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Reporters booted from conference for hacking
With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public WiFi network, one place was supposed to be off limits: the press room.
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Week in review: Let the games begin online
The Olympics go truly global with YouTube deal, while Yahoo tries to get along with its new family member. Also: Hackers really hack at Black Hat.
CNET |
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Pro go player beaten by AI
In a surprising turn, a professional player has been beaten by a computer at the US Go Congress.
GameSpot |
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Edible silk lenses could spot germs
Clive Akass, Personal Computer World , Friday 8 August 2008 at 17:39:00 Biodegrable optics and sensor-platforms could monitor food and health, say researchers Liquid silk can be used to make edible nanoscale optical devices and sensor platforms that could be used to monitor food and health, US researchers say....
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Fujitsu Siemens Computers Readies Netbook
Small is the next big thing, and these Netbook sub-laptops are popping up all over the place. Fujitsu Siemens Computers today confirmed the planned release of the AMILO Mini netbook. The AMILO Mini will be available for purchase in the autumn at a purchase pric...
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Apple boots $1,000 app from App Store
The removal of the $1,000 "I am Rich" application along with a few other apps from Apple's App Store has some developers wondering what the rules are.
CNET |
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Week in review: Let the games begin online
The Olympics go truly global with YouTube deal, while Yahoo tries to get along with its new family member. Also: Hackers really hack at Black Hat.
CNET |
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Reporters booted from Black Hat Conference for hacking
Three French journalists have been shown the exit from the yearly hacking confab after it was discovered they were hacking into the press room's Wi-Fi network.
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Week in review: Let the games begin online
The Olympic Games officially begin on Friday in Beijing--and on the Web.
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Video: How to Save Online
Pay as little as possible for electronics and groceries.
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Women’s College Golf
Michigan State women’s golf coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll has been targeted in a federal lawsuit that alleges she illegally downloaded music.
GolfWeek |
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Lake in the Hills man faces child porn charge
A Lake in the Hills man was arrested Thursday and charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography after authorities found he purchased porn from a Web site, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.
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W.Va. offers licenses for those who fear 'beast'
West Virginia started Friday keeping driver's license photos out of a computer database for members of a small religious group who believe digital storage is a "mark of the beast" that evokes biblical prophecy.
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W.Va. offers licenses for those who fear ’beast’
(AP) CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia started a pilot project Friday to keep driver’s license photos out of a computer database to accommodate members of a small religious group, who believe digital storage is a "mark of the beast" that evokes biblical prophecy.
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W.Va. offers licenses for those who fear 'beast'
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia started a pilot project Friday to keep driver's license photos out of a computer database to accommodate members of a small religious group, who believe digital storage is a "mark of the beast" that evokes biblical prophecy.
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Joikusoft and FON Release Wi-Fo Software for Mobiles
Joikusoft, maker of the mobile Wi-Fi HotSpot software JoikuSpot, has announced a collaboration with FON. The two are releasing an exclusive version of Joikusoft's mobile hotspot solution, named FonSpot. FonSpot turns a mobile phone into a Wi-Fi HotSpot, enabling any laptop, iPod Touch, internet tablet, or other Wi-Fi device to...
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Bleezer blogging software
Most blogs come with an editor that can be used in a web page, but this is not always the most convenient way to edit text. Bleezer is a program for writing blog posts that can be saved on the computer.
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Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 gets official in five different colors
Filed under: Laptops Fujitsu has been showing off its LifeBook U2010 netbook / convertible laptop for some time now, but it's just now getting completely official with it, and it's taken the opportunity to reveal all five colors we can expect to see the laptop available in. That includes the basic black option we've been seeing all along (now called Ocean Black), as well as Pink ...
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W.Va. removes driver's license photos from database for those who fear 'mark of the beast'
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia started a pilot project Friday to keep driver's license photos out of a computer database to accommodate members of a small religious group, who believe digital storage is a "mark of the beast" that evokes biblical prophecy.
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Wall Street Beat: Time to Put Off Buying LCD TVs and Displays
The LCD panel industry is suffering from over supply and falling demand, and in this case, what?s bad for Wall Street and stock prices is good for consumers.
New York Times |
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IceWarp Server Releases Version 9.3
August 8, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Email hosting software developer IceWarp has announced version 9.3 of its messaging platform, IceWarp Server, providing better security, simplified management and a user-friendly iPhone interface.
Web Host Industry Review |
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New US cyber defense coordinator hints at plans
One of the United States' biggest challenges in securing government computers from foreign attacks isn't necessarily technical.
KATU Portland |
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How do you tell a whale? Just look at its tail
Sally Mizroch was pretty sure she'd seen whale No. 183 before. Its distinctive tail fluke was all white, with a few black Marilyn Monroe-type spots. She entered its features into her computer and got an instant match.
KATU Portland |
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SSME targets 'next wave' cities
IBM Philippines encouraged Bacolod and other “next wave” cities to look at how emerging academic discipline can help address human resource concerns in the midst of the continuing growth of the information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.
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