. Police arrest a man on suspicion of "phishing" - an e-mail scam which tricks people into revealing bank details. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

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Teachers pool computer knowhow. Teachers from across Europe have met to swap ideas on the best use of technology in the classroom. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

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Apple patches QuickTime flaw. The consumer technology maker issues a security advisory and fix for a QuickTime flaw that the company describes as a minor issue. The firm that found the flaw says the problem is more serious. [CNET News.com]

 

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EE Times: Cameraphone makers address user issues. Canon, Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, Siemens, and Samsung announced the Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium on Thursday. The group will issue technical guidelines to make cameraphones and printers work better together. [Tomalak's Realm]

 

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WIRED: File-Sharing Is, Like, Totally Uncool. They're engaged in a role-playing game, as directed in a lesson plan sponsored and bankrolled by the Motion Picture Association of America. The curriculum - called "What's the Diff?: A Guide to Digital Citizenship" - has reached slightly more than half a million junior high students since it began this school year. [Tomalak's Realm]

 

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Basic hits 40. On May 1, 1964, Basic was born at Dartmouth College. It went on to become the most widely used computer language in the world. [Computerworld News]

 

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Wal-Mart begins RFID trial in Texas. The much-anticipated pilot program comes after the company set a January 2005 deadline for its top 100 suppliers to place RFID tags on all cases and pallets destined for its Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. [Computerworld News]

 

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Web conferencing meets the desktop. Web conferencing has tapped a vein in the enterprise, and vendors are rushing in to quench the need for easy-to-use, real-time collaboration tools that meld with desktop tools and applications. [InfoWorld: Top News]

 

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