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Hackers start DNS attacks, researcher says
Hackers are now actively exploiting a critical flaw in the Domain Name System, but they're not using any of the already known exploits, said a researcher who crafted the first attack code to go public.
IT World |
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Microsoft released several updates to Windows Vista
Monday, the day before the new operating system debuted for consumers and landed on retail shelves. None of the updates were security fixes.
New Mobile Computing |
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Computing companies testing bounds of the cloud
Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., and Yahoo Inc. are putting "cloud computing" to the test with help from researchers at the University of Illinois.
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Linked by Tony Steidler-Dennison on Wed 30th Jul 2008 18:54 UTC
"On those infrequent occasions when you need to reboot Linux, you may find that the process takes longer than you'd like. Jack Wallen shares a number of tricks you can use to reduce boot times."
New Mobile Computing |
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Detector IDs birdsongs of various species
German computer scientists say they've developed a computerized detector that can identify the songs of various bird species.The University of Bonn researchers, in collaboration with Berlin's Humboldt University, said the new type of sound detector can facilitate surveys of bird populations.The researchers said they placed microphones at selected points in the wild to record all sounds, in some ...
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Luggage Glitch Delays Flights at JFK
Flights have been delayed and luggage piling up at ticket counters at JFK's Terminal 8 today, after a computer software glitch crippled the baggage handling system. A spokesman for American Airlines....
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Yahoo To Close Music Site, Offer Rebates
Yahoo Inc. is offering coupons or refunds to users who find songs they bought inaccessible after Sept. 30, when the company shuts its music-download service.
NBC 11 Bay Area |
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Internet Predator Sentenced
HAMMOND, Ind (Indiana's NewsCenter) - The United States Attorney’s Office today announced that Justin Reichart, was sentenced to 120 months in prison by Judge Philip Simon for the federal offense of using the internet to coerce or entice a person under the age of 18 years to engage in sexual activity.
Indiana's NewsCenter |
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Rogers says sales of iPhone are ahead of supply
MONTREAL -- Sales of the iPhone in Canada are still outpacing supply, but the device's exclusive carrier Rogers Wireless (TMX:RCI.B) says it's getting weekly shipments from manufacturer Apple Inc. to meet the demand.
CTV.ca |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 22nd Aug 2005 18:29 UTC
Linux founder Linus Torvalds is defending protection of the Linux trademark and insists that sublicensing is a loss-making operation. He explained that the "cease-and-desist or sublicense the mark" letters are a requirement of maintaining a trademark.
OS News |
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Fighting Online Porn
Five major internet providers have agreed to join New York state in the fight against online child pornography.
CBS 5 News Syracuse |
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EVE Online Investigating Key Loggers
EVE Online developers and support personnel are looking into a slew of hacked account apparently caused by a key logger program. See what they have to say by clicking below.
WarCry Network |
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Linked by Tony Steidler-Dennison on Wed 30th Jul 2008 18:54 UTC
"On those infrequent occasions when you need to reboot Linux, you may find that the process takes longer than you'd like. Jack Wallen shares a number of tricks you can use to reduce boot times."
OS News |
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Google says “complete privacy does not exist”
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Wednesday 30 July 2008 at 22:30:00 Privacy is dead, get used to it In a submission to court Google is arguing that in the modern world there can be no expectation of privacy....
vnunet.com |
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Milpitas man again faces federal obscenity charges
A Milpitas man once dubbed "The Marquis de Cyberspace" has been indicted on federal obscenity charges, including the mail distribution of a bestiality-themed DVD.
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Digital River boosts 2008 outlook
Digital River Inc. , which helps companies sell software as Internet downloads, boosted its full-year guidance Wednesday despite some reservations about the economy.
Boston Globe |
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Digital River 2Q profit slips 9 percent; costs up
Digital River Inc. , which helps companies sell software as Internet downloads, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit fell 9 percent even as revenue improved, as its results were hurt by rising costs.
Boston Globe |
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The 40 Year Old Virgin - Carell Rogen To Suit Up For Ghostbusters
THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN co-stars STEVE CARELL and SETH ROGEN are to reteam for a new GHOSTBUSTERS movie, according to Internet reports. The funnymen are at the centre of ...
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Wu: Watch Out for OPEC 2.0
All the big newspapers have an editorial about Net Neutrality today, and the New York Times seems to be the only one running anything on the pro-side. Net Neutrality visionary (he coined the phrase) Tim Wu's editorial, entitled OPEC 2.0, compares bandwidth to oil—a necessary good tightly controlled by a few powerful entities. Wu's thesis: read more
WebProNews |
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Project to rebuild Internet gets $12M, bandwidth
A massive project to redesign and rebuild the Internet from scratch is inching along with $12 million in government funding and donations of network capacity by two major research organizations.
Boston Globe |
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Sector Snap: Internet stocks mostly lower
Shares of major Internet companies dipped in what was largely a quiet trading day for the sector Wednesday, as IAC/InterActiveCorp reported a second-quarter loss on hefty charges.
Boston Globe |
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Comcast Takes Broadband Share
Comcast kicked off the second-quarter cable earnings season with a bang, reporting strong results and alleviating fears that the broadband market was slowing significantly.
MultiChannel News |
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Marvin - Marvin The Martian The Movie
Cartoon alien MARVIN THE MARTIAN has landed his own big screen adventure. Warner Bros. bosses are creating a live action/CGI (computer-generated imagery) blend. ...
ContactMusic |
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Comcast Takes Broadband Share
Comcast kicked off the second-quarter cable earnings season with a bang, reporting strong results and alleviating fears that the broadband market was slowing significantly.
MultiChannel News |
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