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Hack a Million Systems and Earn a Job
An anonymous reader writes "It has been a number of years since the fantasy that hackers will be offered a job by those who they hacked was even a potential reality, but this might still be the case in New Zealand. An 18-year-old hacker responsible for writing a number of applications used by an online group called 'the A-Team' that allowed the creation of a million-plus machine botnet and a ...
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Hunting pervs on the Internet
On the very same day the war on child sex predators claimed a major victory, a former Far Rockaway man was arrested for allegedly engaging in sexually explicit electronic communications with three young girls - all of whom are between 9 and 14 years old.
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Former stepfather of Vermont girl indicted
The former stepfather of a 12-year-old Vermont girl found dead earlier this month has been indicted on child pornography charges. The U.S. attorney's office says a grand jury indicted Raymond Gagnon on Wednesday on charges of transporting child pornography in April 2007 and possessing a computer containing child pornography on July 1. The 40-year-old San Antonio man's former stepdaughter, Brooke ...
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Japan cautious in iPhone's bid for world dominance
(Associated Press via NewsEdge) Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to part with his made-in-Japan cell phone either.
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MacDrive 7 brings Vista compatability
The filesharing tool MacDrive 7 for Windows now supports the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, according to developer MediaFour. The application allows users to access Mac-formatted disks from their Windows desktops. Mac files are automatically assigned the proper icons and file name extension whether used on a Windows or a Mac, the company said....
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Super Talent ships "world's smallest" USB drive
Super Talent Technology says its PICO-C Gold 8GB USB flash drive is the "world's smallest," comes in a 24-carat gold shell and is water resistant to boot. The tiny drive is smaller than a standard SD card and weighs less than a nickel. The device ships with a gold chain, and "looks more like a fashion accessory than a high performance flash drive,...
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Computer engineer in attempt to infiltrate US network
A computer engineer, employed by the San Francisco city council, has been held for allegedly tampering with San Francisco's new computer network.
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Intel, DepEd launch e-learning site for public schools
MANILA, Philippines -- Intel and the Department of Education (DepEd) have launched an e-learning website designed to enhance learning of Math and Science for high school students.
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Omniture SiteCatalyst Implemented at Yahoo! Japan
Omniture, Inc., a leading provider of online business optimization software, today announced that the company has implemented Omniture SiteCatalyst for Yahoo! Japan to increase sales and customer satisfaction across their Yahoo! Shopping sites.
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Sun Microsystems announced Monday that its longtime chief executive Scott McNealy is stepping down from the helm and will be succeeded by the struggling computer and software company's No. 2 executive, Jonathan Schwartz.
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Lawmakers Probe Web Tracking
An Internet provider based in Kansas used a monitoring technology earlier this year to track sites visited by its users, apparently without directly notifying them, according to a congressional panel investigating the action.
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Cyberlink is putting more emphasis on Linux and netbooks since the Eee PC craze began.
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Young’s Bowie office consists of a tiger beanbag chair, a closet displaying 2-year-old Noah’s bathroom chart, a family TV and a computer desk covered with advice books and boxes.
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Learning Calendar
Computer clinic— 9:30 to 11 a.m. today. Austin Free-Net teaches basics to beginning users. Arthur B. DeWitty Center, 2209 Rosewood Ave. Free. 236-8225, www.austinfree.net.
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BTC selects Redknee's converged billing solution
In addition to its fixed-line and internet operations, Botswana Telecommunications (BTC) recently acquired a GSM license to launch prepaid and postpaid wireless services branded as Be Mobile.
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Check Point protects against unpatched internet explorer vulnerability
The company said the SmartDefense Services subscribers receive protection against the Snapshot Viewer ActiveX vulnerability as well as recently publicized Domain Name Sever (DNS), Windows Explorer and Outlook Web Access vulnerabilities.
Computer Business Review |
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Curtains for desktops? If not now, when?
The statistics are starting to bear out the anecdotal evidence: Desktops are on their way out.
CNET |
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Staying Safe in Older Systems
My computer has the Windows Me operating system with AOL dial-up, and now McAfee no longer provides virus protection for that OS; neither does Norton or AOL. Do I have any options?
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The Nazis' final atrocity: Why, as they were surrendering, did one unit wipe out an entire village?
Speeding South out of Paris on the A10 autoroute this summer, driving through the Loire countryside en route to their holiday homes, thousands of Britons will flash past the little village of Maillé without noticing.
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Sampling the Best of the iPhone App Store?s Diversions
Apple turned on the tap for its iPhone App store last week, unleashing more than 500 applications. If you have an iPhone, you just might forget the device is capable of making phone calls
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Google Continues To Test A Search Interface That Looks More Like Digg Every Day
A couple of days ago we posted screen shots of a new search interface being bucket tested by Google that lets users vote up or down on search results. The resulting interface was very Digg-like, and included a total vote count, etc. Today Adrian Pike, the CTO of startup Tatango, noticed that the interface changed yet [...]
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Attract, repel: lifelike dolls are collector cult
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Their chests rise and fall and you can hear a tiny heartbeat, but these babies for sale over the Internet are not alive.
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Lifelike dolls repel and attract
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Their chests rise and fall and you can hear a tiny heartbeat, but these babies for sale over the Internet are not alive.
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The Nazis' final atrocity: Why, as they were surrendering, did one unit wipe out an entire village?
Speeding South out of Paris this summer, driving through the Loire countryside en route to their holiday homes, thousands of Britons will flash past the little village of Maillé without noticing.
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Oregonian closes suburban news offices
The Oregonian is closing three of its suburban bureaus, including offices in Gresham, Tigard and Vancouver, Wash. News of the closures trickled out onto the Internet on the morning of Friday, July 11, and several sources confirmed the closing of the East Metro office at 295 N.E. Second St., ...
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