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Rare economic espionage case ends in jury deadlock

Technology / Internet

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Two men accused of the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. have been acquitted on two counts, but they could face a retrial on three other counts on which a jury deadlocked.


Key scientist says politics behind stolen e-mails

Technology / Other

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (5) | comments 4

(AP) -- A leading climate change scientist said hackers breaking into a university's computer server and then posting documents online show the nasty politics of global warming.


Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (21) | comments 27

(AP) -- A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's ...


Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate

Technology / Internet

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (73) | comments 41

(AP) -- Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have ...


Trust Linux!

Trust Linux!

Technology / Software

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers has implemented support for 'trusted computing' in a commercially available version of the open source operating system Linux, breaking new ground in the global drive ...


UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 14

(AP) -- A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday.


Framed for child porn -- by a PC virus

Framed for child porn -- by a PC virus

Technology / Internet

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

(AP) -- Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.


Hooks hijacked? New research shows how to block stealthy malware attacks

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 3

The spread of malicious software, also known as malware or computer viruses, is a growing problem that can lead to crashed computer systems, stolen personal information, and billions of dollars in lost productivity every ...


Rare economic espionage case going to trial

Technology / Other

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Two men accused of stealing computer chip blueprints - and trying to tap the Chinese government to help launch a startup built on the contraband - are becoming the first defendants charged with economic espionage ...


High-speed chase ends when OnStar halts stolen SUV

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 10

(AP) -- When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase.


Oracle's Larry Ellison to IBM: 'make our day'

Technology / Business

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Larry Ellison ratcheted up his rhetoric against IBM Corp. on Wednesday, challenging Oracle Corp.'s longtime partner and rival to "make our day" in a battle over business software performance.


Looking for privacy in the clouds

Technology / Internet

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Millions of Internet users have been enjoying the fun -- and free -- services provided by advertiser-supported online social networks like Facebook. But Landon Cox, a Duke University assistant professor of computer science, ...


Prof Warns of Risks  on Social Network Sites

Prof Warns of Risks on Social Network Sites

Technology / Internet

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The data that can be easily extracted from people’s online social networking activities could be either a blessing or a curse, says a UT Dallas researcher.


Devices locate kids, parents find peace of mind (AP)

Devices locate kids, parents find peace of mind

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 5

(AP) -- With a computer or cell phone and an electronic tracking device, you can locate a missing pet, follow the path of a stolen car, find a skier buried in an avalanche and rescue a hiker lost in the woods.


T. rex body plan debuted in Raptorex, but 100th the size

'Tiny' new T-Rex ancestor found in China (w/ Video)

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A 9-foot dinosaur from northeastern China had evolved all the hallmark anatomical features of Tyrannosaurus rex at least 125 million years ago. University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno ...