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Hacker makes mobile phone snooping affordable - AFP


Washington Post

Hacker makes mobile phone snooping affordable
AFP
LAS VEGAS — A hacker has brought mobile phone snooping to the modestly financed, showing how to build a call-catching system for about 1500 dollars (US). Chris Paget demonstrated his creation for more than a thousand people crammed into a grand room at ...
Hacker Snoops on GSM Cell Phones in DemoPC World
Hacker Spoofs Cell Phone Tower to Intercept CallsWired News
Researcher Intercepts GSM Cell Phones During Defcon DemoDark Reading
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Barnes & Noble Doubles Down on the Nook - PC World


TopNews Singapore (press release)

Barnes & Noble Doubles Down on the Nook
PC World
The bookseller is nurturing its e-reader with designated Nook lounges with accessories and demos. Amazon.com's Kindle may have the highest profile of any e-reader, but Barnes & Noble seems to be pretty darn serious about its Nook. ...
The Price Is Right: Amazon's Kindle 3msnbc.com
Barnes & Noble Planning Big Push to Increase Nook SalesNew York Times
Kindle Third GenerationSpreadit.org
Economic Times -PC Magazine -IndyPosted
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Twitter Blows Past 20-Billionth Tweet - PC Magazine


New Zealand Herald

Twitter Blows Past 20-Billionth Tweet
PC Magazine
A graphic designer in Tokyo has unlocked a fairly significant accomplishment on Twitter—posting the service's 20-billionth message since the site's inception in July of 2006. It's somewhat difficult to translate exactly what user "GGGGGGo_Lets_Go" was ...
Twitter's 20 billionth tweet is user's moment of gloryThe Money Times
Twitter Hits 20 BILLION TweetsI4U
Japanese user claims Twitter's 20 billionth tweetThe Associated Press
Computerworld -Mangalorean.com -Metro
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Will Droid 2 Make Droid Obsolete? - PC World


Reuters

Will Droid 2 Make Droid Obsolete?
PC World
Analysis: With Droid 2 news seeping out, is there hope for the early adopters of the first model? One of the "bad" things about the speed of progress in the Android phone market is how quickly a shiny new device starts to feel old and tarnished. ...
Latest attack of the Droid phones offers fine featuresTulsa World
Motorola Droid X sold 300000 units in the first weekDaily News Engine
Verizon Makes It Official That Android 2.2 Coming To Droid Next WeekI4U
Unwired View -The Daily Tech News -eWeek
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Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet - PC World


New York Daily News

Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet
PC World
Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy ...
Microsoft CEO Ballmer Digs at Google, Suggests Bing ChallengeseWeek
Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not ReallyPC Magazine
Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPadArs Technica
MarketWatch -Afterdawn.com -InfoWorld
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Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating Normally - Wall Street Journal


The Hindu

Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating Normally
Wall Street Journal
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Google Inc. (GOOG) said Thursday its Internet services in China are functioning properly after a minor overnight disruption. A company Web site still indicated that its search engine ...
Google says it may have overestimated blockage of services in ChinaSan Jose Mercury News
Google not sure if China behind service disruptionAFP
Google overestimated China blockageTelegraph.co.uk
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Amazon's New Kindle Reinvigorates E-Reader Price War - PC World


The Guardian

Amazon's New Kindle Reinvigorates E-Reader Price War
PC World
by IDG News Service, IDG News | 0 Comments Recommends Amazon has announced a new Kindle with dramatic improvements over its predecessors. The third-generation Kindle is 15% lighter and 21% smaller than the second-generation model, ...
Are ebook readers for book-lovers?The Guardian
Amazon, Show Me the Kindle Demographics!ZDNet (blog)
New Amazon Kindle vs. Apple iPad and Android tablets (and sad toons)Computerworld (blog)
Wall Street Journal -PC Magazine -MarketWatch
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Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty - BusinessWeek


The Guardian

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
BusinessWeek
In space, everyone smokes cigars. Space cowboys sit in bars, listen to country music and drink whiskey by the gallon. The Terran space marines in StarCraft are a weathered, dirty bunch. You remove their machine guns and body armor and ...
StarCraft II: Wings of LibertyThe Guardian
StarCraft II in Review: Media Love, Player PlauditsPC World
StarCraft 2 is a full game, no matter what whiners sayArs Technica
Computerandvideogames.com -Digitaltrends.com -TopNews New Zealand
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YouTube Now Supports 15 Minutes of Fame - PC World


New York Daily News

YouTube Now Supports 15 Minutes of Fame
PC World
Artwork: Chip TaylorYouTube says its Content ID system makes the extra five minutes possible. With all major movie studios and music labels using Content ID to sniff out copyrighted material, and the technology improved enough, YouTube can afford to ...
YouTube now supports 15 minutes of fameSan Francisco Chronicle
Video-sharing website YouTube increases video upload limit to 15 minutesNew York Daily News
YouTube ups video time limitRegister
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Hack attack hits ATM jackpots - AFP


CBC.ca

Hack attack hits ATM jackpots
AFP
LAS VEGAS — Computer security researcher Barnaby Jack jokes that he has resorted to hiding cash under his bed since figuring out how to crack automated teller machines remotely using the Internet. The New Zealand native on Saturday demonstrated his ...
Hacker Makes ATMs Puke Money, Shows HowTom's Guide
Armed with exploits, ATM hacker hits the jackpotRegister
Security researcher demonstrates ATM hackingCNET
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