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Old-school worm loves Windows applications. The latest Lovgate worm variant can destroy access to hundreds of Windows applications as it spreads. |
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Yahoo profit doubles; shares tumble. Web giant reports profit of $112.5 million, meeting expectations. Shares drop in after-hours trading. |
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Linksys ups reach of wireless networks. New antennas are meant to address the No. 1 complaint of consumers: networks that don't reach far enough. |
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Apple hits back at Sony's 'misleading' Walkman marketing (MacCentral). MacCentral - Sony Corp.'s new hard disk-based Walkman is the product with the biggest brand recognition that Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod has had to face since its introduction. But it's not the Walkman's 25-year history that bothers Apple executives, it's Sony's marketing message. When Sony released the 20GB Walkman they claimed to have trumped Apple with the number of songs that their device could hold -- 13,000 compared to the iPod's 10,000 -- even thought the total capacity was half of the iPod's. That message is misleading to consumers, according to Apple. |
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PeopleSoft Blames Shortfall on Oracle Bid (AP). AP - Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. blamed rival Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover attempt for weakening its second-quarter profit, a development that could help make Oracle's hostile offer become even more appealing. |
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Analysts Positive on Microsoft Cost-Cutting Plans (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) plans
for $1 billion in cost cutting raised analysts hopes on
Wednesday that the world's biggest software maker will raise
its dividend payout or announce a large share buyback program. |
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Dell Sets Linux-PC Story Straight (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - A PC dealer in Europe has begun selling Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) desktop computers equipped with Linux, but Dell has distanced itself from the announcement, saying that the systems were customized by the dealer, and that it is not the first time a reseller has loaded Linux onto Dell computers. |
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Museum to Offer Photos of Art to Download (AP). AP - Art lovers may soon be able to dial "M" for masterpiece. The State Hermitage Museum plans to offer cell phone users an opportunity to have reproductions of the museum's masterpieces on their screens, the museum's director said Wednesday. |
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New IE Security Flaw Exposed (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - A Dutch computer science student claims that Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) latest patch for its Internet Explorer browser, released July 2nd, does not provide sufficient protection. In an Internet News Group posting, Jelmer Kuperus says he has found another way hackers could run malicious programs on a Web user's PC. |
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Los Angeles Approves Restrictions on Cyber Cafes (Reuters). Reuters - Citing problems with truancy and
youth violence, the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday
approved an ordinance restricting the hours during which minors
can visit Internet cafes and requiring the shops to install
video cameras for security. |
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Microsoft Aims to Save $1 Billion (PC World). PC World - Software giant cuts employee benefits, hopes to sell you more software. |
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GE Unveils Nanotech Device, May Shrink Future Chips (Reuters). Reuters - Scientists at General Electric Co.
(GE.N) unveiled one of the smallest functioning devices ever
made on Wednesday, a carbon tube about 10 atoms wide that could
one day shrink computer chip technology. |
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Saflink Teams with Microsoft in Security Software (Reuters). Reuters - Security software company Saflink
Corp. (SFLK.O) on Wednesday said it would work with Microsoft
Corp. to develop software for the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, sending its shares to its highest level in a month. |
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Lawsuit Challenges Florida Ballot Recount Rules (Reuters). Reuters - Voting rights groups sued Florida
election administrators on Wednesday to overturn a rule that
prohibits manual recounting of ballots cast with touch-screen
machines, a lawsuit with echoes of the state's disputed 2000
presidential election voting. |
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Apple to Ship iPod Minis Worldwide July 24 (Reuters). Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O) on
Wednesday said its iPod mini digital music player would be
available internationally, beginning July 24, at a price of
$249. |
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Starbucks - Your Next Music Superstore? |
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EU Ministers Went Off-Brief In Patent Vote |
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Eclipse packaged with plug-ins for ease of use. Eclipse-based tools provider Innoopract is shipping Yoxos, a $19.95 Eclipse 3.0 distribution that is equipped with popular plug-ins to ease the load on open source developers. |
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Siebel, BMC warn of lower-than-expected results. Siebel Systems on Wednesday warned that it expects second quarter revenues to fall approximately $50 million short of analyst expectations, blaming "unexpected delays in purchasing decisions." |
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Ethereal Bugs in the iSNS, SMB, and SNMP Dissectors Let Remote Users Crash Ethereal or Possibly Execute Arbitrary Code |
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ZDNet: Hey, your mobile's being stolen "Researchers at Leeds University are developing technolog... |
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Better mains plug. 
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ID Magazine has given honourable mention in its annual design awards to Manabu Nishikawa's "ring plug" -- an improvement on the traditional mains-power-plug with a finger-sized ring for easy tugging.
