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Police blotter: Child porn in Web cache OK
November 24, 2006
In this week's installment, court reverses conviction of man who viewed illegal porn but didn't know it was saved in his Web cache.
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Virtual world may revive outlawed experiments
December 21, 2006
Psychologists consider using virtual environments to run experiments that wouldn't be practical or ethical in real world.
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Goodbye songs, hello videos
October 28, 2005
CNET's Eliot Van Buskirk explains why music and video are currently undergoing another unholy intermingling.
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Mexico telephone operator under VoIP fire
April 25, 2005
Telmex accused of unfair practices, including blocking Web sites that VoIP operators use to register new customers.
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Digital SLRs bring lens quandary
May 4, 2006
Changes that came with higher-end digicam models may have brought more diversity than some buyers bargained for. Photos: SLR cameras for the digital age
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TiVo copy protection bug irks users
September 14, 2005
update DVR service's new system, intended for pay-per-view and video on demand, is accidentally triggered for some broadcast programming.
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Microsoft fixes troubled IE patch
August 24, 2006
Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version.
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Microsoft: SP2 shimmy's not a flaw
February 1, 2005
Company downplays a method for intruders to bypass defenses in its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP.
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Power shortage for the holidays?
October 30, 2006
A notebook builder says it will be light on shipments because of battery shortages, but PC companies don't seem worried yet.
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Mandriva co-founder ousted from Linux firm
March 16, 2006
Gael Duval loses his job after disappointing financial quarter; exec plans to start again with open-source software.
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JetBlue chooses not to censor on-board TV
September 22, 2005
Airline leaves satellite TV service running, even as emergency-landing video plays over and over.
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Cell phone becomes new town crier
April 20, 2007
Universities and cities are seeing how these staples of 21st century society can be turned into tools for keeping people informed and protected.
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Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: Knocking each other out?
November 22, 2006
perspective High-definition TVs should be hot sellers this holiday season, but consumers may have a tough time sorting out the next-gen video discs and the players that go with them. Knowledge@Wharton
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Visto sues Microsoft for patent infringement
December 15, 2005
After linking up with RIM nemesis NTP, Visto goes after Windows Mobile and says Microsoft's back at antitrust game.
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Intel calls the Wi-Fi shots
October 12, 2005
By touting its own version of a key specification, the chip giant may be rendering a formal standards-setting process moot.
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Net blackout sparks talk of new rules
October 7, 2005
Congressman, consumers say government should prevent company disputes from cutting off Net services.
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Cons in the virtual gaming world
August 31, 2006
When virtual crime finds its way into online role-playing games, should real-world authorities step in?
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Has Siebel CEO got the right stuff?
April 13, 2005
George Shaheen's track record at Andersen Consulting and Webvan means the new CEO faces fresh challenges at the battered software maker.
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