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Attacks appear imminent as IE exploit is improved

Hackers working on the open-source Metasploit project have spiffed up a zero-day attack on Microsoft's Internet Explorer, making it more reliable -- and more likely to be used by criminals.

| News | Internet | Security | Software | 11/25/09 at 6:40 pm


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Sept. 11 pager messages published online

The pager message is from a woman near a pay phone near 38th Street in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. The woman says her children were evacuated, but she's trying to find them. She tells her husband she loves him.

| News | Government | Internet | Networking | Personal tech | Security | 11/25/09 at 4:10 pm


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Five Hopes for an iTunes-Style Magazine Store

Major magazine publishers are uniting to solve that old media dilemma of how to survive new media, rumor has it, and they'll soon be opening a joint storefront to peddle their digital wares. Time, Condé Nast, and Hearst are among the publishers who will participate in this iTunes-style magazine store, according to the Observer, but concrete details are scarce. Here's how I'm hoping it pans out:

| Opinion | Internet | 11/25/09 at 2:40 pm


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RIM Wants You to Make eBay for BlackBerry the Best

Research In Motion (RIM) this morning listed an early version of its new eBay for BlackBerry e-commerce application for download on its BlackBerry App Worldsoftware store. The free, beta application lets BlackBerry users with eBay accounts search for items of interest, buy products--via PayPal--and check on account activity, all from their BlackBerry smartphones.

| Opinion | Internet | Personal tech | 11/25/09 at 1:40 pm


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Milan prosecutors seek prison sentences for Google execs

Milan prosecutors Wednesday sought prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for four Google executives accused of violating Italy's privacy laws over the posting of a video showing the bullying of a handicapped teenage boy.

| News | Internet | Legal | 11/25/09 at 1:40 pm


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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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