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Fujitsu technique hides data in images. Steganographic innovation can render 12-digit number invisible to eyes, clear to camera phone or PDA. |
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Lawsuit Challenges Florida Ballot Recount Rules (Reuters). Reuters - Voting rights groups sued Florida
election administrators on Wednesday to overturn a rule that
prohibits manual recounting of ballots cast with touch-screen
machines, a lawsuit with echoes of the state's disputed 2000
presidential election voting. |
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Requiem For A Motherboard |
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Analyst warms to Sun's Q4 run. Inching out of the red |
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New IE Security Flaw Exposed (NewsFactor) |
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U.N. To Spammers: Two Years And You're Done |
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Post-holiday bullets. The iPod Mini makes its worldwide debut, Microsoft loses on the ergonomic keyboard patent, and Starbucks claims people are actually using the T-Mobile Hot Spots in it US stores. By Eric Bangeman. |
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Microsoft security hole still open despite patch. Another variation on the ADODB.Stream exploit in IE discovered late last month has been publicized. A patch for this one will be forthcoming from Microsoft. By Eric Bangeman. |
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Pot gives you unstoppable night vision powers?. An article in the Guardian about a recent scientific study that indicate marijuana consumption can improve night vision -- if you can keep your eyes open, that is.
Their results backed up claims by the Observer columnist Sue Arnold, who suffers from retinitis pigmentosa and is officially registered blind. She noticed several years ago that drawing on strong Jamaican skunk suddenly and temporarily enabled her to see things clearly. But Ms Arnold has since warned of side-effects that could impede night-time navigation.
"Only trouble was," she said, "I couldn't stand up."
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Washington takes on Net telephony. roundup From Congress to the IRS, the debate over VoIP technology increasingly focuses on rules. |
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Analysts: Oracle isn't PeopleSoft's only problem. Yes, fending off a hostile buyout is a pain, but that external challenge is just the obvious problem. |
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Dog days in the enterprise sector. An earnings warning from PeopleSoft underscores rising challenges for companies that sell software to corporate customers. |
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Yahoo posts profit, meets expectations. Web giant reports profit of $112.5 million, thanks to continued strength in its commercial search business. |
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Court refuses to lift California e-voting restrictions. Call for paper audit trails for e-ballot systems gets vote of confidence from a federal judge. |
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PeopleSoft Blames Shortfall on Oracle Bid (AP). AP - Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. blamed rival Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover attempt for weakening its second-quarter profit, a development that could help make Oracle's hostile offer become even more appealing. |
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Yahoo Profit Up on Ad Revenue, Shrs Drop (Reuters). Reuters - Internet media company Yahoo Inc.
(YHOO.O) on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that more than
doubled, driven by rising revenue in its acquired Overture
Services Web advertising unit, but shares fell more than 10
percent after a three-month run up. |
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Analysts Positive on Microsoft Cost-Cutting Plans (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) plans
for $1 billion in cost cutting raised analysts hopes on
Wednesday that the world's biggest software maker will raise
its dividend payout or announce a large share buyback program. |
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Does Your Company Pay For Broadband? |
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INDUCE Act targets P2P application creators |
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BugTraq: Scob variant using IIS 6.0 or just upgrades ?. Sender: Hubbard, Dan [dhubbard at websense dot com] |
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BugTraq: Suggestion: erase data posted to the Web. Sender: Andrew Daviel [advax at triumf dot ca] |
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Fine-Tune Your Web Site for Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
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NEW: Ft. Carson officers punished |
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Elsewhere: The attack of the $2 million worm |
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Elsewhere: Another day, another IE flaw... |
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News: 'Together we can defeat spam in two years' |
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Maryland county considers regulations for cable ISPs. Montgomery County is set to vote on minimum service standards for cable ISPs operating there. This would be the first regulations of their kind in the US. By Eric Bangeman. |
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Microsoft throws .Net over China. Software giant strikes new deal with the largest system integrator in mainland China. |
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Apple hits back at Sony's 'misleading' Walkman marketing (MacCentral). MacCentral - Sony Corp.'s new hard disk-based Walkman is the product with the biggest brand recognition that Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod has had to face since its introduction. But it's not the Walkman's 25-year history that bothers Apple executives, it's Sony's marketing message. When Sony released the 20GB Walkman they claimed to have trumped Apple with the number of songs that their device could hold -- 13,000 compared to the iPod's 10,000 -- even thought the total capacity was half of the iPod's. That message is misleading to consumers, according to Apple. |
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iPods Pose Enterprise Security Threat (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - iPods and other MP3 devices pose a security risk that many companies
have not anticipated. That is the conclusion of industry experts who
say policies on access to company data need to be updated and the
presence of digital music players banned. |
