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Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA

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Nov 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around ...

UK: Millions of customer records sold

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Nov 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Rogue employees at a major mobile phone company illegally sold millions of customer records to rival firms, Britain's information watchdog said Tuesday.

Microsoft co-founder Allen treated for lymphoma

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire investor Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy.

School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix

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Nov 01, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 6

(AP) -- Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation.

Pilots used laptop computers while straying off course

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Oct 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Two distracted US pilots were using laptop computers against company rules last week when they overshot their destination by some 150 miles (240 kilometers), federal investigators said.

Bringing gaming to the disabled

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Oct 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Ironically, it was located in one of the least-accessible areas of the Games for Health conference held a few months ago in Boston. Up a set of stairs and around a corner from the large conference halls and breakout rooms ...

Rare economic espionage case going to trial

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Oct 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 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 ...

Dutch, making peace with water, tackle overcrowding

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Oct 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

About a hundred houses float on a lake in the Amsterdam neighbourhood of Ijburg --a testament to how the Dutch are trying to turn their traditional enemy, water, into an ally against overcrowding.

British hacker gets more time to fight US extradition

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Oct 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA space agency computers was on Saturday given more time to fight his extradition to the United States, officials and lawyers said.

NY state seeks to crack down on wayward truckers

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Oct 14, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- New York state wants to crack down on truckers who rely on satellite devices to direct them onto faster but prohibited routes and end up crashing into overpasses that are too low for their rigs.

People are still the weakest link in computer and internet security, study finds

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Oct 13, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Two decades ago, studies showed that computer users were violating best practices for setting up hack-proof passwords, and not much has changed since then. What's clear, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...

German firm offers Europe's first 'personalised paper'

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Oct 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Two young German entrepreneurs presented what they described as a Europe-wide first on Tuesday: a newspaper tailored to readers' individual wishes and delivered to their door before 8:00 am.

It's phone over sex for some

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Oct 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Who needs foreplay when you have a cell phone?

Are mobiles and social networking sites changing the way we behave?

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Oct 08, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How dependent have we become on mobile phones, and are social networking sites changing the nature of our relationships with other people? A three-year Oxford University study is to address ...

New computer security guide can help safeguard your small business (w/ Video)

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Oct 06, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Just in time for October's Cyber Security Awareness Month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a guide to help small businesses and organizations understand how to provide basic security for their ...

Microsoft video gets a little too much attention

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Oct 01, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn't known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with ...

Increasingly, states push for e-waste recycling

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Oct 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Frustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to reduce the rising tide of junked TVs, computers and other electronics that have become one of the nation's fastest-growing ...

Stop sign ahead for texting while driving?

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Oct 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Targeting text messaging behind the wheel, the Obama administration plans to offer recommendations to address the growing traffic safety risk of distracted driving and the use of mobile devices by ...