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Virtual cash traded for real dealAN Australian IT worker has been caught stealing virtual money from a popular
online game
and exchanging it for cold, hard cash.
The Australian Friday, July 03, 2009TeamViewer releases add-on database toolTeamViewer has released its add-on database tool, TeamViewer Manager for Mac, geared for large companies or call centers. The software provides tools to help users manage their partners in an arranged database, while storing client information in files and folders. The database can also be shared over a
network with other supporters. For future reference, users can record and save the start and fi...
macnn.com Friday, July 03, 2009Kenya aims to take on India as fibre-optic cable arrives - FeatureNairobi - Kenya is eagerly awaiting the imminent switch-on of its first fibre-optic cable, which many hope will spark an explosion in high-tech business and boost the East African nation's struggling economy. While many business are yet to work out h...
Earth Times Friday, July 03, 2009Apple Fixing Broken iPhone Screens In-StoreApple's popular smartphone, the
iphone 3GS, is prone to mishandling and subsequent cracks in the screen. Apple is making it easier to fix the screen now by adding an in-store repair
service. - Whether theyre dropped, squashed, smashed or outright trashed, many users find Apples sleek, delicate screens are prone to cracking. While Apple cant do much to help you prevent dropping your
iphone, they have made it easier to get the screen replaced. Apple blog The Loop confirme...
eWEEK Friday, July 03, 2009DOJ Launches Formal Investigation Into Google Book Search SettlementThe Department of Justice confirms its investigation into whether
google's $125 million Book Search settlement violates U.S. antitrust laws. Opponents fear the agreement gives the search engine giant too much power in the digital book world. The fairness hearing is set for October 7, 2009. - The U.S. Justice Department July 2 said it is formally investigating the $125 million settlement between
google and authors and publishers that lets the search engine scan books online and grant access to them for a fee. Deputy Assistant Attorney General William Cavanaugh...
eWEEK Friday, July 03, 2009Spate of iPhone Overheating Reports Roast AppleSales of Apple's
iphone 3GS aren't the only thing hot about the device: Reports of overheating issues on the new version of the smartphone caused Apple to
release an advisory on how to keep your iPhone cool. - While the debut of the iPhone 3GS, the latest edition of Apples sleek, popular smartphone, has been a runaway success (sales after three days on the market bested one million models sold) Apple acknowledged the devices may have an issue when it comes to overhearing. In respo...
eWEEK Friday, July 03, 2009Space Show Takes Viewers on a Stellar JourneyAs moviegoers make plans to watch summer blockbusters this weekend, there is an additional choice for New Yorkers: Journey to the Stars, the new space show opening July 4 at the Hayden Planetarium in the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Rose Center for Earth and Space. [More] Sponsored Topics: American Museum of Natural History - Hayden Planetarium - New York - Museums - Rose Center for Earth and Space
Scientific American Friday, July 03, 2009Government Spends $440 Million Per Year on Wasteful Printing, Report SaysA depressing report from print company Lexmark reveals the federal government wastes $440 million dollars a year (almost $1 million per day) on unnecessary printing. [Insert own joke here] - While it could probably be said that most businesses, large, medium and small, print more paper than is necessary, a report by printing company Lexmark International revealed the U.S. government wastes a staggering $440 million annually on unnecessary printing--more than $1 million per day?almost...
eWEEK Friday, July 03, 2009Students imitate penguins to set people-powered sub recordsUniversity of Quebec's Team OMER found inspiration in nature--penguins, actually--as they set two international speed records last week at the International Human-Powered Submarine Races held at the U. S. Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock test tank in Bethesda, Md. [More] Sponsored Topics: Bethesda Maryland - Naval Surface Warfare Center - Sports - Bethesda - Submarine
Scientific American Friday, July 03, 2009US Couple Gets Prison Time For Internet Obscenityangry tapir writes "The husband and wife owners of a California company that distributed pornographic materials over the Internet have been each sentenced to one year and one day in prison. Extreme Associates and owners Robert Zicari, also known as Rob Black, 35, and his wife, Janet Romano, aka Lizzie Borden, 32, pleaded guilty in March to a felony charge of conspiracy to distribute obscene material through the mail and over the Internet."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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