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China says it's incapable of hacking Reps' computers
The folks who brought you the Great Firewall of China and the Golden Shield are wholly incapable of breaking into the cyber-fortress that is the U.S. House of Representatives. So they say. Accused by U.S. Reps Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) of hacking into their...
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Obama launches online campaign against 'smears'
Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama launched a new website Thursday devoted to dousing "smears" against the first African-American with a serious shot at the presidency.
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Different sort of free Wi-Fi starts to thrive
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that citywide wireless Internet access is slowly becoming a reality despite political infighting - and that 144,000 residents will be surfing the Web for free by the end of the year at no cost to the city....
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Google's Brin signs up to be space tourist
Google co-founder Sergey Brin, whose brainchild helps millions of people navigate cyberspace every day, plans to blast off into actual space within a few years. Space Adventures Ltd., a Virginia company that has already sent five super-wealthy folks on...
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Canadian Internet usage jumped in 2007
Use of the Internet for personal reasons by Canadians jumped 5 percent to 73 percent from 2005 to 2007, the Statistics Canada agency reported Thursday.The survey of more than 26,500 citizens was conducted last October and November. While the 2005 survey counted people age 18 and up, the 2007 survey included those age 16 and up, the agency said.Demographically, 65 percent of residents living in ...
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Police say Mesquite football coach pawned school items
DALLAS -- A state champion football coach whose salary is among the highest in Texas allegedly pawned school laptops, cameras and other campus property before buying them back, a...
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China Denies Hacking U.S. Lawmakers' Computers
China on Thursday dismissed accusations from two United States lawmakers that it had hacked their office computers as alarmist and unfounded.
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Web Host's Servers Foil Pornographer
June 12, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- A notorious pornographer was convicted last week by a Tampa, Florida federal jury on obscenity charges involving the delivery of his movies over the Internet, even though he lives and works entirely in California.
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Internet report shows digital divide in Canada
Age, income, education and place of residence contribute to surfing habits
The Globe and Mail |
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EU states extend life of Internet security body
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union telecoms ministers agreed on Thursday to extend the life of the bloc's Internet security watchdog by three years as threats to the Web increase.
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Comfone introduces remote Wi-Fi test service
According to the company, the service is aimed at operators and software suppliers, who can utilise it to remotely test the inter-operability between WISPr client software and over 30 test hotspots that have been made available at a single location in Bern, Switzerland.
Computer Business Review |
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin books space flight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin wants to go to space and has made a $5 million down payment to book a seat on a private space flight with Space Adventures, the space tourism company said on Wednesday.
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Chrysler LLC Teams With eBay Motors as Sales of Certified Used Vehicles Rise
Chrysler LLC today announced a partnership with eBay to list their U.S. Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge Certified Pre-Owned inventory on the new eBay Motors' Certified Pre-Owned Showroom. The eBay Motors' CPO Showroom is a new online hub, designed to house a franchised dealer's certified used-vehicle inventory.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Doubts raised over Android fragmentation
Symbian's research chief warns there will be multiple versions of the search giant's mobile stack, but Google says there will be little 'motivation' to make versions incompatible
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Inquiry to be held on loss of Iraq/al Qaeda files
The government said on Thursday it would hold an inquiry into how a senior intelligence official left a file with top secret documents about Iraq and al Qaeda on a train.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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US Hacker Gets 41 Months for Running Rogue Botnet
A U.S. hacker who hooked up a botnet within Newell Rubbermaid's corporate network was sentenced to 41 months in prison on...
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Former Oregon man pleads guilty in Va. Tech-style threat
MIAMI -- A man possessing an arsenal of AK-47 assault weapons, other guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition at the time of his arrest pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of threatening over the Internet to pull off a Virginia Tech-style massacre.
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Warp 9 Announces Early Termination of Convertible Debenture, Eliminates Associated Dilution Risk
Warp 9, Inc. , the premier provider of robust e-commerce platforms and services, today announces that it has prepaid in full the convertible debenture issued by previous management to Cornell Capital Partners LP .
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Modavox Cites Recent Wall Street Journal Findings on Internet Radio Growth
PHOENIX, BUSINESS WIRE -- Modavox, Inc. (OTCBB:MDVX), Internet broadcasting pioneer, holder of several patented technologies and the leading producer and distributor of online talk radio content, today cited a recent Wall Street Journal piece listing Internet Radio as the fastest growing web site category.
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Recent Original Stories
"For a long time, Linux has been blamed to boot slowly, compared to other modern operating systems. In this article, we are going to focus on a new init system we developed for our Pardus Linux distribution, Mudur, together with other initiatives that are worth mentioning.
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LodgeNet Interactive Corporation Selects Motorola's mT2a Hospitality Solution for High-Value Broadband Services
PLEASANTON, Calif. ( Map ) - PLEASANTON, Calif. , June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT ) today announced that LodgeNet Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET ), the leading provider of media and connectivity solutions to the hospitality market, has signed an agreement to deploy Motorola's mT2a PowerBroadband system in hotels, resorts, and healthcare facilities.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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EU states extend life of Internet security body
European Union telecoms ministers agreed on Thursday to extend the life of the bloc's Internet security watchdog by three years as threats to the Web increase.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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U.S. Congressmen Accuse China of Hacking Their Computers
Two U.S. Congressmen accused China of hacking their office computers, possibly compromising information on Chinese dissidents, the Congressmen said.
New York Times |
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Online self-help program may improve insomnia in adults
Washington, June 12 : A self-help program delivered online can significantly improve insomnia in adults, according to a new study.
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China Denies Accusations Of Hacking Lawmakers' Computers
China is denying accusations by two U.S. lawmakers that it hacked into congressional computers.
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