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Column: Raising Cain at Black Hat
(CNET)
(08 August 10:40) |
| CNET - LAS VEGAS--On the second day of the Black Hat security conference, a trio of journalists turned on other journalists within the press room. |
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Week in review: Let the games begin online
(CNET)
(08 August 10:30) |
| CNET - The Olympic Games officially begin on Friday in Beijing--and on the Web. |
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Eight People Bought Rich iPhone App Before Crackdown
(NewsFactor)
(08 August 09:25) |
| NewsFactor - At least eight people have a blinged-out iPhone, but they may be the only ones. |
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Sprint Nextel in talks to sell iDen network: report
(Reuters)
(08 August 08:53) |
| Reuters - Sprint Nextel is in talks to
sell its iDen wireless network to either NII Holdings Inc
or private equity investors, according to CNBC. |
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Linux Patent Pool to Push for 'defensive Publication'
(PC World)
(08 August 08:10) |
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Unions set Sunday deadline for Verizon talks
(AP)
(08 August 08:10) |
| AP - Two unions representing 65,000 workers at Verizon Communications Inc. have set a Sunday night deadline for contract talks, saying a strike is possible next week. |
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Japan police crack down on 300 child porn cases
(Reuters)
(08 August 04:09) |
| Reuters - Japanese police took action against over
300 child pornography cases in the first half of 2008, up 17
percent from the same period last year, police said, a sign
both awareness ... |
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Dell and HP Need Their Own MobileMe
(PC Magazine)
(08 August 04:08) |
| PC Magazine - Apple's cloud computing model should pressure PC vendors to catch up in the area of software and services. |
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Targeted for hacking by reporters at my table
(CNET)
(08 August 01:30) |
| CNET - LAS VEGAS--I should have known it was only a matter of time. |
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Australian rock band Wolfmother torn apart
(Reuters)
(08 August 12:14) |
| Reuters - One of Australia's most successful
rock exports, the Grammy-winning trio Wolfmother, has been torn
apart by "longstanding frictions," according to a statement
published on the g... |
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Reporters booted from conference for hacking
(AP)
(08 August 09:35) |
| AP - With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public WiFi network, one place was supposed to be off limits: the press room. |
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Online social networking sites are hacker playgrounds
(AFP)
(08 August 08:07) |
| AFP - Computer security researchers on Thursday warned that online social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers who can easily take advantage of people's trust. |
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Typos can bedevil online political campaigns
(AFP)
(08 August 07:39) |
| AFP - Typos can bedevil online political campaigns by letting evil software wizards or crafty king-makers turn misspellings into opportunities for sabotage or theft, a security specialist ha... |
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Spokeswoman: Bernie Mac responding to treatment
(AP)
(08 August 06:51) |
| AP - A spokeswoman for Bernie Mac says the actor is responding well to treatment for pneumonia and hopes to be released in the next few weeks. |
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Google admits its AOL investment may be impaired
(Reuters)
(08 August 06:47) |
| Reuters - Google Inc's 5 percent stake in
Time Warner Inc's AOL unit may be worth less than the $1
billion the Web company paid for it in 2006, Google warned in a
regulatory filing on Thu... |
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Google believes $1B investment in AOL is crumbling
(AP)
(08 August 06:01) |
| AP - In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring. |
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Nvidia's Mobile Chips Could Get Transmeta Technology
(PC World)
(08 August 05:20) |
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Microsoft to seek credit for finding vulnerabilities
(CNET)
(08 August 05:00) |
| CNET - LAS VEGAS--Microsoft is jumping into the responsible disclosure game. |
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Spokesman: Bernie Mac responding to treatment
(AP)
(08 August 04:42) |
| AP - A spokeswoman for Bernie Mac says the actor is responding well to treatment for pneumonia and hopes to be released in the next few weeks. Publicist Danica Smith said Thursday in a state... |
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Google says AOL investment may be impaired: filing
(Reuters)
(08 August 04:30) |
| Reuters - Google Inc's 5 percent stake in
Time Warner Inc's AOL unit may be worth less than the $1
billion the Web company paid for it in 2006, Google warned in a
regulatory filing on Thu... |
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Netbooks A Linux Stronghold?
