The Age | Stolen Mac helps nab burglary suspects CNET News.com - A remote desktop access feature found in some Macintoshes is being credited with leading police to two suspects in the burglary of an apartment in New York. Recovering a Stolen Laptop... via the Stolen Laptop Stolen Laptop Helps Turn Tables on Suspects |
NEWS.com.au | US sold 3500 fake networking parts ZDNet - Contractors and subcontractors have ripped off the federal government for about $3.5 million in bogus networking parts, an FBI investigation has revealed. FBI probe nets counterfeit Chinese networking parts FBI Discovers Bogus Computer Gear From China |
![]() CNET Crave Blog | RIM BlackBerry Bold/BlackBerry 9000 makes official debut CNET News.com - World: Say hello to the RIM BlackBerry Bold. *Cue dramatic music* You may know it as the RIM BlackBerry 9000, but today, Research in Motion officially took the wraps off the highly anticipated and much-rumored smartphone, complete with a new name. RIM gets Bold with new Blackberry Hands-On with the New BlackBerry Bold |
![]() PhysOrg.com | Google to launch Friend Connect for the social Web CNET News.com - Google is expected to join the social network data portability crowd with "Friend Connect" on Monday. TechCrunch speculates that Friend Connect will be a set of "APIs for Open Social participants to pull profile information from social networks into ... Social networking sites posing data dilemma? Can Facebook Build a Better Passport? |
![]() DailyTech | Online Games Redefine Gaming ClickZ News - By Kevin Carney, The ClickZ Network, May 12, 2008 Yes, we have crossed the threshold. We are entering a future that many in the game industry are still denying and fighting against. Week recap: PS3 sales up; Xbox 360 GTA IV; Wii Fit Media watchers debate 'Grand Theft' violence |
![]() The Tech Herald | The STS-124 Crew Finishes Launch Rehearsal eFluxMedia - By John Wolper The crew of STS-124 participated Friday in a launch dress rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida . Space Shuttle Discovery Astronauts Rehearse Launch Day NASA looks to private sector for assistance in cutting space ... |
![]() Broadcasting & Cable | North Carolina city will test run DTV transition in September Ars Technica - By Matthew Lasar | Published: May 11, 2008 - 04:22PM CT The United States will get a sneak preview of the DTV transition on September 8th, when Wilmington, North Carolina's five commercial television stations cease analog broadcasting and go completely ... FCC Plans Digital Television Transition Test In September FCC finally schedules a test for DTV transition |
![]() dBTechno | Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc Slashdot - ozmanjusri writes "According to Information Week, within hours of its wide availability Windows XP SP3 had drawn hundreds of complaints from users who claim the update is wreaking havoc on their computers. Microsoft To Release Office 2007 SP1 Via Automatic Update In June Office 2007 SP1 to hit Automatic Update on June 16 |
Facebook ordered to out kids behind principal's fake profile Ars Technica - By Jacqui Cheng | Published: May 11, 2008 - 08:35PM CT Anonymous pranksters who made a fake Facebook profile for a high school dean and used it to send out messages may soon be exposed, thanks to a court order issued late last week. Facebook sued over fake page 'Sticks and Stones' |
![]() eFluxMedia | Tech Notebook: If you had a case of JavaOne blahs, here's why San Jose Mercury News - By Brandon Bailey, Mike Antonucci and Matt Nauman For most techies, it's generally not good to be associated with a virus of any sort. Did you get infected? Virus runs amok amid JavaOne Virus Drama In San Francisco |