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BitTorrent Launches Media Marketplace
BitTorrent was founded in 2004 with a “file-swarming” technology that allows users to download large files quickly without burdening the originating server. Maintaining that digital-distribution model, the BitTorrent Entertainment Network is launching ...
New Wiki Search Engine Underway
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales writes on the Wikia Web site: “Social change has accelerated beyond the original Wikipedia concept of six years ago.” People, he says, are rapidly adopting new conventions for ...
An E-Mail Registry for Sex Offenders?
December 8, 2006 12:02PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.cio.us News of a new bill — sponsored by Charles E. Schumer (D.-NY) and John McCain (R.-AZ) — to require sex offenders to register ...
China Abandons Wikipedia Censorship
The Chinese likely lifted the ban on Wikipedia not to look more permissive in the eyes of the world, but to give its citizens access to more information that will give them ...
AllofMP3.com a Thorn in Russian Trade Talks
The controversy over AllofMP3.com threatens to be a stumbling block in one of post-Soviet Russia’s final stages of transformation from communism to capitalism: a long-sought membership in the World Trade Organization. Russia ...
For Sale: Your Life on the Internet
“In the U.S., Americans are terrified of Big Brother. Yet we have no problem allowing lots of Little Brothers, such as the credit card companies, to have our information indefinitely. So now ...
Hacker Gains Root Access to Mac OS X in 30 Minutes
It took a hacker less than 30 minutes to gain root-level access to Mac OS X, according to a report from ZDNet. The hacker who penetrated the system called the Mac “easy ...
Review: MPLAT USB FlashPhone for Skype
Skype, the free peer-to-peer VoIP desktop application, has reached monumental popularity in just a few years. Currently with more than 50 million registered users, the service has been a success — by ...
WMF Exploits Sold by Russian Hackers
February 3, 2006 11:50AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us “The fact is that cyber criminals are opportunistic and will seek any means to take control of users’ systems,” said Stacey Quandt, research ...
Entrepreneur Installs RFID Chips in Both Hands
Carrying keys and remembering computer passwords are so last year, at least according to Amal Graafstra.The Bellingham, Washington-based entrepreneur and his girlfriend, Jennifer Tomblin, have installed computer chips into their hands to ...