Archive for October, 2007

Sex, Lies, Murder and Audiotape: Mob Case Could Be Dismissed

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Bombshell recordings threaten to permanently damage case against FBI agent.
Original Post By Google News CHRIS KANARACUS, IDG

Mandriva CEO Calls Out Microsoft’s Ballmer (PC Magazine)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

PC Magazine - On Tuesday, Mandriva announced that it had won a hotly-contested contract to install Linux distribution in Nigeria. But on Wednesday, the client essentially handed the contract to Microsoft. So Mandriva CEO François Bancilhon called Microsof chief Steve Ballmer out for dirty pool.
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IBM plans major security initiative (AP)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

AP - IBM Corp. plans to announce Thursday that it will boost what it spends developing computer security products to $1.5 billion in 2008, reflecting an intensifying focus for the company.
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NYC ‘Broker to the Stars’ Found Dead

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Linda Stein’s clients included a-list celebrities like Madonna and Spielberg.
Original Post By Google News CHRIS KANARACUS, IDG

Rowling sues to block Harry Potter book (AP)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

AP - NEW YORK ? Author J.K. Rowling and the maker of the “Harry Potter” films are suing a small publisher in Michigan over its plans to release a book version of a popular Web site dedicated to the boy wizard.
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Privacy groups seek “do not track” Web list (Reuters)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Reuters - Nine privacy and consumer
organizations asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday
to create a “do not track” list for Internet users who don’t
want their online activities tracked, stored and used by
advertising networks.
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Microsoft sees Windows Vista growth phase underway (Reuters)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Reuters - Microsoft Corp’s Windows Vista is
starting to see mass adoption from businesses nearly a year
after it was released, the company said while predicting a
strong first holiday season for the product.

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College coders vie for cash in enterprise-sponsored contest (InfoWorld)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

InfoWorld - More than 100 college-age programmers might be seeing visions of dollar signs amid their code in Orlando, where the finals of this year’s TopCoder Collegiate Challenge began Wednesday.
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House cat makes scientific history

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Read full story for latest details.

Original Post By Google News GARY RIVLIN

‘Hidden’ Brain Abnormalities Common

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Many may unknowingly have benign tumors, hidden aneurysms and “silent” strokes.
Original Post By Google News CHRIS KANARACUS, IDG

Whois studies approved, privacy deferred (AP)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

AP - A panel on Internet names voted Wednesday to conduct further studies on the databases containing names, phone numbers and other private information on domain name owners, deferring long-simmering questions over whether such details should remain public.
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Update: Privacy groups call for do-not-track list (InfoWorld)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

InfoWorld - A coalition of nine privacy and consumer groups have proposed a U.S. do-not-track list that would allow consumers to opt out of advertising efforts that track their movements online.
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Real ‘Jackass’? Margera’s Sex Sting

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Vincent Margera yelled “just kill me now” after a jury convicted him.
Original Post By Google News CHRIS KANARACUS, IDG

Take Your Pick of Cable in Your Condo

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

FCC gives apartment building residents a choice in cable providers.
Original Post By Google News GARY RIVLIN

Scams use striptease to break Web traps (AP)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

AP - In a new online striptease, the buxom, beautiful blonde who promises to remove her slinky scraps of lingerie doesn’t want your money. She’s interested in your brain. Really.
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Wikipedia becomes a class assignment (AP)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

AP - Some academics cringe when students turn to Wikipedia as a reference for term papers.
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NASA Will Release Air Safety Research

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

NASA’s first efforts to withhold the safety research sparked tough criticism.
Original Post By Google News GARY RIVLIN

Cisco, Wipro team on services (InfoWorld)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

InfoWorld - Cisco Systems and Indian services company Wipro are collaborating to offer customers IT infrastructure services that combine Cisco’s networking equipment with Wipro’s infrastructure and managed services.
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GPS maker Garmin’s 3Q profit rises (AP)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

AP - Navigation device maker Garmin Ltd. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit rose 57 percent, beating Wall Street estimates as sales soared in all sectors, especially automotive.
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Update: Iron Mountain to buy e-discovery company (InfoWorld)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

InfoWorld - Major storage provider Iron Mountain said Wednesday it intends to purchase Stratify, a maker of document discovery software, for about $158 million in cash.
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