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Hackers are being targeted for attack by US and UK security authorities eager to launch a cyber counteroffensive to kick them off the netHackers who attack defence or commercial computers in the US and UK in future may be in for a surprise: a counterattack, authorised and carried out by the police and defence agencies that aims to disrupt and even knock them off the net.The secret plans, prompted by the explosion in the number of computer-crime incidents from east Asia targeting commercially or politically sensitive information, are known as 'strikeback', and are intended to target hackers' computers and disrupt them, in some cases involving denial of service attacks.According to well-placed sources, work on 'strikeback' has already begun in the UK, with the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) and the Metropolitan police's e-crime unit working to deploy teams. The measures are being adopted because of the unprecedented level of attacks being suffered from hacking groups in China, Rus

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-awaited Pre has nice new touches, but Palm Inc has a lot of work to do if the device is to be a serious competitor to the iphone.

It's easy to forget, but The Man always knows what you're Googling and whether you're doing work or checking eBay

We've seen iPod nano-extending mics and thumbtack-shaped, iPod-agnostic ones; now Ozaki has iPill, a pill-shaped microphone for iPod nano 4G and iPod touch 2G users that should also work with the 120GB iPod classic. Consisting of two halves that split apart to reveal the microphone's 3.5mm connector and a protective cap, iPill works with the Voice Memos feature of the iPod nano and iPod classic, as well as more numerous mic-ready apps made for the.

Internet service providers were supposed to provide the music industry with a new, powerful line of defense against illegal file sharing. It hasn't yet worked out that way.

Internet service providers were supposed to provide the RIAA with a new and powerful line of defense against illegal file sharing. It hasn't yet worked out that way.

The cloud computing ambitions of federal CIO Vivek Kundra will likely only help to make NIST's work all the more important.

Apple is hard at work preparing the Moscone Convention Center for the June 8 kick-off of its World Wide Developer Conference, and photos of the set up are starting to hit the Web. One banner highlights iphone apps, reinforcing that there will be plenty of iphone-related news at the event.

Measuring 18.9 x 6.38 x 13.1 cm, ARK-1388 fanless and embedded industrial PC leverages 1.06 GHz Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo ULV or Celeron® M ULV processor and Intel 945GM GM chipset to deliver required computing and multi-media performance. Product operates from -20 to +60°C and works with 12/24 V systems. I/O includes 4 serial, LVDS and VGA dual independent display, 4 USB, LAN, DIO with isolation and relay function, and amplified audio line-out. Safe boot and safe shutdown functions are standard. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Space Saving Industrial Computers | Industrial Computers

This app, which lets you take the photos stored on your iphone or iPod touch and create customized e-mail postcards out of them, is a joy to use. It doesn't merely work -- it works beautifully.