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Software Piracy Soars (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Software firms are losing big to piracy. In 2003, some 36 percent of the software installed on computers worldwide -- valued at US$29 billion -- was copied or distributed illegally, according to a study released by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). |
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Dell Sets Linux-PC Story Straight (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - A PC dealer in Europe has begun selling Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) desktop computers equipped with Linux, but Dell has distanced itself from the announcement, saying that the systems were customized by the dealer, and that it is not the first time a reseller has loaded Linux onto Dell computers. |
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Museum to Offer Photos of Art to Download (AP). AP - Art lovers may soon be able to dial "M" for masterpiece. The State Hermitage Museum plans to offer cell phone users an opportunity to have reproductions of the museum's masterpieces on their screens, the museum's director said Wednesday. |
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New IE Security Flaw Exposed (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - A Dutch computer science student claims that Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) latest patch for its Internet Explorer browser, released July 2nd, does not provide sufficient protection. In an Internet News Group posting, Jelmer Kuperus says he has found another way hackers could run malicious programs on a Web user's PC. |
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Lawmakers Seek to Limit States on Internet Calls (Reuters). Reuters - State regulators should be barred
from imposing regulations on new Internet-based telephone
service, otherwise they could slow growth of the nascent
product, several top U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday. |
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KDE 3.3 Beta "Klassroom" Released |
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Planet Broadband |
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GE develops diode built from carbon nanotubes. Scientists at GE Global Research have developed one of the most fundamental devices within an electronic circuit using carbon nanotubes, which many semiconductor researchers think will replace conventional silicon building blocks in the future. |
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BugTraq: RE: Can we prevent IE exploits a priori?. Sender: Drew Copley [dcopley at eEye dot com] |
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Microsoft Releases Browser Security Patch |
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"Imagining Australia" regional collaborative blog launches. BoingBoing pal Brian B. says:
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Aussiephiles rejoice! The authors of a new book called Imagining Australia (four precocious blokes under or at the age of 30) have started a blog. wicked smaht, these dudes have more advanced degrees from Harvard than you or I do (well, more than I do anyway) and may well all play pivotal roles in shaping the motherland they love... good on ya, mates.
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West Coast Bloggers.  If you have ever been to a biker bar on the West Coast, or an Orange County shopping mall filled with be-doo-ragged white male teens, you'll get the humor here. If not, click this link first, before you check out these funny blogosphere in-joke t-shirts. BoingBoing reader David says, "Could this be the start of the east coast/west coast blogging rivalry? Will the bloggies become a scene for chaos, frustration, and gunfire? I can see it now ... 'Ain't no blogger like a west coast blogger 'cause a west coast blogger don't stop...'"
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Nepal Wireless project update. BoingBoing reader Marc says:
 After reading this previous BoingBoing post in May about the Nepal Wireless project, I decided to interview Mahabir Pun about his work. Some of the responses surprised me, and many of the decisions are in direct contrast to a project in Laos I covered two years ago: they're using Windows and Microsoft NetMeeting instead of open source; they're not localizing; and social mobility isn't necessarily one of the project goals. I think in many ways the Nepalese project is more successful because it's less ambitious. Mahabir also talks about working while living through the Maoist insurgency.
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L.A. Press Club panel on LAX Journalist Visa controversy. Blogger and Reason editor Matt Welch says:
Tonight in LA, the L.A. Press Club hosts a panel about how LAX border guards have been stopping European and Australian reporters at the airport, cuffing and searching them, and shipping them back home, for failing to have a previously undemanded Journalist Visa. If you're unfamiliar with the topic, here are three critical columns I've written about it: 1, 2, 3.
Basically, customs enforcement personnel LAX started last May to enforce a law that had previously been unenforced. Most all other visitors (including tourists, businessmen, and publicists) from the 27 "Visa Waiver" countries can enter the U.S. for 90 days without a visa, but journalists are required by law to apply in advance for an I-Visa, shell out $100, present a letter from their publication on letterhead, and wait for up to several weeks for approval. And the wording is not at all clear as to whether freelancers or even webloggers must also heed the requirement. Needless to say, this makes it difficult to cover breaking news; and it's hard to see how this would prevent any terrorist acts considering all a murderous Frenchman would need to do is say he was a tourist.
Still, immigration officials say, a law's a law, and Sept. 11 taught us to take such laws seriously. Also, LAX has been a target in the past, and many security officials say that the Visa Waiver program is the single most dangerous loophole in our consular system. What makes tonight's panel potentially newsworthy is that A) the Bureau for Immigration and Customs Enforcement has recently announced new guidelines on the matter to all major points of entry; and B) a BICE official and the U.S. Consul for Tijuana will be there to field questions, along with German Consul pro Michael Wolff. At the very least, we might finally understand what the actual rules are. And today's American visa tightening can be tomorrow's foreign crackdown on American travelers; American journalists and webloggers may find themselves in some uncomfortable situations in Paris and Sydney, if this keeps up.
