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Police blotter: Teens prosecuted for racy photos

February 9, 2007 In this week's installment, a teen is prosecuted for taking risque photos of herself and her teenage beau and e-mailing them to him. TAGS: Police Blotter, teen, Florida, child, Judge, law, photograph, digital camera, image, e-mail, camera

AOL's disturbing glimpse into users' lives

August 8, 2006 Release of three-month search histories of about 650,000 users provides rare glimpse into their private lives. TAGS: America Online Inc., Georgia, Florida, lives, Ohio, Time Warner Inc., database, photograph

Software pirate pleads guilty in Autodesk, Adobe case

June 29, 2006 Florida man sold unauthorized copies of Autodesk, Adobe and Macromedia software for three years, according to charges. TAGS: Autodesk Inc., Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Florida

Lawsuit shows how to sue spammers

June 20, 2007 Activist's six-year legal fight offers road map for suing spammers; he now awaits hefty check from firm he says spammed him. TAGS: spammer, lawsuit, judgment, Florida, Washington, e-mail message, evidence, damage, attorney, e-mail

Software pirate gets six years

August 25, 2006 Florida man must also pay $4.1 million to Adobe and Autodesk, and give up assets obtained through his profits. TAGS: Autodesk Inc., Florida, asset, Adobe Systems Inc.

Verizon Wireless sues telemarketers

February 14, 2006 Company is going after four telemarketers it claims are illegally soliciting its customers. TAGS: Verizon Wireless, Florida, lawsuit, Verizon Communications, call, cell phone, message

Florida man charged in botnet attack on Akamai

October 24, 2006 Prosecutors allege he used an e-mail worm to create a network of hijacked PCs that swamped the victim's servers. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., e-mail worm, Florida, prosecutor, denial of service, server, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Police blotter: Florida judges target Net sex

November 17, 2006 In this week's installment, state's supreme court says IMs are "e-mail" and upholds ban on "harmful" messages to minors. TAGS: minor, Florida, Police Blotter, law, statute, Virginia, New Mexico, IM, New York, Adobe PDF, e-mail

Police blotter: Ex-employee sued for deleting files

March 28, 2007 Florida judge rules that permanently deleting files on a company-owned computer violates federal hacking law. TAGS: Police Blotter, U.S. District Judge, Florida, hacking, attorney, open source, laptop computer

Sprint sues over cell phone records

March 20, 2006 Files suit against company it says obtained customers' confidential cell phone records through deceptive means. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, cell phone, lawsuit, Florida

Xerox to nab Global Imaging for $1.5 billion

April 2, 2007 Printing giant expects the acquisition will increase its sales to small and midsize businesses by more than 50 percent. TAGS: network integration, imaging, Xerox Corp., small and medium business, Florida, acquisition, printer

Face recognition comes to photo albums

March 14, 2006 Riya is a new search technology that will let you find pictures of Mom on your hard drive using text and images. TAGS: Munjal Shah, facial recognition, PC Forum, security camera, match, sample, photograph, photo album, face, Florida, picture, camera, hard drive

Start-up lets sites track user karma

March 2, 2006 With ratings systems on eBay and Amazon contributing to those sites' growth, iKarma wants to let any Web site follow suit. TAGS: reputation, rating, Amazon.com Inc., Florida, eBay Inc., start-up

Company challenges FCC rules on cell phone-jamming gear

December 1, 2006 A Florida company seeks to change FCC rules against selling such equipment to local and state agencies. TAGS: homeland security, law enforcement agency, terrorist attack, gear, equipment, regulation, terrorism, agency, cell phone, Florida, law, Iraq, radio

Google Maps takes it to the streets

May 29, 2007 New street-level view in Google Maps shows panoramas and offers zoom-in feature to read signs.Images: Google's view from the street TAGS: Google Maps, street, Bay Area, Google Inc., mashup, map, San Francisco, view, Florida, New York

Lawsuit alleges e-voting negligence in Florida

November 21, 2006 On behalf of Sarasota County voters, public-interest groups call for a revote after reports of irregular tallies from electronic machines. TAGS: advocacy group, ballot, election, county, Florida, e-voting, lawsuit, touch screen, complaint, Republican

Florida judge gets tough on 'Bully'

October 13, 2006 Game maker Take-Two faces a court review of the prerelease game to see if it violates public nuisance laws. Images: 'Bully' in action TAGS: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., First Amendment, injunction, Grand Theft Auto, Florida, speech, school, law, games

Solar powered Wi-Fi? Solis Energy says 'why not?'

August 27, 2007 Orlando has tons of sun, but not as much copper wiring. So one company is taking wireless routers solar.Photos: Solar powered streetlights, Wi-Fi routers TAGS: solar energy, sun, Orlando, router, Wi-Fi router, Wi-Fi, Florida, battery

Election worries, HP earnings drag tech stocks

November 13, 2000 Disappointing Hewlett-Packard earnings and tenuous presidential politics send the Nasdaq composite index on a roller-coaster ride that sets a new low for the year. TAGS: S&P 500, CIBC World Markets, earnings, Nasdaq Composite, election, Florida, Internet service, HP

Operators upgrading 3G networks

February 1, 2007 Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless are upgrading their 3G wireless networks with new technology that will increase speeds. TAGS: EVDO, 3G network, Sprint Nextel, Salt Lake City, 3G, HSDPA, Verizon Wireless, wireless network, Florida, Cingular Wireless, Boston, Verizon Communications
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