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Intel’s Nehalem Desktop Chips to Be Called Core I7
The high-end desktop versions of Intel's upcoming Nehalem processors will be called Core i7.News
Covert Operation Floats Network-sniffing Balloon
After Riviera hotel management nixed his planned demonstration, one defcon hacker found a way to launch what he calls a warballoon.News
EFF to Appeal Court Order Halting Subway Hacker Talk
UPDATE: The Electronic Frontier Foundation plans to appeal a court order halting a Defcon talk about security problems with Boston-area transit smartcards.News
Court Halts Subway Hacker Talk
A Defcon talk on hacking Boston's transit smartcard system has been scrapped, following a court order.News
Massachusetts Transit Agency Sues to Stop Hacker Talk
A Boston area transit authority has sued to stop a defcon talk on hacking its Mifare transit cards.News
Five Innovative Political Sites
Don't like the government? Go out and change it. These five Web sites can help you get informed, get active, and get the jokers out of office.News
Wall of Sheep: Coming to Your Company?
Founders of Defcon's Wall of Sheep have started an education and security awareness consultancy.News
Netbooks Spark Linux Redesigns
Linux interfaces are being redesigned to take advantage of the limited resources and smaller screens of netbooks.News
Yahoo to Offer Customized Ad Opt out
Yahoo said it will start letting site visitors opt out of receiving customized advertising.News
Rackspace IPO Needed to Cope With Fast Growth
Hosting provider Rackspace Hosting unveiled an initial public offering (IPO) of 15 million at $12.50 per share.News
Ohio Official Sues E-voting Vendor for Dropped Votes
The Ohio secretary of state filed a lawsuit against an e-voting vendor for dropped votes.News
Reporters Ejected After Black Hat Network Attack
Three French reporters at the Black Hat security conference were ejected for hacking into the show's press network.News
For First Time, Olympics Is All High-def
For the first time the Olympics games is being produced entirely in high-definition.News
Wall Street Beat: Time to Put off Buying LCD TVs, Displays
The LCD panel industry is suffering from over supply and falling demand, and in this case, what's bad for Wall Street and…News
Nvidia’s Mobile Chips Could Get Transmeta Technology
Nvidia may put Transmeta power-saving technology in products for mobile phones and laptops.News
Apple Can ‘Kill’ iPhone Apps Remotely, Or Can It?
Apple "kill switch" found in iPhone 2.0 OS causes stir as developers ponder why it's there.News
Cloud Computing: Is Midori Sour or Sweet?
A future Microsoft operating system may be entirely Web-based. Here are the pros and cons of Midori and the "cloud computing" concept.News
Malicious Hackers Use Facebook Wall for Malware Attack
Malicious hackers are trying to dupe Facebook users into downloading malware via deceptive Wall posts.News
IBM Exec on Linux Apps: ‘I’m Tired of Waiting’
Open-source software may not make major inroads into industry-specific enterprise applications, an IBM open-source guru said.Community Scoop
End of Windows, Gas Crisis Scams, Laptop Seizures
Readers discuss Microsoft's cloud computing project, possible gas crisis scams, and laptop search and seizure policies.News
DHS: Networking Security Worth the Money
The director of DHS' National Cybersecurity Center says the federal government will adopt DNSSEC, eventually.News
Lenovo Posts Income Gains on Strong Laptop Sales
Lenovo reports double-digit percentage increases in sales and net income for its most recent quarter.News
August Patch Tuesday: 7 Critical Patches Promised
August will be a big month for Microsoft security patches, as the company plans to release 12 updates, seven of them critical…News
Woman Sentenced for Web Site with ‘Obscene’ Stories
A Pennsylvania woman is sentenced on obscenity charges for running a Web site featuring sexual and violent stories.News
Google Apps Hit by Prolonged Gmail Access Problem
Gmail suffered a 15-hour outage Wednesday and Thursday that affected also Google Apps subscribers.News
Spammers Leverage Interest in Olympics
Symantec warns that spammers are trying to take advantage of interest in the Olympic Games.News
Hands on With HP’s Mini-Note Netbook
Hewlett-Packard's 2133 Mini-Note may end up as the premium choice among the entire mini-laptop category.News
HP Considering Touchscreens for Next Mini-Note
Touchscreens and higher capacity SSDs may be in the plans for HP's next Mini-Note.News
Samsung, Microsoft in Talks to Speed up SSDs on Vista
Samsung is talking to Microsoft to boost SSD performance on Windows Vista.News
Xbox 360’s ‘Tales of Vesperia’ Launches in Tokyo
Tales of Vesperia, the latest in Namco Bandai's long-running "Tales" series of games, debuted in Tokyo on Thursday morning.News
Kaminsky: Many Ways to Attack With DNS
Dan Kaminsky says that SSL sites are also vulnerable to the DNS flaw he discovered.News
ID Theft Ring Attacked Retailers on Multiple Levels
Hackers used sophisticated attacks to steal millions of credit card numbers from U.S. retailers, according to court documents…News
Manage Your Summer Olympics Viewing Experience
Use NBC's stream of thousands of hours of high-quality vide–and many extras–for a totally enjoyable Olympics experience on your PC.News
Missing Registered Traveler Laptop Found
A missing laptop containing unencrypted personal information of 33,000 travelers has been recovered.News
Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008
Microsoft released its SQL Server 2008 database to manufacturing.News
DOJ Files Complaint Against Online Ad Firm
The U.S. DOJ wants to seize the property of a Florida Internet-based company operating an alleged Ponzi scheme.News
Massive Identity Theft Exposes Troubling Trend
Analysis: One gang of wireless hackers is out of business, but that doesn't mean we're suddenly secure.News
The Steve Jobs-Style MobileMe ‘Apology’
Steve Jobs kind of apologizes for MobileMe mess, and Apple users respond 'apology accepted.'News
Israel Pushes Biometric Database Initiative
Israel's government has approved a bill calling for all residents to be issued biometric identity cards and passportsNeil McAllister on Software
IBM Challenges Microsoft for the SMB Desktop
Big Blue says it can offer businesses a lower-cost alternative to Microsoft's office productivity and collaboration software.News
Top China Web Sites Join to Fight Olympic Piracy
China's top 10 Web sites have agreed not to pirate video clips of the Olympic games.News
U.S. Loses out in Lenovo’s Linux Netbook Push
U.S. users will not be offered versions of the new IdeaPad netbooks with a Linux OS or an 8.9-inch screen, at least not initially.News
Google’s Enterprise Search Device Grows up
Google is launching a new version of its Search Appliance that can index many more files than the current model.News
Nissan Previews Electric Car Based on Lithium Ion Battery
Nissan has unveiled its latest all-electric car prototype, a model based on a new lithium ion battery manufactured by a…News
Google Pushing Software to Low-cost Linux PCs
Google is collaborating with Linux developers to load its software on Linux distributions for low-cost PCs.News
IBM Bundles Middleware on Linux Systems
IBM will try to break Microsoft's stranglehold on the business desktop market by preloading Notes software in Linux…News
Mozilla Invites People to Design Web’s Future
Mozilla is inviting people to take part in a new conceptual series that aims to envision the future design of Web…News
Cisco Routers Again Take Hacker Spotlight
Cisco router hacks will get some attention at this week's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.News