Link to event details, starts at 630pm. Also, blogger Ernest Miller suggests two posts from other weblogs for related reading: discourse.net, and buzzmachine. |
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Ironic hipster unicorn lovin' t-shirts.  Link, and also check out the "This was supposed to be the future -- where's my jetpack?" design. Link (Thanks, Susannah!) |
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AT&T fights for local service. Deal lets company move some local phone customers to McLeodUSA's network, as FCC readies temporary rules. |
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PeopleSoft Blames Shortfall on Oracle Bid (AP). AP - PeopleSoft Inc. shares reached a 52-week low Wednesday after the software maker warned its second-quarter earnings and revenue would fall short of its expectations. |
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Virgin Mobile sets out flotation plans (AFP). AFP - Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile set out its plans for a stock market flotation which will value the company at up to one billion pounds (1.50 billion euros, 1.85 billion dollars). |
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Akamai: How They Fought Recent DDoS Attacks |
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Accenture posts strong Q3 results. Accenture Ltd., one of the world's largest providers of IT services, met analyst expectations for its earnings per share and net revenue in the third quarter, ended May 31, 2004, as its outsourcing business continued growing strongly and its consulting business shook off a years-long funk, the Hamilton, Bermuda, company said Wednesday. |
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Are You Prepared For Disaster? Is Your Data Really Protected? |
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iPods Pose Enterprise Security Threat |
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'Phonics' Co. Settles Privacy Complaint (AP) |
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The Net's Getting Messy |
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The Network Imperative |
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It Don't Come Easy |
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The Digital ID World Newsletter - June 24, 2004 Issue |
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Anthony Townsend on urban wireless. Grassroots Wi-Fi activist Anthony Townsend, co-founder of NYCwireless and Wireless Commons, has published a new article in the architecture journal Praxis. The paper is called "Digitally Mediated Urban Space: New Lessons for Design." From Anthony's blog:
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"I sought to lay out the way I've been thinking about the rapid and sometimes chaotic introduction of four classes of digital technology into urban space (wireless, GPS/positioning, GIS, and displays). I investigate these trends in four cases: Times Square and Union Square in New York, Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing, and Seoul's proposed Digital Media City."
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Crafty laptop sleeves. 
Foofbags are Powerbook/iBook sleeves handsewn out of fun-fur and fleece.
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Lego animated Spiderman 2. 
This is pretty stunning: it's a stop-motion-animated short version of Spiderman 2 done entirely in Lego.
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US extraditing DRM-breaker. The US is trying to extradite an Australian who broke DRM systems to stand trial in America.
US justice agencies allege that Griffiths, whose online name was BanDido, was the ringleader of an internet group called DrinkOrDie (DOD). Its members played a global game of one-upmanship with manufacturers, cracking security codes and reproducing software, games and music worth $US50 million ($A70.2 million).
It is not claimed that 41-year-old Griffiths, who is unemployed, made any money from the alleged piracy.
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Prostitution to be legalized in Berkeley?. This article in the SF Bay Guardian reports on
a new ballot meaure in Berkeley, California to legalize prostitution -- another measure in SF is on the way. Link (Thanks, Creative_ten
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"Imagining Australia" regional collaborative blog launches. BoingBoing pal Brian from Newsweek says:
Aussiephiles rejoice! The authors of a new book called Imagining Australia (four precocious blokes under or at the age of 30) have started a blog. wicked smaht, these dudes have more advanced degrees from Harvard than you or I do (well, more than I do anyway) and may well all play pivotal roles in shaping the motherland they love... good on ya, mates.
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Wacky world of Japanese ice cream. 
Quirky feature in Japan's Mainichi Daily about ice cream flavors popular with Japanese consumers. Move aside, rocky road -- make way for lettuce-potato, tulip, horseflesh ("with meaty chunks," shown here at left), and cherry blossom.
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Rivals thwart Nokia's bid for Symbian control. Sony Ericsson, Panasonic and Siemens raise stakes in smart-phone OS maker, ensuring Nokia's share stays below 50 percent mark. |
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German retail giant opens test center to push RFID. The company spearheading use of radio tags in Europe unveils its official test bed.
