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Children concerned over parent’s internet habits
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Thursday 26 June 2008 at 01:28:00 Neat case of role reversal The annual report from Barnens Rätt i Samhället (BRIS), which runs a children's helpline in Sweden, has revealed growing numbers of children are worried by their parents use of the...
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Microsoft offers advice on SQL injection
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Thursday 26 June 2008 at 00:54:00 Company recommends tools and best practices to prevent attacks In the face of mounting attacks, Microsoft is offering administrators and developers advice on preventing SQL injection. The attack method, in which a string of characters is used to compromise...
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People are becoming accustomed to robots in space , robotic vacuum cleaners and even the notion of robotic friends and spouses . But robotic snakes? Symantec Backup Exec 12 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8 deliver industry leading Windows data protection and system recovery.
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High-speed electronics thieves caught in the act
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Thursday 26 June 2008 at 00:33:00 Robbers steal mobiles and laptops at 60mph A group of modern-day highwaymen in Germany have been caught stealing consumer electronics from trucks travelling at high speed. Police from the city of Dortmund have arrested six Romanians after...
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A Washington woman was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison and five years of supervised release for her role in an Internet counterfeit check scheme.
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Woman gets two years for aiding Nigerian Internet check scam
A Washington woman was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison and five years of supervised release for her role in an Internet counterfeit check scheme.
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Google ends marathon search for new financial chief
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Reske seeks appeal on struck-down law
ANDERSON — A local state representative is asking the Indiana Attorney General to appeal a federal judge’s decision that struck down a new state law allowing computer searches of sex offenders.
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China builds supercomputer rivaling world's 7th fastest
Although missing the world's most extensive rankings for the best supercomputers, a Chinese-made high performance server rivals the 7th fastest for computing speed. Dawning 5000A, with a capability of 160 trillions of computing oper ...
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Senators question border laptop searches
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Group considers relaxing Internet naming rules
The group controlling Internet domain names may soon decide whether to relax naming rules and potentially open up a virtual domain name gold rush.
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RadiSys to lay off 20
Embedded computer maker RadiSys Corp. told employees Wednesday that 20 of them will be laid off by the end of the year. (RSYS)
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As Oil Prices Rise, Car Companies Look to an Electric Future
Rising oil prices and improvements in battery technology are fueling new interest in developing electric cars. Spencer Michels reports on how industry giants and start-up car companies alike plan to release new vehicles by 2010.
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Yahoo confirms Google commitment, pans Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo Inc.'s leaders defended online search leader Google Inc. as a more desirable partner than Microsoft Corp. in a Wednesday letter that affirmed the Internet pioneer's commitment to a strategy that has alienated shareholders.
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Shaq Loses Another Badge for Rap About Kobe
Shaquille O'Neal's raunchy rap in which he mocked former teammate Kobe Bryant is costing him another of his lawman badges. Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown said Wednesday that he has asked the Phoenix Suns center to return a badge he was given for his work with the southwest Virginia county's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
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Children concerned over parents internet habits
The annual report from Barnens Rätt i Samhället (BRIS), which runs a childrens helpline in Sweden, has revealed growing numbers of children are worried by their parents use of the internet.
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Woman Gets Two Years for Aiding Nigerian Internet Check Scam
A Washington woman was sentenced to two years in prison for her role in an Internet check scheme.
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Microsoft posts Vista SP1 reliability patches
Microsoft Tuesday released a reliability update for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) that fixes several bugs in the OS update, including one that threw off errors when users tried to run large applications, such as Microsoft's own Excel 2007 and Windows Media Player.
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Evidence of massive asteroid impact on Mars supported by computer simulations
Evidence of massive asteroid impact on Mars supported by computer simulations
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