Yet again, hackers have proven that they can mess with the Radio Frequency Identification chips that governments, our own included, have been so eager to embed in passports.
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2 Google reach deal over payment for news
Google, which has been locked in copyright disputes with several content providers, has struck a deal to buy news stories and photographs from the US agency Associated Press.
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3 Symantec: Windows Vista Security Is Flawed
Matthew Conover, a principal security researcher with Symantec, cautioned about potential security bugs in a key element of Vista's security that is designed to prompt the user for consent if an application requires additional privileges. If flawed, it could allow attackers to circumvent all of the operating system's security features.
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4 The Rise And Rise Of Firefox. Episode: Google, Real Networks
If about a year ago, Microsoft could still afford to look at Firefox with the superiority that its dominant position of Internet Explorer allowed, the things have radically changed nowadays.
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5 Computers just can't seem to get past Go
Chess is a doddle compared to this ancient oriental game of strategy that has programmers and scientists scratching their heads
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6 Stay safe in the auction room
Escrow fraud is a growing problem for online auction customers who ignore warnings from eBay.
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7 Chips in biometric passports can be cloned
Since last March, anyone in the UK applying for a renewal or new passport has received a biometric one that can store fingerprints, facial scans and iris patterns on a built-in chip.
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8 Vista joins the hacked club at Black Hat
The word is that after throwing its new software creation Windows Vista at the mercy of some of the foremost security experts in the world, Microsoft witnessed its newborn baby get hacked
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9 Crowd surfing and Web surfing at Lollapalooza
While indie rock band Cursive played one of the nine stages at the Lollapalooza music festival, a nearby air-conditioned tent was packed with people checking their e-mail, updating their blogs and charging their cell phones.
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10 Researcher: New passports vulnerable
Electronic passports being introduced in the United States and other countries have a major vulnerability that could allow criminals to clone embedded secret code and enter countries illegally, an expert warned.
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11 Review: Chill out with cool Nintendo DS games
The portable Nintendo DS became the top-selling U.S. video game system in June, according to independent sales numbers released by the NPD Group.
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12 Apple Completes Transition to Intel Chips
Apple Computer announced on Monday that it had completed a swift transition to computers based entirely on Intel processors.
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13 Google offers malware warnings
Google has teamed up with an anti-malware organisation to offer warnings when search results might otherwise lead surfers to sites hosting malicious code.
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14 Software from EMC firm lets Macs operate Windows, too
A California company owned by the data storage giant EMC Corp. has unveiled software that lets Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh machines run Microsoft Corp.
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15 Hackers crack new biometric passports
Hi-tech biometric passports used by Britain and other countries have been hacked by a computer expert, throwing into doubt fundamental parts of the UK's £415m scheme to load passports with information such as fingerprints, facial scans and iris patterns.
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16 The War on the Web
There's a war raging, and it's not only in the Middle East — it's in cyberspace, too.
Hundreds of would-be journalists are using blogs, videos and online rants to plead for peace or the destruction of their enemy.
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17 There's a war raging, and it's not only in the Middle East — it's in cyberspace, too.
We've heard the stories of twins who had visions or heard their identical sibling's voice telling them they were in trouble, only to find out it was true. Or the tale of a mother who just "had a feeling" her child was in danger and rushed to help, ariving at the rescue just in time.
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18 Sprint Nextel to Form Network With WiMax
Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest cellular provider, said Tuesday it will use an emerging technology called WiMax to build a new high-speed wireless network.
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19 Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest cellular provider, said Tuesday it will use an emerg
Hoping to tap into the growth of wireless networks across college campuses, other public spaces and within homes, Sony Corp. will announce Tuesday a new pocket-sized gadget for instant messaging and other Internet-based communications.
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20 Survey: Consumers Lose to Online Schemes
The State of the Net survey by Consumer Reports projects that American consumers lost more than $8 billion over the last two years to viruses, spyware and various schemes.
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