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iPass, Yahoo BB Mobile expand roaming deal. More than 600 hot spots in Japan will be available to iPass customers. |
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Starbucks adds wireless service to more stores. The service allows customers to wirelessly access the Internet using Wi-Fi devices. |
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Briefly: Starbucks adds wireless service to stores. roundup Plus: iPass, Yahoo BB Mobile expand roaming deal...Microsoft's Encarta adds search bar, homework help...Atheros licenses technology from ARM...Acacia strikes first cable patent deal. |
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Lawmakers Attack Violent Video Games (AP). AP - The video game industry seems to delight in pushing the envelope — and the bounds of good taste — with ever-gorier content. That has put it under renewed attack from legislators and activists who claim some titles must be kept out of kids' hands, though courts have repeatedly granted games First Amendment protections. |
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TiVo vs. Windows Media Center Edition |
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Elsewhere: Another day, another IE flaw.... Yet another vulnerability has been unearthed in Microsoft's Internet Explorer - the company is working on a 'series of updates', it says
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News: 'Together we can defeat spam in two years'. Delegates at an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) spam conference this week have called for standardised, stronger worldwide anti-spam legislation. They aim control the 'modern day epidemic' of spam within two years. |
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BugTraq: Comersus Cart Improper Request Handling. Sender: Thomas Ryan [tommy at providesecurity dot com] |
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BugTraq: FW: [security bulletin] SSRT4718 rev.0 HP Tru64 UNIX NTP Integer Overflow. Sender: Boren, Rich (SSRT) [rich dot boren at hp dot com] |
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BugTraq: Enterasys XSR Security Router Record Route Denial Of Service Vulnerability (More information). Sender: Frederico Queiroz [fqueiroz at ish dot com dot br] |
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BugTraq: Can we prevent IE exploits a priori?. Sender: [security-bugtraq at marketshark dot net] |
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MS defeated in ergo keyboard patent appeal. District Court must re-type ruling |
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'Together we can defeat spam in two years'. International rallying call |
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BugTraq: MDKSA-2004:066 - Updated kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities |
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New Microsoft patch doesn't plug all holes |
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Bagel source code is revealed |
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Linux Virtual Server Secure Context Procfs Shared Permissions Vulnerability |
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Bagle Worm Appears Unencrypted in Open Source Community |
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INDUCE Act targets P2P application creators. US Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduces more pro-RIAA, pro-MPAA legislation, this time aimed at the creators of P2P applications. By Eric Bangeman. |
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Art scene and heard. Located in an historical Queens elementary school building, P.S.1. Contemporary Art Center has been a hub of avant-garde art and culture for nearly three decades. Now, P.S.1. also has an Internet radio station. As you might expect, WPS1 features an eclectic mix of programming. No Clear Channel station is going to give you the voice of Marcel Duchamp, the techno of Todd Sines, and a discussion with Taipei City mayor Ma Yingjiu about public art. From this week's schedule:
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The Bio-Blurb Show, Edition #3: Bio-Art or Bio-Terror? - In this most provocative program, host Suzanne Anker speaks with former Whitney Museum director David Ross, art journalist Stephen Henry Madoff, and filmmaker Virgil Wong about the federal government's Patriot-Act case against the activist artist Steve Kurtz and the Critical Art Ensemble and the criminalization of the American artist in general. Must-hear listening!
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Love Crazy, Edition #4 - Whazzup workaholics! For this session of her music series for WPS1, chanteuse Nora York zeroes in on how much we love our labors, especially when they're lost to song.
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Curbside Cassette, Edition #3 - Okay, work's covered. How about school? Recent high-school grads Joe Ahearn and Max Kagan celebrate their diplomas with a science-and-math music mix. Indeed, where would we be without "Calculus Man"? Without the Beastie Boys, for one thing, joined here by Mos Def, Sun Ra, Elvis Costello, the Pixies, White Stripes and more.
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Millie the mechanical monster of Michigan. Mechanical designer Jim Peters, 54, was disappointed that a certain Scottish celebrity was missing from last year's Saline Celtic Festival in Michigan.
 "I was down there at the festival. It was full of bagpipe music and Scottish sights and activities. Viewing the long body of water, one can't help think of the Loch Ness area in Scotland and its famous legend. I asked myself: "Where's the monster?"'
So this year, Peters built a 24-foot-long wood-and-steel mechanical Loch Ness Monster. "Millie" was named for Mill Pond Park, the location of the festival. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any photos of Millie online.
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Net helps Kerry get the message across. Net-using followers of John Kerry were the first to be told the US presidential hopeful had picked a running mate. |
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Hong Kong Officials Bust Software Pirates (AP). AP - Customs officials busted an alleged software piracy syndicate Wednesday and said they will try to freeze the counterfeiters' assets. |
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Dell to Offer Linux-Loaded PCs in Europe (AP). AP - A line of Dell Inc. desktop computers running a version of the Linux operating system will be sold in Europe by a reseller, broadening alternative offerings to Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous Windows software. |
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Virgin Mobile Plans First Public IPO (AP). AP - Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) PLC, Britain's fifth-largest mobile phone company, plans to issue shares to investors for the first time in an offering that would value its business at up to 713 million pounds ($1.32 billion). |
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Reagan Funeral Items Selling Fast on EBay (AP). AP - A month after Ronald Reagan's death, items from the 40th president's funeral, burial and weeklong public viewing are selling fast on the online auction site eBay. |
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Microsoft Aims to Save $1 Billion (PC World). PC World - Software giant cuts employee benefits, hopes to sell you more software. |
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New e-mail service aims to wallop Gmail. The e-mail storage stampede continued its charge on Wednesday with yet another Internet company taking on Google Inc.'s Gmail offering with its own free 1GB e-mail service. |
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BugTraq: MDKSA-2004:066 - Updated kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities. Sender: Mandrake Linux Security Team [security at linux-mandrake dot com] |
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E-voting security: looking good on paper?. Voter receipt more 'security blanket' than 'security measure' |
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Sun outsources UK support engineers. 40 unchuffed techies |
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Art scene and heard. Located in an historical Long Island elementary school building, P.S.1. Contemporary Art Center has been a hub of avant-garde art and culture for nearly three decades. Now, P.S.1. also has an Internet radio station. As you might expect, WPS1 features an eclectic mix of programming. No Clear Channel station is going to give you the voice of Marcel Duchamp, the techno of Todd Sines, and a discussion with Taipei City mayor Ma Yingjiu about public art. From this week's schedule:
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The Bio-Blurb Show, Edition #3: Bio-Art or Bio-Terror? - In this most provocative program, host Suzanne Anker speaks with former Whitney Museum director David Ross, art journalist Stephen Henry Madoff, and filmmaker Virgil Wong about the federal government's Patriot-Act case against the activist artist Steve Kurtz and the Critical Art Ensemble and the criminalization of the American artist in general. Must-hear listening!
