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The H Week - OpenSolaris Governance Board resigns, DLL hijacking spreads
In the past week - the OpenSolaris Governance Board resigned, more Windows applications were found to be vulnerable to DLL hijacking, Ubuntu got a technical architect, Fedora 14 alpha arrived and Zurich Insurance was fined £2.28m for losing its customers' private data
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PAX Prime Nerd Orgy crashes and burns
D'oh! A proposed PAX Prime "nerd" orgy is in serious danger of being cancelled due to a severe (and expected) lack of female interest.
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Liquid-cooled Mac Pro gets overclocked
We've all seen overclocked Windows-based systems jacked up on liquid nitrogen and running off pure geek adrenaline. But what about a supercharged Apple Mac being put through its sweaty, overclocked paces?
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Did the Internet kill Blockbuster?
Blockbuster has fought valiantly in recent years to defend itself against threats from online contenders such as Netflix, Hulu and YouTube. But now it seems as if the industry heavyweight is getting ready to throw in the proverbial towel.
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3Par: First pivotal battle between Dell and HP
Both HP and Dell are at a crossroads - from the companies they were to the companies they will inevitably become.
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Fennec does Android
Mozilla has released an official Alpha version of its mobile Fennec browser for users of Google's Android OS.
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Is Weezer's Album Title Due to Sponsorship? [Unplugging]
TGIF. Time to unplug tech news a little and ponder the wonders of the music world. Weezer, GWAR, Badly Drawn Boy and more. It's all here.
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Lenovo builds a game console
Lenovo is reportedly putting the finishing touches on an enigmatic video game console known as the "eBox."
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Sony cracks down on PS3 jailbreakers
Sony and its pack of highly trained lawyers have won a temporary injunction banning the sale of a controversial Playstation 3 USB jailbreak hack.
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Commodore makes new computer with very old-looking hardware
There's something unabashedly cool about retro technology, and when it comes to computers it doesn't get more retro than the Commodore 64. That's why Commodore USA is recreating the very classic computer casing but this time with very modern hardware.
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Attackers exploit DLL vulnerability in Office and other applications
According to one report, attackers are already actively exploiting an error in the way libraries are loaded in many different applications.
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VLC Media Player 1.1.4 fixes Windows DLL vulnerability
The VideoLAN Project developers have issued version 1.1.4 of their VLC Media Player, a maintenance and security update that addresses a DLL loading design vulnerability on Windows systems that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code
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Droid X, Droid 2 have best Android battery life
As one of the most feature-rich and largest-screen Android devices on the market, the Droid X actually manages to handle its battery better than any other phone with Google's mobile operating system.
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Tobacco firms 'may be illicitly advertising on YouTube'
A New Zealand researcher is claiming that the tobacco industry may be using YouTube to push its products surreptitiously.
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Camino 2.0.4 addresses critical security vulnerabilities
The Camino Project developers have released version 2.0.4 of their open source web browser for Mac, addressing several critical security vulnerabilities in the Gecko rendering engine
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Gmail phone calling tallies a million calls in 24 hours
Google's intriguing new service that allows users to place phone calls directly from Gmail is apparently a hit. At least, it was intriguing enough to log more than a million calls in its first day.
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Next month's US Open to get 3D treatment
The US Open will be broadcast in 3D for the first time when the annual tournament begins next month, but yet again its availability will be extremely limited.
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'Spiderman' technology based on gecko's foot
A Stanford mechanical engineer is working on an adhesive based on a gecko's sticky foot which would allow people to climb smooth, vertical surfaces.
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