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From TechRepublic: Many Domain Name System servers are wrongly configured or running out-of-date software, leaving them vulnerable to malicious attacks, according to a study published Monday. DNS servers, which translate domain names such as “yoursite.com” into IP addresses, underpin the workings of the Internet. In its survey, Internet performance company The Measurement Factory found that …
From VNUnet: Paris is the top European city for free Wi-Fi access, according to a survey by Freehotspot.com.The French capital came in first with more than 80 free hotspots, followed by London at 21 and Dublin at 16.
From Reuters: Japan’s Canon Inc. said on Tuesday it has developed tiny fuel cells that it hopes will start replacing conventional batteries to power some of its digital cameras and printers in three years. Canon will join a small army of companies, including Toshiba Corp., NEC Corp. and Hitachi Ltd., that are working on the …
From MSNBC: A quiet revolution is transforming life on the Internet: New, agile software now lets people quickly check flight options, see stock prices fluctuate and better manage their online photos and e-mail. Such tools make computing less of a chore because they sit on distant Web servers and run over standard browsers. Users thus …
From the Houston Chronicle: The federal government, vastly extending the reach of an 11-year-old law, is requiring hundreds of universities, online communications companies and cities to overhaul their Internet computer networks to make it easier for law enforcement authorities to monitor e-mail and other online communications. The action, which the government says is intended to …
From the New York Times: Much of the used computer equipment sent from the United States to developing countries for use in homes, schools and businesses is often neither usable nor repairable, creating enormous environmental problems in some of the world’s poorest places, according to a report to be issued today by an environmental organization.
From TechRepublic: Gretchen Hayes was understandably concerned when she received a letter warning that she could be at risk of identity theft. A laptop had been stolen from the University of California at Berkeley in March, and stored on it was personal information on 98,369 graduate students or graduate-school applicants, including Hayes. The breach–which exposed …
From CNN: Parked alongside his onion fields, Bob Hale can prop open a laptop and read his e-mail or, with just a keystroke, check the moisture of his crops. As the jack rabbits run by, he can watch CNN online, play a video game or turn his irrigation sprinklers on and off, all from the …
From the Washington Times: Chris Claypool was addicted to his BlackBerry wireless hand-held. Like many users, he never thought twice about pecking away at lightning speed, replying to a wave of e-mails from clients around the globe. Last year, the 37-year-old agricultural sales director from Post Falls, Idaho, noticed a throbbing sensation in his thumbs …
From ZDNet News: Intel is showing off a future technology called Robson that could cut that annoying boot-up time. With Robson, a PC pulls data and applications off an add-in flash memory card and Intel software, rather than the PC’s hard drive. Flash reacts more quickly than hard drives, thus cutting down the time it …