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One in three users copying DVDs - VNUNet.com
PC World
VNUNet.com - 1 hour ago
One third of US and UK consumers are making copies of DVDs, according to a recent study. The 5331 person survey, conducted by analyst firm Futuresource Consulting found that 38 per cent of UK users and 32 per cent of American users had copied a DVD ...
Nearly third of consumers pirate DVDs: study International Business Times
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Getty Images Begins Licensing Flickr Photos - Washington Post
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
Getty Images, one of the world's largest media licensing companies, has partnered with Flickr to add a broader selection of pictures to its online catalog.
Select Flickr photos to sell via Getty license CNET News
Getty Images and Flickr Announce Exclusive Partnership to Offer ... FOXBusiness
New York Times Blogs
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Google Launches Virtual World Called Lively - Washington Post
CNET News
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
Well, this sucks for Second Life. Google is launching a new service today called Lively, a browser based virtual world add-on that lets users create and customize avatars and worlds, interact with other users, and generally have a richer social ...
Google Tackles Virtual Reality With 'Lively' PC Magazine
With Lively, Google tries its own 'Second Life' CNET News
Next Generation - The Associated Press - Los Angeles Times - VentureBeat
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The Internet Gets a Patch, as DNS Bug Is Fixed (PC World)
PC World - Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has discovered a flaw in the DNS protocol that allows attackers to spoof Internet addresses.
Categories: Cyber News
Summer of Code 2008 Mid-term Results
Mid-terms for Google Summer of Code 2008 are upon us. We have 19 students and over 40 mentors working tirelessly to bring you fantastic code ranging from new design tools, to fantastic new APIs, to improvements to existing modules such as Views and NodeQueue. Read on to meet the students behind SoC, and actually test out preliminary alpha versions of their projects yourselves! Make sure to log feedback to the projects' issue queues. :)
For more information about Summer of Code, see the SoC 2008 group on groups.drupal.org.
Categories: PHP CMS
Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively' (AP)
AP - In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more virtual socializing on the Web.
Categories: Cyber News
NebuAd to come under spotlight at Senate hearing (AP)
AP - Executives from major Internet players Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd Inc.
Categories: Cyber News
Court keeps cell tower backup rules on hold (AP)
AP - More than a year after they were introduced, federal rules intended to keep cell phone towers operating during natural disasters remain in limbo.
Categories: Cyber News
Second Life, - CNET News
Wall Street Journal Blogs
CNET News - 1 hour ago
By Daniel Terdiman - February 19, 2008 12:12 PM PST Post a comment For years now, the popular virtual world, Second Life has been available only for PCs, Macs, and Linux machines.
Second Life’s maiden voyage across the metaverse Financial Times
IBM And Second Life Announce Interoperability, But Bridging ... Washington Post
ReadWriteWeb - Wall Street Journal Blogs - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
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Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web (AFP)
AFP - Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.
Categories: Cyber News
Microsoft to host 'Deskless Worker' entry-level Web services - BetaNews
CNET News
BetaNews - 1 hour ago
By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews When Microsoft announced in March it would be marketing its own hosting services for Exchange and SharePoint, some wondered how the company could successfully compete with itself?
Microsoft Launches Hosted Exchange Deals Washington Post
Microsoft strengthens Online Services offering Ars Technica
InformationWeek - Register - CNET News - CRN
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PS3 Firmware Upgrade 2.41 Released - eFluxMedia
Slippery Brick
eFluxMedia - 53 minutes ago
By Raoul Railey Sony announced today that it released the firmware 2.41 upgrade that was supposed to fix the bugs of the firmware 2.40 that was released last week.
Sony Firmware Update Back Online, Now v2.41 Game Informer
PS3 Firmware 2.41 Goes Live Next Generation
Gamespy.com - Digitaltrends.com - Product Reviews - E Canada Now
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Microsoft: We Have a Noisy Competitor - The Mac Observer
The Mac Observer - 2 hours ago
by John Martellaro , 3:35 PM EDT, July 8th, 2008 Brad Brooks, Microsoft's VP of Vista consumer marketing, in a keynote address to to the annual Partner conference, admitted that the Apple "Get a Mac" TV ads have had an impact, and Microsoft is going to ...
Microsoft: The Vista Bullying Stops Here CRN
Microsoft still pushing Vista compatibility story CNET News
Register - ZDNet - Seattle Post Intelligencer - bMighty.com
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Ad-Targeting Companies and Critics Prepare for Senate Scrutiny - New York Times
Los Angeles Times
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By Stephanie Clifford The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday to look at the policy issues raised by advertising that is targeted to the online behavior of Internet users.
A Modest Privacy Proposal ZDNet
Targeted Ads Raise Privacy Concerns Wall Street Journal
FierceTelecom - Earthtimes (press release)
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Growth remains slow for mobile music services (Reuters)
Reuters - Struggling music subscription services
have opened a new front in their battle for legitimacy: the
mobile phone.
Categories: Cyber News
Television is king, although younger viewers turn to the Web - BetaNews
Broadcasting & Cable
BetaNews - 1 hour ago
By Ed Oswald, BetaNews The stereotypical picture of senior citizens spending their days in front of the television is not far off from the truth, although the nation's youth is increasingly turning to the Internet, Nielsen finds.
Young US adults view video on web and phones, but all love TV ... InternetRetailer.com
Whichever Screen, People Are Watching New York Times
Broadcasting & Cable - Media Buyer Planner - Digitaltrends.com - AdAge.com (subscription)
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Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 “Important ... - ZDNet
The Tech Herald
ZDNet - 6 hours ago
Microsoft announced 4 “Important” security bulletins today that cover 9 separate vulnerabilities. Of note were vulnerabilities reported in Windows DNS server and client, and within SQL Server.
Microsoft has some “Important” fixes for today The Tech Herald
Microsoft Windows DNS Spoofing Vulnerabilities Secunia
SearchSecurity.com - FrSIRT
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Song Summoner Comes to iTunes - IGN
Appscout
IGN - 54 minutes ago
by IGN Music July 8, 2008 - Square Enix, producers of the popular Final Fantasy series, have announced the release of Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes.
Square brings tactical RPG to the iPod Ars Technica
Square Enix releases role-playing game for iPod CNET News
Macworld - Appscout - Gamasutra - Wired News
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Massive, coordinated DNS patch released - CNET News
CNET News - 2 hours ago
On Tuesday, security researcher responsibly disclosed a fundamental flaw within Domain Name System (DNS), the addressing scheme behind the common names used on the Internet.
Microsoft patches security bugs in products NetworkWorld.com
ISC Acts Quickly to Shield BIND User Base Market Wire (press release)
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Gmail now blocking fake eBay, PayPal e-mails too - CNET News
CNET News - 1 hour ago
Google said on Tuesday it is now using an e-mail authentication technology to keep phishers from luring Gmail users to fake eBay and PayPal Web pages in order to steal user names and passwords.
Google Teams up With eBay and PayPal to Combat Phishing ReadWriteWeb
eBay, PayPal, GMail team to fight phishing Bizjournals.com
WebProNews - Seeking Alpha - The Inquisitr - Web User
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