Copyright tussles for Google

"As Google becomes more deeply interested in books and video, and expands its search domain beyond Web pages, it has found itself increasingly at odds with established copyright industries including book publishers, journalists, and professional photographers."

Intel Patches Wireless Vulnerabilities

"The three flaws are caused by faulty drivers used for wireless connection hardware."

Robbery averted via Beatles fan webcam in Liverpool

2006 Horizon Awards Winner: Stanford University's Password Hash

"By simply adding "@@" to the beginning of a password when registering on a Web site, PwdHash combines the user's password with the site's domain name in an algorithm that customizes a password for the user."

AutoMakers Will Disclose Black Boxes

Botnet Attack Sentence: 3 Years

"A man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for launching a computer attack that hit tens of thousands of computers, including some belonging to the Department of Defense, a Seattle hospital and a California school district."

Qantas to Dell owners: Reveal thyselves!

"Due to the recent spate of flaming Dell notebooks and the subsequent, unprecedented battery recall, new Qantas regulations make it clear that no Dell laptops -- not even those unaffected by the recall -- are allowed to contain batteries while on the plane..."

Evidence-destroying defendant severely sanctioned in P2P file-sharing case

Man Gets 6 Years for Software Piracy

3-D TV That Actually Works

"A new line of 3-D televisions by Philips uses the familiar trick of sending slightly different images to the left and right eyes -- mimicking our stereoscopic view of the real world. "

Are you ready for the next industrial revolution?

"The transformation of the factory from a vast machine into a creative, knowledge-intensive space is a development few could have seen. "

Some Bands Still Refuse Music Downloads

"... while record companies once offered artists about 30 cents for each song sold, now musicians are earning less than a dime..."

Korea's Online Aggression a Taste of the Future?

"Imagine your life ruined by an organized mob that convicts with scant, unreliable evidence. Fueled only by hearsay and rumors, an invisible horde of your fellow citizens begins bombarding your snailbox, email, phone, work, school and family with threats, insults and general harassment."

T-Qualizer Music T-Shirt With Built-In Equalizer

"The T-Qualizer T-Shirt runs on four AAA batteries and has a built in sound sensitive graphic equalizer that moves to the beat of the music around you. "

Microsoft patch can cause IE trouble

"Microsoft's security update from Aug. 8 to Internet Explorer is causing browser trouble for some systems. "

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop New Type of Mobile Robot That Balances and Moves on a Ball Instead of Legs or Wheels

Official warning on Windows bugs

"The US Department of Homeland Security has urged Windows users to install the latest patches from Microsoft as quickly as possible."

Hackers meet to exploit computer flaws

"The game is the digital equivalent of capture the flag — but instead of kids trying to seize a tattered cloth in the backyard, these technophiles are searching for vulnerabilities that expose corporations and consumers to online criminals."

Low-tech lawmakers try to handle high-tech issues

"Almost daily when Congress is in session, lawmakers are struggling to comprehend new technology and the government's role in shaping its future."

AOL apology for search data error

"Internet giant AOL has apologised for releasing the search queries of more than 650,000 of its US subscribers. "

Google warns on 'unsafe' websites

"Google has started warning users if they are about to visit a webpage that could harm their computer. "

Child online safety card unveiled

"A virtual ID card designed to improve children's net safety has been launched in the UK, US, Canada and Australia. "

NaturallySpeaking Claims Voice Rec Breakthrough

"Version 9 of the software can offer 99 percent accuracy out of the box, company says."

Password on a credit card

"InCard Technologies has developed technology that can turn a credit card into a device that generates passwords for one-time use, for example for stronger authentication when banking online. "

Photos transformed into 3D model

"Microsoft's Photosynth takes collections of images, analyses them for similarities, and then displays them in a reconstructed 3D space. "

Control your laptop by hitting it

"Using a script called knockAge, owners of post-2003, Linux-powered ThinkPads with the Hard Drive Active Protection System can leverage the sensitivity of their machines' built-in accelerometers to perform almost any task imaginable simply by whacking the side of the LCD screen. "