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Microchipped passports were cloned in tests exposing "a serious safety flaw", it was reported. A computer researcher cloned the chips on two passports and implanted digital images of Osama bin Laden and a suicide bomber, according to The Times.
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Hackers steal details from 40 million credit cards in 'world's biggest ever' identity theft
Eleven members of a gang have been charged with hacking into the computer systems of leading retailers, including one in Britain, to steal more than 45 million credit card numbers.
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Analyst Actions: Cisco Systems, Computer Sciences, Pacer
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Morris Area Public Library: Public gets better computers, newer Office
A significant upgrade in the public computers was approved, as was the tentative budget, when the Morris Area Public Library Board met Tuesday.
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Report: E-passport chips can be cloned
Britain's new e-passports embedded with microchips can be cloned and made to fool security machines, The Times of London reported Wednesday. The newspaper said its investigation debunks claims by British government officials that 3,000 blank passports stolen last week in a truck hijacking are worthless to thieves because the microchips can't be forged. A computer researcher engaged by the Times ...
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IBM partners with Canonical, Novell, and Red Hat to fight Microsoft
In The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, science fiction great Robert Heinlein wrote: There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. Today, the network is the computer as Sun’s old slogan used to tell us. And, in the world of today there ain’t no such thing as a free desktop. IBM has partnered with [...]
Geek.com |
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Google Gadgets Under Attack at Black Hat
Google Gadgets are supposed to be easy-to-use components that enable users to put content and small applications wherever they want them. According to Tom Stracener a Cenzic Senior Security Analyst, Google Gadgets can also potentially be used as a platform for user exploitation.
IT Management |
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A new daily news source on the web: BRANCHEZ-VOUS! Matin.qc.ca
BRANCHEZ-VOUS! offers Quebecers a new daily information source on the internet with today's relaunch of the "BRANCHEZ-VOUS! Matin.qc.ca" news site.
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LifeLock(R) Identity Theft 101: What Every Student Should Know
TEMPE, Ariz.----LifeLock, the nation's leader in identity theft protection, wants to be sure college students remain safe from America's fastest growing crime. As college students across the country prepare to head off to campus, checklists include bedding, laptops, futons and other essential dorm room supplies.
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Scientists hope for new tricks in data analysis
It turns out even computers can have information overload. Powerful computers can make millions of calculations in a blink of the eye, but that leaves a nettlesome challenge: the task of analyzing the resulting mountains of data.
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Early Glance: Computers companies
Shares of some top computers companies are down at 10 a.m.: Apple Inc fell $1.40 or .9 percent, to $159.24.
Boston Globe |
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Sun Microsystems Announces Availability of Facebook Application for Fans of the 2008 Summer ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Second graph, third sentence of release, URL should read http://apps.facebook.com/mypicksbeijing/Home .
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NewerTech Intros miniStack v2.5
Newer Technology announced the immediate availability of the miniStack v2.5 FireWire 400/USB 2.0 Powered hub storage solution on Wednesday. The hard drive system is available in capacities up to 1TB
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Exclusive! I Am Barack Obama's Vice Presidential Candidate
My fellow Americans. I stand before you today, at my computer, in awe and humility. When Barack first called me to be his VP, I thought to myself, "Is this just Dave fucking with me?" When he assured me it wasn't and he wasn't—well you could have knocked me over with a feather. It is the dream of many an American boy to be President. However, very few dream to be Vice President. I count ...
Phillyist |
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Laptop with Clear applicants' info found
That's according to The Associated Press, which writes: "The company that runs an airport security prescreening program said Tuesday they found a laptop containing the personal information of 33,000 people more than a week after it apparently went missing. The...
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A Cupcake On Your iPhone
Digital goods--and pets--are coming to Apple's blockbuster device.
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Turner: iPhone 3G to push mobile data globally
The iPhone 3G will help to push mobile connectivity worldwide, claims the research group at Turner Investments. Turner's analysts argue that the phone's interface, features and lower base price, along with the amount of software available through the App Store, should help to boost Apple's presence in the smartphone world, possibly to the 28 perce...
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City searches for solutions to indoor pool problems
alse alarms on the fire alarm system. Temperature spikes. Ventilation system running non-stop. Computer lock ups. Since it opened in March 2007, the Le Mars Indoor Aquatic Center has been plagued with heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC) problems.
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At Doggyspace, social networking goes to the dogs
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Cici confesses on her Web page that she likes to greet everyone by licking their feet. Dolce admits to being a mamma's boy. And Jake and Tycho posted a video that chronicles their adventures of rolling around on their backs.
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Science, math portal for teachers goes live
A local version of an e-learning website that originated in Ireland was unveiled on July 16 to serve as an added technology tool for teachers to teach science and math subjects.
Manila Bulletin |
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DLSU to offer EMC Storage tech course
Concepts specific to storage technologies will soon be offered by the College of Computer Studies of De La Salle University as a result of the school’s partnership with EMC Computer Systems.
Manila Bulletin |
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Technological summer readies CISD for fall
After a summer of campus moves, Celina ISD’s technology guru vowed the district’s computer systems would be up and running as it opens the doors to another school year.
The Celina Record |
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DLSU to offer EMC Storage tech course
Concepts specific to storage technologies will soon be offered by the College of Computer Studies of De La Salle University as a result of the school’s partnership with EMC Computer Systems.
Manila Bulletin |
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San Antonio Landfill Search for Computer Fruitless
After a two-week search, Texas authorities have stopped looking in a landfill for a computer allegedly containing child pornography and other evidence connected to the kidnapping and killing of a...
WOAI San Antonio |
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TCFD receives grant for computers
The Colony Fire Department received a $2,000 grant from the FM Global Fire Prevention Grant Program. This is a private insurance grant that is available for the use in fire prevention programs.
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