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Love Crazy, Edition #4 - Whazzup workaholics! For this session of her music series for WPS1, chanteuse Nora York zeroes in on how much we love our labors, especially when they're lost to song.
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Curbside Cassette, Edition #3 - Okay, work's covered. How about school? Recent high-school grads Joe Ahearn and Max Kagan celebrate their diplomas with a science-and-math music mix. Indeed, where would we be without "Calculus Man"? Without the Beastie Boys, for one thing, joined here by Mos Def, Sun Ra, Elvis Costello, the Pixies, White Stripes and more.
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Ofcom backs broadband changes. Opening up BT's exchanges to rivals could make cheap net calls and affordable super-fast broadband a reality. |
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Autistic boy to get 'voice' back. An autistic boy whose computer was stolen is to get a new machine. |
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Microsoft 'to cut costs by $1bn'. Microsoft is to slash annual costs by $1bn after a sharp rise in spending over the past three years, reports say. |
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Sound sensors aim for safe trains. New technology to detect cracks in rail tracks is being developed by researchers at the University of Warwick. |
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Analogue radio switch-off nears. A switch-off date for analogue radio will be decided later this year by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. |
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Net helps Kerry get the message across. The net is a key part of campaigning for US presidential candidates. |
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Mini iPod gets global launch date. Apple says the global launch of its popular iPod mini will be on 24 July, selling for £179 in the UK. |
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In name dispute, it's Googles vs. Google. Site that sells alien-themed toys and clothes for kids files trademark complaint against
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Mini iPod to debut outside U.S.. Higher-than-expected demand in the United States delayed device's international release, Apple says. |
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PeopleSoft Shares Reach 52-Week Low (AP). AP - PeopleSoft Inc. shares reached a 52-week low Wednesday after the software maker warned its second-quarter earnings and revenue would fall short of its expectations. |
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Virgin Mobile sets out flotation plans (AFP). AFP - Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile set out its plans for a stock market flotation which will value the company at up to one billion pounds (1.50 billion euros, 1.85 billion dollars). |
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Microsoft's Encarta Adds Search Bar, Homework Help (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) on
Wednesday unveiled a new version of its Encarta encyclopedia
software with such features as a search bar and online math
homework help. |
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Saflink Teams with Microsoft in Security Software (Reuters). Reuters - Security software company Saflink
Corp. (SFLK.O) on Wednesday said it would work with Microsoft
Corp. to develop software for the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, sending its shares to its highest level in a month. |
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Clever Caller ID Tricks With VoIP |
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Nokia loses bid to gain control of Symbian. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, along with a number of other shareholders in Symbian Ltd., has succeeded in its bid to stop rival Nokia Corp. from gaining control of the mobile phone operating system developer, but only just. |
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Metro launches RFID innovation center. Metro AG, the world's fifth largest retailer, has opened a new center to demonstrate RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to its suppliers ahead of the group's smart-tag rollout in November. |
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Bagel source code is revealed. Antivirus software companies are warning customers that new editions to the Bagle family of e-mail worms are spreading on the Internet, and depositing copies of the worm's source code on computers they infect. |
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New Microsoft patch doesn't plug all holes. Microsoft Corp.'s effort last week to fix a vulnerability in the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser program and end the latest series of Internet attacks doesn’t address another closely related and dangerous vulnerability, according to a security specialist. |
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Bagel source code is revealed. Antivirus software companies are warning customers that new editions to the Bagle family of e-mail worms are spreading on the Internet, and depositing copies of the worm's source code on computers they infect. |
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Elsewhere: The attack of the $2 million worm. Internet-based business disruptions triggered by worms and viruses are costing companies an average of nearly $2 million in lost revenue per incident, market researcher A... |
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Alien smartphone lands in Netherlands. Voq comes in peace bearing radical software |
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VoIP hackers gut Caller ID. Numbers spoofed, ID blocking cracked |
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In the chair: VMware's Ed Bugnion. Interview The company past, present and future |
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Virgin Mobile prices IPO at up to £713m. Trimming expectations |
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Software pirates cost $9.7bn in Europe - BSA. Lesson plan |
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Big.biz still keen to export jobs. Offshoring grows like Topsy |
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Hackers' convention rolls into Vegas. It was five years ago today... 7 July 1999 |
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Dutch slap cuffs on race-hate rappers. Zero tolerance to Internet incitement |
