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Images of Katrina aftermath alive on Web
(AP)
AP - When friends ask Bill Tyler what Hurricane Katrina did to his cottage in Bay St. Louis, he sends them a link to the online video sharing site YouTube.
Judge: Unabomber items to be sold online
(AP)
AP - A federal judge has ordered personal items seized in 1996 from Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski's Montana cabin to be sold online.
Systems exist to find liquid explosives
(AP)
AP - While the process isn't perfect, scanning machines do exist to detect liquid explosives like the ones purportedly at the heart of the terrorist plot broken up this week.
Feds to continue BetOnSports prosecution
(AP)
AP - Federal prosecutors said Friday they will continue prosecuting BetOnSports PLC even though the online gambling company is shutting down its operations that take bets from U.S. customers.
U.S. to roll out electronic passports
(AP)
AP - Despite ongoing privacy concerns and legal disputes involving companies bidding on the project, the U.S. State Department plans to begin issuing smart chip-embedded passports to Americans as planned Monday.
Indian village uploads itself onto Internet
(Reuters)
Reuters - An Indian village has uploaded
itself onto the Internet, giving the outside world a glimpse of
life in rural India.
Report: No Winners Predicted in HD DVD, Blu-ray Battle
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Based on a new media research report that says neither the HD DVD nor its Blu-ray contender will deliver a "knock out" punch in the digital video ring, consumers may well think twice before upgrading their home theater system.
Fear factor underwhelming in "Pulse"
(Reuters)
Reuters - A horror film dealing with
the terrors lurking via our computers, cell phones and other
electronic devices, "Pulse" isn't nearly as scary as watching
your hard drive crash or having your BlackBerry conk out in the
middle of a vital call.
Researchers: OpenOffice.org Security 'Insufficient'
(PC World)
PC World - French researchers say it may be more susceptible to viruses than Microsoft Office.
Oracle User Survey Finds Open Source Making Inroads
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Open source software is making inroads into Oracle database installations, but there are some unexpected twists about where it is.
Apple eyes the enterprise at WWDC
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Apple’s WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC) is no Mac pep rally. It’s a gathering of geeks ready for a deep dive into a pool of technologies. But WWDC also has a tradition of new product intros, and last week was no exception, with two major hardware offerings and a tantalizing look at Mac OS X 10.5, code-named Leopard.
ExpressCard update fixes MacBook Pro sleep problem
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Apple has released ExpressCard Update 1.0 for MacBook Pro laptops. The update requires Mac OS X v10.4.7 to install.
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