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Students, law prof want RIAA trial live and onlineOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 hour 6 minutes ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags students, , law, prof, riaa, trial, live, online,
The group of Harvard Law students defending one Joel Tenenbaum in an RIAA lawsuit have an unusual request for the judge: they want the whole case streamed live over the Internet.Read More... read more »
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Intel accused of stealing chip virtualization, violating God's lawOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 2 hours 26 minutes ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags intel, accused, stealing, chip, virtualization, , violating, gods, law,
Prison inmate sues Chipzilla for $5bnAn American prison inmate has sued Intel for $5 billion, insisting the chip maker's Core 2 Duo chip and its virtualization technology are based on trade secrets p read more »
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Hackers hijack Obama's, Britney's Twitter accountsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 11 hours ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags hackers, hijack, obamas, , britneys, twitter, accounts, , ,
Hackers hijacked the Twitter accounts of more than 30 celebrities and organizations, including President-Elect Barack Obama, Britney Spears and Fox News, early on Monday, the company confirmed today. read more »
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Network failure spurs IT overhaul at law schoolOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 11 hours ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: network | Tags network, failure, spurs, overhaul, law, school, , , ,
When the New England School of Law in Boston suffered a total network failure that lasted almost a week, the IT department knew a major overhaul was in order. read more »
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Lenovo "planning" to slash 200 jobsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 5 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags chinese, computer, lenovo, jobs, beijing, , , , ,
"Chinese computer maker Lenovo looks set to axe 200 jobs at the firm’s headquarters in Beijing." read more »
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Chilean anti-piracy law drafted on pirated softwareOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 7 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags chilean, chile anti-piracy, law, pirated, software, , , , ,
"Chilean lawyer Guillermo Frêne is having a bit of a bad hair day after it was revealed that draft legislation aimed at cutting the internet connections of illegal downloading..." read more »
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SSL broken! Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisionsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 8 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: security | Tags ssl, broken, hackers, create, rogue, ca, certificate, md, collisions, ryan naraine,
Ryan Naraine writes about a concerning development in the area of security - "Using computing power from a cluster of 200 PS3 game consoles and about $700 in test digital certificates, a group of ha read more »
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Calif. Saying Hasta La Vista To Driving While TextingOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 9 days ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: other | Tags california, driving, texting, law, , , , , , ,
"Ironically, text messaging has exploded in the last few years and has become a significant revenue generator for wireless carriers."" read more »
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