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Computacenter hit by PC price tumble. Sales up, but revenue down |
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iPods are the latest security risk. Thumbs down from Gartner |
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World to get iPod Mini on 24 July. US demand being met? |
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Symbian raises £50m in rights issue. Smooths over Psion stake sale |
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PeopleSoft blames Oracle for losses. A bigger boy did it and ran away |
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Swansea Council IT staff threaten strike over outsourcing. Unanimous support |
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MS defeated in ergo keyboard patent appeal. District Court must re-type is ruling |
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FreeBSD Jail Utilities (jailutils) May Disclose Environment Information to Local Users |
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Hackers' convention rolls into Vegas |
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iPods are the latest security risk |
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Applying Pressure |
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ITU wants spam dead within two years |
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Security threat growing in UK |
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IT security spending is up...but risks remain |
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Web app vulnerabilities on the rise |
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eBay sellers file billing suit. Auction site faces class-action suit from members angered by problem with its billing system. |
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Digital Video Makes Inroads With Police (AP). AP - A TiVo-style digital video system makes it easier for officers to record law breakers and avoid frivolous lawsuits, while saving them valuable storage space unlike bulky analog tapes. |
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GIF Slips Away From Unisys; Your Move, IBM |
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Microsoft aims to save $1B this fiscal year. Microsoft Corp. customers have heard the vendor profess that its software allows them to "do more with less," but now it's Microsoft employees' turn: The company is cutting back on benefits. ADVERTISEMENT  Download Strategic Value of Moving to Linux Business White Paper
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Microsoft in global tie-up with Chinese distributor. Microsoft Corp. has teamed up with China's largest distributor of IT products, Digital China Holdings Ltd., in a global deal that will bring the two companies closer together in several key areas, Digital China said in a statement. |
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EU court sets 'informal' meeting on MS antitrust for July 27. The president of the European Court of First Instance (CFI), Bo Vesterdorf, has called on officials from Microsoft Corp. and the European Commission, as well as other interested parties, to attend an informal meeting on July 27, a spokesman for the Luxembourg court said Wednesday. |
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PeopleSoft says antitrust trial hurt its Q2. PeopleSoft Inc. released its preliminary second-quarter 2004 results on Wednesday, warning that it has been substantially impacted by Oracle Corp.'s hostile bid for the company and publicity it has received in recent court skirmishes. |
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New Microsoft patch doesn't plug all holes. Microsoft Corp.'s effort last week to fix a vulnerability in the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser program and end the latest series of Internet attacks doesn’t address another closely related and dangerous vulnerability, according to a security specialist. |
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Vulns: Linux Kernel Panic Function Call Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. The panic() function call of the Linux kernel has been reported prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.
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Software pirates cost $9.7bn in Europe - BSA. Lesson plan By press.releases@theregister.co.uk (John Leyden). |
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Big.biz still keen to export jobs. Offshoring grows like Topsy By press.releases@theregister.co.uk (John Oates). |
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Hackers' convention rolls into Vegas. It was five years ago today... 7 July 1999 By press.releases@theregister.co.uk (Team Register). |
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Dutch slap cuffs on race-hate rappers. Zero tolerance to Internet incitement By press.releases@theregister.co.uk (Jan Libbenga). |
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Computacenter hit by PC price tumble. Sales up, but revenue down By press.releases@theregister.co.uk (Datamonitor). |
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iPods are the latest security risk. Thumbs down from Gartner By press.releases@theregister.co.uk (John Leyden). |
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World to get iPod Mini on 24 July. US demand being met By press.releases@theregister.co.uk (Tony Smith). |
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The basket case for RFID |
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Hacker college |
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The attack of the $2 million worm |
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ITU wants spam dead within two years |
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HNS audio learning session: digital certificates explained |
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Microsoft 'to cut costs by $1bn'. Microsoft is to slash costs by $1bn a year after a sharp rise in spending over the past three years, reports say. |
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Software piracy continues to grow. Figures on global software piracy show that more than one-third of programs are being used illegally. |
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Another Internet Explorer flaw found. A researcher shows how a hacker could bypass a Microsoft patch and continue to exploit the software giant's Web browser. |
