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Judge allows laptops for Gitmo detainees
A U.S. military judge says five alleged al-Qaida terrorists imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, can use their laptop computers 12 hours per day. The judge, Marine Col. Ralph Kohlmann, ruled last week that the detainees -- including alleged Sept. 11, 2001, mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed -- cannot use the computers to surf the Internet, however, The Miami Herald reported Monday. Mohammed and ...
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SonicWALL Identifies First Threats of Phishing Attack on Banking Customers During the Economic Crisis and Bank Turmoil
Late last week SonicWALL, Inc. , a leading secure network infrastructure company, saw the first phishing threat to hit inboxes related to the banking-related crisis. The first threat targeted at Washington Mutual and Chase Manhattan online banking customers asks customers to verify their personal information using a dummy Chase website.
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Judge allows laptops for Gitmo detainees
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. military judge says five alleged al-Qaida terrorists imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, can use their laptop computers 12 hours per day.
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Gateway trial: Deliberations will begin Tuesday
After hearing from defendant Fred Cooper, the jury was dismissed for the day.
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Security software suites are doing a poor job of detecting when a PC's software is under attack, according to tests conducted by Danish vendor Secunia.
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Security software performs poorly in exploit test
Security software suites are doing a poor job of detecting when a PC's software is under attack, according to Danish vendor Secunia. Secunia tested how well a dozen Internet security suites could identify when a software vulnerability was being exploited, said Thomas Kristensen, Secunia's CTO.
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AMD: DOJ ends probe on GPU price fixing
Late last week, the US Department of Justice officially told chipmaker AMD it has ended its antitrust investigation into the company's pricing and marketing practices and will not take any action, AMD announced on Monday. The subpoenas were issued at the end of 2006 for AMD and ATI Technologies, which was purchased by AMD earlier that year, as well as competitor NVIDIA. As the top two add-in ...
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Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, no
Microsoft announced, as expected, on Monday that the second version of its Silverlight browser plug-in is done and will be available imminently for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. An Apple iPhone port is not in the works, due to Apple restrictions, the Softies said, but the new plug-in works well now with Google's Chrome browser, ...
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Virtualization To Provide 1.8 Million Students With Computer Access
NComputing and other companies are providing desktops with virtualization software to power to 5,000 schools in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Canada's Internet Users Swarm to Woomail Instant Email; It's Common Sense, Eh?
Canadian users along with the rest of the world are abandoning their outdated traditional web based mail providers in exchange for Woomail, which is "The World's Safest Email." Woomail users can reap the benefits of spam free and virus free instant delivery online mail while still maintaining the ease of use of traditional email providers like Hotmail and Yahoo. Times are changing, and it seems ...
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Hand on the buzzer for Quiz TV
A home entertainment room is transformed into a game-show studio with help from Buzz! Quiz TV (Sony Computer Entertainment America and Reckless Software for PlayStation 3, $59.99 requires eight AA batteries). Optimized for Sony's high-definition gaming console, the latest version of Quiz TV offers wireless control, sharp graphics and a wealth of online options to keep the action fresh.
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NComputing gets large low-cost PC deal in India
A Silicon Valley company is claiming a major victory in its efforts to sell computers to schools that might otherwise be enticed by low-cost laptops such as the green-and-white XO from One Laptop Per Child or Intel Corp.'s Classmate PC.
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Boudin Bakery, Creator of the Original San Francisco Sourdough French Bread, Announces That Its Gift Catalog Will Go ...
SAN FRANCISCO----Boudin Bakery, established in 1849 and the creator of the Original San Francisco Sourdough French Bread, has announced that the company's popular gift catalog will no longer be available in print form, but will be offered exclusively online at www.boudinbakery.com as part of the company's ongoing efforts to reduce paper consumption and the overall environmental impact of its ...
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VNUS Medical Technologies to Report Third-Quarter 2008 Results and Webcast Teleconference on October 29
VNUS® Medical Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of medical devices for the minimally invasive treatment of peripheral vascular disease, announced today that it plans to report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008, after the close of market on October 29.
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Embedded confab does Windows
— Oct. 02, 2008 — Microsoft has announced that this month's ESC (embedded systems conference) in Boston will feature 12 different sessions devoted to Windows Embedded operating systems.
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Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2, Already Reaching One in Four Consumers Worldwide
Microsoft announces new rich Internet applications development and streaming media features; company outlines plans for supporting Windows, Mac and Linux tools for developing Silverlight applications.
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The New Face Of Cybercrime
For decades, cybercrime has been the stuff of Hollywood thrillers and pulp fiction novels. But the days when cybercrime was tantamount to a gaggle of teen-age hackers creating viruses in their parents' basements have long since died. Now, the FBI reports that, for the first time ever, revenues from cybercrime have exceeded drug trafficking as the most lucrative illegal global business, estimated ...
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Telus a Canadian Telco Play
We are encouraged by Telus wireless business prospects given its strong brand value, expanding product/service portfolio and ongoing technology upgrade initiatives.
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Open-source server appliance is "free"
— Oct. 03, 2008 — KangarooBox is shipping a "free" open-source server appliance that runs Debian 5 GNU/Linux.
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KidZui Adds Social Networking, Homework Help
San Diego-based KidZui, a venture-backed startup which develops a kid-safe Internet browser, said Monday that it has added new social networking features and homework help to the firm's suite of services. KidZui--which is venture backed by Maveron, Emergence Capital Partners and First Round Capital--said that it will let kids aged 3-12 keep up and connect with their friends, express feelings and ...
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Google Loses Two German Copyright Cases Over Image Search Thumbnails
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has told paidContent.co.uk it intends to appeal two seperate copyright cases it lost in Hamburg, Germany today over its unauthorised indexing of an artist's work and a photographer's photo as thumbnails in Google image search results. Bloomberg reported that Google lost both cases at the Regional Court of Hamburg: photographer Michael Bernhard brought the action after one of ...
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New AC/DC album leaked online
Australian hard rock fans who have waited eight long years for the latest outing from AC/DC can obtain the band's new album, Black Ice, a week early.
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New wave for wireless
An extra radio band will turn congested networks into a Wi-Fi version of the autobahn.
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Job losses follow Allscripts-Misys merger
Misys Healthcare Systems and Allscripts let go 44 people in the Triangle last week as the two software companies merged into a single business.
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