(Investor's Business Daily)
(08 August 03:31) |
| Investor's Business Daily - Petite laptops with small screens and even tinier price tags may do more than shake up the computer hardware industry: They might loosen Microsoft's grip on the c... |
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FCC Is Field Testing Devices to Gauge Interference With Theatrical Microphone Frequency
(Playbill)
(08 August 02:51) |
| Playbill - The Federal Communication Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) is currently field testing the performance of prototype White Space Devices, like laptops, which ... |
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JAJAH turns mobile telephones into translation tools
(AFP)
(08 August 02:38) |
| AFP - Internet voice telephony firm JAJAH on Thursday launched a first-of-its-kind free service that lets English and Mandarin speakers use mobile telephones to translate conversations. |
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Even computer security pros vulnerable to scams
(AP)
(08 August 02:33) |
| AP - Computer security professionals tend to be a highly paranoid bunch, seeing potential threats everywhere. It turns out that some aren't cautious enough, though. |
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Appeals court reinstates claims vs AT&T unit
(Reuters)
(08 August 02:17) |
| Reuters - A California appeals court on
Thursday reinstated a class action lawsuit against AT&T Inc's
Cingular Wireless, brought by consumers who said the mobile
carrier had illegally pas... |
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Apple Expected to Redesign MacBooks, Revamp iPods
(NewsFactor)
(08 August 02:14) |
| NewsFactor - If you trust the chatter from the techies' sewing circle, Apple is poised to make several new product announcements next month. According to industry insiders and analysts, Mac ... |
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IBM Exec on Linux Apps: 'I'm Tired of Waiting'
(PC World)
(08 August 02:10) |
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New US cyber defense coordinator hints at plans
(AP)
(08 August 12:18) |
| AP - One of the United States' biggest challenges in securing government computers from foreign attacks isn't necessarily technical. The country first needs to figure out how much those netw... |
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Vonage's subscriber growth grinds to a halt
(AP)
(08 August 12:13) |
| AP - Vonage Holdings Corp.'s subscriber growth nearly ground to a halt in the second quarter, as the Internet telephone company said Thursday it gained just 2,000 lines in the period. |
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Appeals court reinstates claims versus AT&T unit
(Reuters)
(08 August 12:07) |
| Reuters - A California appeals court on
Thursday reinstated a class action lawsuit against AT&T Inc's
Cingular Wireless, brought by consumers who said the mobile
carrier had illegally pas... |
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Libraries step into the age of iPod
(Reuters)
(07 August 11:26) |
| Reuters - It may be about time to dig out that
old library card. Hoping to draw back readers, libraries have
vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies
that can be do... |
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Survey: Public divided on in-flight cell phone use
(AP)
(07 August 10:46) |
| AP - The friendly skies are not so affable when it comes to using cell phones on commercial airliners. |
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Wal-Mart's US sales chill in July
(AFP)
(07 August 10:30) |
| AFP - Global retail giant Wal-Mart said Thursday its US sales chilled in July as bargain-hunting consumers focused on food and entertainment items like flat-screen televisions and video game... |
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Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 To Manufacturing
(NewsFactor)
(07 August 10:16) |
| NewsFactor - Microsoft announced Wednesday that the 2008 version of SQL Server, its data-management and business-intelligence platform, has been released to manufacturing. |
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Looking inside the Storm worm botnet
(CNET)
(07 August 10:14) |
| CNET - On Wednesday, Joe Stewart, Director of Malware Research for SecureWorks, presented his work on protocols and encryption used by the Storm worm botnet at Black Hat 2008. |
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IBM Urges Better Linux Design, More Business Focus
(NewsFactor)
(07 August 09:40) |
| NewsFactor - Years ago, the Linux open-source operating system seemed ready to offer a nonproprietary alternative to Microsoft Windows. But "Linux on the desktop" never took off. |
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Kaminsky provides the why of attacking DNS
(CNET)
(07 August 09:37) |
| CNET - LAS VEGAS--Speaking before a packed audience, researcher Dan Kaminsky explained the urgency in having everyone patch their systems: virtually everything we do on the Internet involves... |
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Lenovo says quarterly profits up 65 percent
(AP)
(07 August 08:54) |
| AP - Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's No. 4 PC maker, said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 65 percent as strong sales in China and emerging economies offset weakness in the United States. |
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Microsoft Games to Use Havok's Software Physics
(PC Magazine)
(07 August 08:35) |
| PC Magazine - Microsoft has inked a long-term deal with Havok, allowing all of their internal and affiliated studios full access to the company's entire library of physics tools. |
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Athletes play video games as Olympics go virtual
(Reuters)
(07 August 08:14) |
| Reuters - If 24-hour coverage of
the Olympic Games in China isn't enough for fans, Sega has
rolled out the official video game of the 2008 events in
Beijing for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation ... |
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English "Lord" puts life up for sale on eBay
(Reuters)
(07 August 08:01) |
| Reuters - An eccentric British millionaire has put
his entire life up for sale on the Internet -- including his
title of Lord of the Manor of Warleigh -- in the hope of
converting his ass... |
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Know thy enemy with France's spy software
(Reuters)
(07 August 06:41) |
| Reuters - Intricate spy software has helped
France's handballers improve their game and head coach Philippe
Bana was hoping to see the dividends at the upcoming Olympics. |
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IKEA to sell solar panels?
(CNET)
(07 August 06:22) |
| CNET - IKEA plans to pour $77 million into clean-technology start-ups within the next five years and could add "green" goods such as solar panels to its inventory, according to Cleantech Gro... |
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'Dark Knight' reigns not in video game
(AP)
(07 August 06:14) |
| AP - LOS ANGELES It's a puzzle worthy of The Riddler: Why is there no video game based on "The Dark Knight"? |
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Probe into Heath Ledger death closed: report
(Reuters)
(07 August 05:50) |
| Reuters - Federal prosecutors in New York have
closed an investigation into the fatal prescription drug
overdose of actor Heath Ledger without bringing charges, People
magazine reported o... |
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TiVo filling up? DVR expanders provide more room to record
(USATODAY.com)
(07 August 05:47) |
| USATODAY.com - Beijing's Olympics provide a reminder why many of us love our digital video recorders. By automatically recording shows onto a hard drive, we can take in sporting events, movi... |
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Product review: Parallels Server for Mac underwhelms
(InfoWorld)
(07 August 03:30) |
| InfoWorld - No 1U, two-socket rack server bests Apple's Xserve in its price range. No two-socket Intel desktop can touch the MacBook Pro for its combination of durability, efficiency, expand... |
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Mozilla Announces Snowl Messaging Project
(PC Magazine)
(07 August 03:03) |
| PC Magazine - The developers of Firefox have unveiled an experimental project, Snowl, designed to gather all your inbound communications, whether they're in the form of email, RSS, Twitter, ... |
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Nintendo DS to become personal beauty consultant
(AFP)
(07 August 01:21) |
| AFP - Women in Japan will soon be able to have their own hand-held beauty consultant after games company Sega teamed up with cosmetics giant Shiseido to offer make-up tips on the Nintendo DS... |
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Hackers target Google Gadgets
(AP)
(07 August 09:37) |
| AP - One of the biggest problems with the so-called Web 2.0 movement has been its encouragement of oversharing which often means underestimating security risks. Adding doodads of varying ... |
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