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Analysts weigh in on Apple iMac shortage (MacCentral). MacCentral - While a new iMac has been expected for some time, Cupertino-based Apple Computer Inc. surprised many industry watchers when they announced late last week a shortage of iMacs leading the company to suspend order-taking for the product. Apple called the iMac shortage "less than perfect" planning as it waits for the next generation of consumer desktops to hit the market. Industry analysts see the shortage as a significant problem for the company, but one they feel Apple can recover from if the new iMac follows Apple's tradition blockbuster releases. |
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Hong Kong Officials Bust Software Pirates (AP). AP - Customs officials busted an alleged software piracy syndicate Wednesday and said they will try to freeze the counterfeiters' assets. |
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Apple: iPod mini goes international July 24 (MacCentral). MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday announced that its iPod mini will begin shipping internationally on July 24. The 4GB miniature version of Apple's digital music player has been a hot seller since its introduction in January -- hot enough that Apple had to postpone the international release of the device about three months to keep up with demand in the United States alone. |
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Apple to Ship iPod Minis Worldwide July 24 (Reuters). Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O) on
Wednesday said its iPod mini digital music player would be
available internationally, beginning July 24, at a price of
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Senate Takes Aim At P2P Providers |
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Blaming users for virus chaos? |
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Password-stealing Trojan cut off at source |
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Microsoft could be spoiler to Oracle (TheDeal.com). TheDeal.com - The Redmond, Wash., software giant could have designs on PeopleSoft Inc. |
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Regulators from 60 countries start to tackle growing tide of spam (AFP). AFP - Regulators from about 60 countries began a meeting at the UN's top telecommunications agency to try to stop the growing tide of unsolicited e-mails or "spam" that threaten to drive users and businesses off the Internet. |
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Nvidia roadmap said to tout AGP at high-end well into 2005. PCI Express native parts coming By press.releases@theregister.co.uk (Tony Smith). |
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Intel 'resumes Grantsdale shipments'. Faulty South Bridges fixed By press.releases@theregister.co.uk (Tony Smith). |
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Symbian owners foil Nokia takeover. Shareholders increase stakes By press.releases@theregister.co.uk (Drew Cullen). |
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The Basket Case for RFID. Radio-frequency chips are retail nirvana. They're the end of privacy. They're the mark of the beast. Peek inside the tag-and-track supermarket of the future. By Josh McHugh from Wired magazine. |
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Superhero Game Is Super Blah. Activision's Spider-Man 2 game tries to capitalize on the popularity of both the movie and the previous games in the series. Unfortunately, at best it's uninspired, and at worst it's too buggy to play. By Lore Sjöberg. |
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Building a Better Mozilla. Browsing the Web with Mozilla can be pretty bare-bones, but there are tons of software components available to extend its capabilities. By Michelle Delio. |
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America's War With Blogistan. The blog represents free speech in excelsis. Or does it? If the blog accepts advertising or maintains ties to institutions -- like, say, the Democratic Party -- then the freedom to say whatever you like can be sharply curtailed. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. |
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Speed Past Pesky Security Checks. Northwest passengers on Wednesday can begin skipping parts of the airport security check in the Twin Cities, but only if they have signed up for fingerprinting and a background check. By Ryan Singel. |
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The House That Music Fans Built. Gracenote, maker of the leading tool for identifying music tracks, has become a powerhouse in the digital music biz and is building its reach in consumer electronics. The firm's humble origins, however, began with the sweat of music fans worldwide. By Katie Dean. |
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Veritas Lowers Profit, Revenue Forecasts (TechWeb). TechWeb - Veritas blamed weakness in its U.S. enterprise sales for the revisions. |
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Deutsche Telekom Establishing Global Wi-Fi Network (TechWeb). TechWeb - Deutsche Telekom's T-Systems plans to link 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots into a worldwide seamless network that it believes will give wireless access to 150 million users. |
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War on Pornography. A loosely-formed alliance of congresscritters, attorneys general, religious organizations, and anti-porn advocates announced a "War on Pornography" Monday afternoon in Utah. The coalition of American and Canadian groups trotted out fact-free stats like "pornography is more addictive than alcohol, cigarettes or illicit drugs," and cautioned against the growing moral dangers for youth posed by an unregulated Internet. In the spirit of Nigritude Ultramarine, Fleshbot makes a pitch to googlebomb the anti-porn campaign: "It would be really funny to have this [Fleshbot] post wind up as the top Google result for 'War On Pornography' in the future ..." Link to Salt Lake Tribune story, Link to WarOnPornography.com, and Link to Fleshbot's coverage. |
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Software Piracy Rate Climbs, Hits $29 Bln Globally (Reuters). Reuters - The global trade in pirated software,
from knock-off versions of Microsoft Windows XP to Adobe
Acrobat, hit nearly $29 billion in 2003, an industry trade body
said in its annual survey on Wednesday. |
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GE Unveils Nanotech Device, May Shrink Future Chips (Reuters). Reuters - Scientists at General Electric Co.
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