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Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Apple are readying new devices for later this year

Susan Wilson — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:33:31 +0000

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Filesharing bully lawyer escapes with puny fine for data breach

John Lister — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:00:33 +0000

A British lawyer accused of bullying Internet users into paying penalties for alleged filesharing has been punished for a separate incident involving a major data breach. But Andrew Crossley of ACS:Law escaped with a fine of just $1,600 thanks to [...] Related posts:

iPad 2 display rumors approach reality

Michael W. Jones — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:00:04 +0000

The rumors about the updated display of the iPad 2 have been flying thick and fast. Now, with the purported release date just three months away, we are getting closer to truth via rumors.

Although we will not really know [...] Related posts:

Apple store reveals Verizon iPhone pricing

Michael W. Jones — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:41:09 +0000

For a short time this morning, the Apple online store was showing details of what the pricing plans will look like for the Verizon iPhone when that long-awaited handset begins to ship early next month.

It was almost certainly not [...] Related posts:

MasterCard will cut off piracy sites, too

Michael W. Jones — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:12:23 +0000

In its newly found role of judge, jury, and executioner, debuted with the WikiLeaks case, Mastercard has decided that it will also stop aiding and abetting music and video pirate sites.

No offense intended, but a degree in corporate [...] Related posts:

WikiLeaks Assange is granted bail

Michael W. Jones — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:24:50 +0000

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted bail in the U.K. , contingent on the funds being available, and with many conditions attached. At the same time, Swedish courts are preparing to appeal the decision.

As with most things involving WikiLeaks [...] Related posts:

Tech lovers’ passwords far from secure

John Lister — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:07:23 +0000

People who take the time to post comments on articles at tech websites are usually among the most tech-aware of web users. But analysis of a password file stolen from one family of sites suggests not all of them are [...] Related posts:

WikiLeakers target Amazon UK, others

Michael W. Jones — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:06:18 +0000

Supporters of the WikiLeaks site, which is increasingly being seen as a rogue entity as the U.S. applies pressure to countries and companies, are still on the offensive, trying to attack what they see as ‘enemy’ websites.

Although there was some [...] Related posts:

WikiLeaks spin-offs begin

John Lister — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:05:31 +0000

You know you’ve really made it on the Internet once the copycats begin. That’s what’s happened to WikiLeaks, with one set of volunteers starting a rival project, while European government workers are starting their own leaks site.

A Swedish newspaper is reporting that “defectors” from WikiLeaks [...] Related posts:

WikiLeaks nearly impossible to take down

Mike Ferro — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:30:00 +0000

The hunt for WikiLeaks is turning into a seemingly impossible task as network attacks and legal actions have made the site even stronger. Security researchers indicate that attempts to bring down the site have caused [...] Related posts: