Hacker builds $1500 cell-phone tapping device
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
LAS VEGAS - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said. The attack Chris Paget showed Saturday ...
Hacker Snoops on GSM Cell Phones in DemoPC World
Hacker Spoofs Cell Phone Tower to Intercept CallsWired News
Researcher Intercepts GSM Cell Phones During Defcon DemoDark Reading
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Can Blackberry cut into Apple's pie?
MiamiHerald.com
When Apple launches a new iPhone, the investment world stops and awes. This week, Blackberry maker Research In Motion hopes to mimic some of Apple's own showmanship. On Tuesday, it has planned what it calls it an ``exclusive Blackberry ...
Now, it's an iPad "fighter" from RIMChicago Tribune
RIM answers Apple iPad with...The BlackPad*Register
RIM set to join the tablet fray this fall with "Blackpad"Ars Technica
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Twitter Hits 20 BILLION Tweets
I4U
A Japanese graphic designer has been confirmed as the man to post the huge milestone-worthy 20 billionth Tweet. At 7:44 PM Eastern Time today, the user GGGGGGo Lets Go (awesome name, by the way) posted a message in Japanese that hasn't been easily ...
Twitter Blows Past 20-Billionth TweetPC Magazine
Japanese user claims Twitter's 20 billionth tweetThe Associated Press
Twenty Billion Twitter Tweets And CountingErictric
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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
The Guardian
Earlier this week, London's gaming elite were treated to the midnight launch of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the latest venture from World of Warcraft developers – and social-life obliterators – Blizzard Entertainment. After an extended hiatus from ...
Starcraft II: Wings of LibertyBusinessWeek
StarCraft II in Review: Media Love, Player PlauditsPC World
StarCraft 2 is a full game, no matter what whiners sayArs Technica
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Hack attack hits ATM jackpots
AFP
LAS VEGAS — Computer security researcher Barnaby Jack jokes that he has resorted to hiding cash under his bed since figuring out how to crack automated teller machines remotely using the Internet. The New Zealand native on Saturday demonstrated his ...
Important Lessons to Learn from the Black Hat ATM HackPC World
Hacker Makes ATMs Puke Money, Shows HowTom's Guide
Black Hat Warning: ATMs At RiskInformationWeek
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Will Droid 2 Make Droid Obsolete?
PC World
Analysis: With Droid 2 news seeping out, is there hope for the early adopters of the first model? One of the "bad" things about the speed of progress in the Android phone market is how quickly a shiny new device starts to feel old and tarnished. ...
Verizon Makes It Official That Android 2.2 Coming To Droid Next WeekI4U
Motorola Droid X Review : Motorola's newest Android handsetThe Daily Tech News
Motorola Droid gets Froyo next week, Droid X in "late summer"Unwired View
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Barnes & Noble Doubles Down on the Nook
PC World
The bookseller is nurturing its e-reader with designated Nook lounges with accessories and demos. Amazon.com's Kindle may have the highest profile of any e-reader, but Barnes & Noble seems to be pretty darn serious about its Nook. ...
The Price Is Right: Amazon's Kindle 3msnbc.com
Kindle Third GenerationSpreadit.org
Barnes & Noble Planning Big Push to Increase Nook SalesNew York Times
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Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet
PC World
Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy ...
Microsoft CEO Ballmer Digs at Google, Suggests Bing ChallengeseWeek
Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not ReallyPC Magazine
Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPadArs Technica
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Private Facebook Data Becomes Big Business
PC World
When a security researcher made personal profile information of more than 170 million Facebook users available to the public on BitTorrent--a peer-to-peer file sharing site--many questioned why he did not attempt to sell that ...
Did we pronounce privacy dead this week?CNET
Privacy issues hit Facebook againChristian Science Monitor
First Wikileaks, now Facebook. Is this the death of privacy?Telegraph.co.uk
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Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating Normally
Wall Street Journal
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Google Inc. (GOOG) said Thursday its Internet services in China are functioning properly after a minor overnight disruption. A company Web site still indicated that its search engine ...
Google says it may have overestimated blockage of services in ChinaSan Jose Mercury News
Google not sure if China behind service disruptionAFP
Google overestimated China blockageTelegraph.co.uk
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