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Hackers hit World Bank servers
Doubts exist over how much data may have been stolen Servers at the World Bank have been repeatedly breached for more than a year by different intruders, according to Fox News in the US.
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Hands-on review: HAVA Platinum HD
I hope I don't come off as a braggart, but I own several HDTVs all of them with a TiVO, cable box, and either a Blu-Ray or DVD player so the last thing I need is a Slingbox which is why I never cared to buy one. I mean, why do I need to spend more money to be able watch TV shows on my laptop, right? I've read plenty of Singbox reviews, and although it sounds great, I'm just having a hard ...
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Those With a Sense of History May Find It’s Time to Invest
The four most dangerous words for investors are: This time is different. In 1999, technology companies with no earnings or sales were valued at billions of dollars. But this time was different, investors told themselves. The Internet could not be missed at any price.
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Security breach at Southwest Mississippi CC
Officials say at least 1,000 former Southwest Mississippi Community College students got a bit of a scare when it was determined some of their personal information was made available temporarily on the Internet.
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Net-Ctrl sees school success with Ruckus
Doug Woodburn, CRN , Monday 13 October 2008 at 10:42:00 VAR wins Ruckus wireless LAN deal with school that originally rejected Aruba and BlueSocket on price Reseller Net-Ctrl claims its new partnership with wireless LAN vendor Ruckus Wireless is already bearing fruit in the price-conscious public sector....
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World Bank hit by cyber intrusion epidemic?
Security under the microscope
Silicon.com |
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Blog: Conte conundrum
Italy boss Marcello Lippi recently insisted that Antonio Conte would be a good candidate to take over at Juventus next season should Claudio Ranieri be sacked.
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Play.com offers DRM-free MP3s
Etailer signs deal with top three record labels PlayDigital, the MP3 download service from etailer Play.com is now offering DRM-free music.Launched in February this year, the service, which already has a deal with EMI, announced it has signed deals with Sony BMG, Warner Music and Universal, to offer over three million songs available for purchase as MP3s. Prices start from 65p for a single ...
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Yoggie Security Systems Launches First Miniature Security Computer for Mac Laptops and Desktops
Yoggie Security Systems today launched the world's first miniature hardware internet security devices for MacBooks and Mac desktop computers. The new Gatekeeper PicoTM for Mac and Gatekeeper Card Pro for Mac,
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And so it begins
Venture capitalists are worried and urging their portfolio companies to enter survival mode. The layoffs have started . Michael Arrington has declared Web 2.0 dead. While there are some who still cling to hope (and there are still some in outright denial ), it's clear that most of the people involved with the world of internet startups have accepted the reality of the global ...
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An elephant just texted me - crop raid alert
The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir's screen: Kimani was heading for neighbouring farms.The huge bull elephant had a long history of raiding villagers' crops during the harvest, sometimes wiping out six months of income at a time. But this time, warned by the message sent by a mobile phone card inserted in Kimani's collar, ranger Lesowapir, an armed guard and a ...
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Google AdWords To Use Twitter
It appears Google AdWords is going to start using Twitter for communication purposes. AdWordsPro Sarah started a Google Groups thread announcing this as a possibility. So I tried a few Twitter accounts and spotted http://twitter.com/insideadwords that contained some early Twitters, mostly with announcement like notifications, linking back to the AdWords Blog . It seems like this ...
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Malware Laden Spam on the Rise Again
Security experts are reporting that malware laden spam is on the increase. The malware is either delivered via .zip or .rar attachments or by directing the recipient to a compromised website via a link.
IT World |
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Computers still can't fool humans
LONDON: Will computers ever be cleverer than humans? No one knows. But for now, at least, they are not so smarter to fool people, a test has shown.
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Spam Mistake Blamed for Lawsuit Dismissal
John J. Moser, Of The Morning Call, reports a Pennsylvania federal judge dismissed a woman’s lawsuit. The suit claims East Penn Township, PA police used excessive force. The judge’s dismissla of the law suit said her attorney ignored a dismissal motion and the judge’s order to respond to it.
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Two of the World’s Largest Botnets May Be Connected
Rustock and Srizbi, two of the world’s biggest spam botnets, may be connected. Researchers have discovered that the two botnets share the same malware delivery method, a Trojan called Trojan.Exchange, which is activated when unsuspecting users click on malicious links in spam messages.
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Paul Sagan of Akamai Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Akamai Technologies, Inc. , the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that Akamai President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Sagan has been elected as a new member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research ...
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Tata Communications and Internet Systems Consortium Partner for IPv6 Domain Name System Hosting
Redwood City, California and Mumbai (ots/PRNewswire) - Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of communications and Internet Systems Consortium, ...
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Computers fail to fool humans
SIX ARTIFICIAL conversational entities (ACEs) have failed to fool interrogators into thinking they were human during a real-time chat.
The Inquirer |
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Saudi-owned website hit by cyber attack
Computer hackers claiming to be Shi'a have shut down the website of Saudi-owned satellite channel Al-Arabiya.
Independent Online |
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Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business model
While the U.S. launch of WiMAX marks the debut of fast wireless Internet, the overall implications of this technology are much broader. See how this could shake up the cellular world and usher in a new breed of software, devices, and business applications.
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FACTBOX-South Korea moves to loosen bank ownership
Oct 13 (Reuters) - South Korea outlined on Monday plans to make it easier for funds and foreign banks to be top shareholders in local banks, a move that could help steady an industry rocked by the global financial crisis. [ID:nSEO148854 ]
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00:30 (BST), 13/10/2008 Rock Band Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS ROCK BAND Media Alert Harmonix and MTV Games ...
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today Mötley Crüe’s album Dr. Feelgood will become the sixth album to join the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content. The most successful album by the heavy metal band, Dr.
gamesindustry.biz |
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00:34 (BST), 13/10/2008 Dubai World Game Expo Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Today, the organizer of Dubai ...
– Today, the organizer of Dubai World Game Expo (DWGE) announced that Weyak powered by Etisalat will be the Platinum Sponsor of the Middle East’s largest and first game exhibition, summit, and championship to be held at Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre in United Arab Emirates from 28 – 30 October, 2008. Weyak powered by Etisalat will showcase its latest online games for Weyak ...
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00:48 (BST), 13/10/2008 Secret Service Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA MONICA, CA – ...
SANTA MONICA, CA – OCTOBER 10, 2008 - Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Secret Service will be released later this year for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Playstation®2 computer entertainment system, and PC. The title will allow players to assume the role of an elite agent, tasked with protecting America’s top leadership.
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