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Canine lovers swap tales on Doggyspace
RICHMOND, Va. -- 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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Internet security experts racing to patch hole
A flaw in the domain name system allows hackers to steer traffic and steal information. A gaping hole in the foundation of the Internet can allow malicious hackers to launch new attacks on corporate systems as well as individual computer users, a leading technology security researcher said Wednesday.
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US charges 11 in theft of 40mn card numbers
WASHINGTON: Eleven people were indicted in Boston yesterday for stealing and selling some 40mn credit and debit card numbers they obtained by hacking into the computers of nine major US retailers, the US Justice Department said.
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Small firms vulnerable to ID theft, experts say
Plenty of businesses remain vulnerable to the types of cyberattacks that the federal government exposed Tuesday in its case against 11 suspected identity thieves in five countries, according to analysts and security experts. Although some of those attacks may...
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At Doggyspace Web site, social networking goes to the dogs
RICHMOND, Va. -- 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. How to get a time-share dog Woman gets five clones of her beloved late pitbull
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07-08-2008: Stanton to provide mobile, Internet users with VOD for Beijing Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: Stanton Technologies's Singapore-based company Movaio Pte Ltd would be working with China Teleformation Culture Media Co Ltd (CNLive.com) to transmit the Beijing Olympics Games to over 400 million China Mobile subscribers and Internet users worldwide.
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Technology Report / Google launches Chinese music download site
Google Inc. said Wednesday it has launched a music search service in China that allows users to get music legally online in a forum backed by some record labels and supported by advertising revenue. Paid music downloads in China are virtually nonexistent, and Apple Inc.'s iTunes digital music store is not offered there. Downloadable pirated versions of songs are widely available free online.
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Banshee 1.2 - Audio Video Podcast Last.fm Player for openSUSE
[ Thanks to Suseman for this link. ] "Rip CDs, play and sync your iPod, create playlists, and burn audio and MP3 CDs. Most portable media devices are supported (iPods, MTP, and Mass Storage) - including video and album art support! Stream or download your podcasts and video podcasts.
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Sony introduces Cyber-shot DSC-T700 and DSC-T77 digicams
Filed under: Digital Cameras Don't look now, but your point-and-shoot is about to get a whole lot smarter if it's rockin' a DSC-T700 or DSC-T77 label. Starting with the latter (which is Sony's thinnest model at less than 5/8 of an inch), you'll find a 10-megapixel sensor, ISO up to 3,200, eleven scene modes, in-camera image management, face detection and a 3-inch touchscreen to boot. ...
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Police
Salem Tuesday Police responded to Cross Street at 6:30 p.m. following a report of a past house break that occurred sometime between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Residents reported stolen two laptops and an undetermined amount of cash.
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Young minds to inspire
PANAMA CITY — A group of middle-school girls watched, enthralled, as a small robot scuttled across the floor, its sensors producing ghostly shadows on a nearby computer screen.
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Women's business group urges Web marketing at Rasmussen College seminar
Southwest Florida businesses once marketed their products to Southwest Florida residents.
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IBM to open Amazon EC2-style cloud service
IBM will look to open up its internal Research Compute Cloud to the public as an Amazon EC2 service clone.
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'Oversharing' opens door for hackers
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- One of the biggest problems with the so-called Web 2.0 movement has been its encouragement of oversharing -- which often means underestimating security risks.
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Linux to win mobile internet devices market
NEW YORK, USA: The Mobile Internet Devices (MID) market is likely to be the first real example of a greenfield situation in which all mobile operating systems start on the same equal footing, without the baggage of previous histories such as existed in the smartphone market.
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W.Va. using eBay to sell surplus state property
One of the newest yellow-star sellers on Internet auction site eBay has a familiar handle: wvsurplusproperty.Although a 2006 law authorized the state Surplus Property Division to sell items no longer used by various state agencies via the Internet, the div...
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Ex-Parkersburg CEO indicted in broadband case
A federal grand jury indicted the former CEO of a Parkersburg company Wednesday on charges that she misappropriated millions of dollars intended to provide broadband Internet service in rural areas.
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11 Charged With Stealing 41 Million Identities
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Some 41 million Americans were victims of identity theft in what is the largest case of its kind, ever. Malicious hackers reportedly used laptops to steal the credit and debit card numbers of unsuspecting shoppers.
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Ex-Parkersburg CEO indicted in broadband case
A federal grand jury indicted the former CEO of a Parkersburg company Wednesday on charges that she misappropriated millions of dollars intended to provide broadband Internet service in rural areas.In 2002, Sequelle Communications Alliance Inc. opened its ...
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NBC is going all out this time
NBC is undertaking what it's touting as the most massive project in media history, producing 3,600 hours of coverage of the Olympics spread over 19 days, seven networks and a Web site with the marquee opening ceremony set to air Friday night.
Pioneer Press |
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W.Va. using eBay to sell surplus state property
One of the newest yellow-star sellers on Internet auction site eBay has a familiar handle: wvsurplusproperty.
The Charleston Gazette |
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Registration for Voc-Tech adult education programs starts Aug. 25
NEW BEDFORD — The adult education program at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School this fall is offering a selection of nearly 70 courses, including an extensive selection of computer training, all levels of carpentry,...
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Internet flaw bigger than first thought
A newly discovered flaw in the Internet's core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit websites they didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept email messages.
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IT geeks gather for industry update
Microsoft South Africa was in Durban for its TechEd 2008, which attracted 2 100 IT professionals and industry experts from across the continent and abroad.
Independent Online |
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Myspace debuts MyDebates.org
MySpace has announced it is launching a website devoted to the US presidential debates.
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