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	Friday, January 14, 2005

Big Brother's Little Helpers. Spyware can turn PCs into peep shows--and you're the star. Learn how it works, how to find it, and how to get rid of it at home and in the workploace. [Linux Pipeline] 5:27:53 PM    comment []

German researchers move forward on plastic RFID chip. German researchers are a step closer to creation of a cheap chip made of plastic that can be printed on foil and could one day be used as an RFID tag in the retail and manufacturing industries. [Computerworld News] 5:27:23 PM    comment []

Hacker compromises data at George Mason University. A database at George Mason University containing confidential information on thousands of students and staff has been hacked, and school officials are warning that the data could be used by identity thieves. [Computerworld Cybercrime News] 5:27:06 PM    comment []

Worm plays games with victims. Cellery program lets victim play Tetris while it tries to infects other computers. [CNET News.com] 5:26:32 PM    comment []

Gates and the code-jockey elite. Five years after becoming Microsoft's chief software architect, he can finally be judged on a record, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says. [CNET News.com] 5:26:21 PM    comment []

	Thursday, January 13, 2005

Extreme switch packs speed, reliability. Extreme Networks this week is expected to launch new switch chassis aimed at letting users link wiring closets directly to the LAN core via 10G Ethernet, while providing low latency and five-nines connectivity for IP phones, PCs and other network devices at the LAN edge. [Network World on Routers and Switches] 5:13:41 PM    comment []

Intel to double cache size of Xeon MP chips. When it comes to Intel's server processors, cache is king. A server roadmap posted on the company's Web site indicates that Intel plans to double the amount of on-chip memory available on the Xeon processor MP, which is designed for use in 4-way servers. The enhancement will be included in a forthcoming release of Xeon MP, code named Potomac, which is expected in the second quarter of this year. [InfoWorld: Top News] 5:13:25 PM    comment []

Apple's first quarter, by the numbers. Apple Computer yesterday reported first quarter revenues and profits that reached heights previously unseen by the company. [Computerworld News] 5:13:16 PM    comment []

U.S. Secret Service data compromised in T-Mobile hack. A California man has been charged with hacking into T-Mobile's computer network and accessing information on 400 customers, including a U.S. Secret Service agent. [Computerworld News] 5:13:05 PM    comment []

Phishers migrating to Trojan horse attacks. The Anti-Phishing Working Group, in its most recent report, said that online scam artists are turning to new tactics to try to trick Web surfers into divulging financial information. [Computerworld Cybercrime News] 5:12:55 PM    comment []

FTC sues Las Vegas porn operation for spam. U.S. regulators said today that a Las Vegas pornography operation that sent out hundreds of thousands of sexually explicit spam e-mail messages has been temporarily shut down. [Computerworld Cybercrime News] 5:12:49 PM    comment []

Forget about sleeping: It's Patch Tuesday. Microsoft Corp.'s monthly patch release triggers a race between hackers, vendors and customers. [Computerworld Networking News] 5:12:34 PM    comment []

Samsung to sell motion-sensitive handset. If a user shakes the phone twice, it will end a call or delete a message, the company says. Photo: Samsung's new phone [CNET News.com] 5:12:22 PM    comment []

Five years of Ballmer--the effect on Microsoft. Five years ago today, Bill Gates surprised the tech world by handing his CEO title to Steve Ballmer. Has the company changed? [CNET News.com] 5:12:13 PM    comment []

Microsoft recruits patch testers. Corporations are enlisted into tightly controlled program as proving grounds for software fixes. [CNET News.com] 5:12:04 PM    comment []

CompactFlash gets storage boost. Brief: Toshiba has put multi-gigabyte CompactFlash cards on the market for the first time By mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Dinesh C. Sharma). [ZDNet UK News] 5:11:54 PM    comment []

Standard tries to unlock USB keys' potential. A standard for application hosting on USB drives has been created by a Californian company and is already being backed by software makers By mailroomuk@zdnet.com (John G. Spooner). [ZDNet UK News] 5:11:46 PM    comment []

SanDisk flashes new USB-compatible card. A new card that can plug into both Secure Digitial card slots and USB ports without the need for adaptors has been shown off by SanDisk By mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Dinesh C. Sharma). [ZDNet UK News] 5:11:33 PM    comment []

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