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• Judge bars RealNetworks' copying software
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge has kept in place a temporary prohibition on RealNetworks Inc.'s distribution of software that lets consumers copy and store DVD movies on their personal computers and portable hard drives. RealNetworks and Hollywood's ...
• Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses
It's spot-on accurate, and that is scary," said Jamz Yaneza, threat research manager for security software company Trend Micro Inc. "If I were watching YouTube videos all day I would probably click on this one." The tactic itself isn't new: There's a ...
• Tiny flash drives improve their security
Once the Yoggie management software was installed and launched on my PC, I couldn't conduct any online activity unless the Yoggie was plugged in to the USB port. The makers of Yoggie say it's better to block Internet virus and malware threats before ...
• Lying about your age? A computer can tell
How well can you hide your age? Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a software program that estimates age based solely on someone’s facial appearance, suggesting that in the near future you won’t ...
• Google's latest is possibly an iPhone killer
Unlike the iPhone, the T-Mobile G1 phone — which is the first phone to use Google's Android software — has a slide-out keyboard. It will be available in November on the T-Mobile network and will go head to head with Apple's iPhone, the ...