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Spammer settles suit for $1 million

June 5, 2006 Man accused of sending up to 25 million e-mails per day settles lawsuit with Microsoft and the state of Texas. TAGS: spammer, anti-spam, Texas, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

OpenDocument up for adoption in Texas, Minnesota

February 7, 2007 States may follow Massachusetts in making the rival to Microsoft Word format the standard for all documents, spreadsheets and presentations. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, Texas, Minnesota, agency, bill, spreadsheet, presentation, standard, document, XML, state, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Police Blotter: Necrobabes.com leads to murder conviction

June 21, 2007 Texas church leader is convicted of capital murder in part because of his AOL searches and visits to Necrobabes.com. TAGS: Austin, Police Blotter, conviction, jewelry, police, Texas, evidence, house, America Online Inc.

AT&T enters TV market

January 5, 2006 Company offers Internet-based TV service to a limited number of customers in Texas. TAGS: AT&T Corp., Texas, Verizon Communications, launch, TV, fiber, channel, viewer, IP

Sony has far to go in rootkit case

December 20, 2006 Label settled with two states but still must negotiate with others for secretly loading antipiracy software onto computers. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, digital-rights management, antipiracy, Texas, entertainment company, rootkit, California, Sony Corp., attorney, Amazon.com Inc., entertainment, CD

Texas power plant runs on biodiesel

March 19, 2007 Biofuels Power is harvesting oil from deep fat fryers to run its 5-megawatt power plant. TAGS: biodiesel, plant, alternative energy, Texas, animal, facility, U.S.

Police blotter: Texas student guilty in SSN hack

February 2, 2007 Former UT computer science student appeals conviction for writing program to guess Social Security numbers. TAGS: restitution, Police Blotter, Computer Fraud, Java program, conviction, computer science, social security number, student, Texas, Social Security, Java, password, database

Can baking soda curb global warming?

November 27, 2007 A start-up in Texas says it can turn the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into baking soda.Photos: Fumes turned baking soda TAGS: soda, carbon, global warming, plant, energy, Texas, scientist

In the heart of Texas, a mayor goes 'green'

May 23, 2007 Will Wynn, the mayor of Austin, is on the vanguard of defining what a green city can be.Photos: Austin builds on green concepts TAGS: Will Wynn, Austin, Texas, city, transportation, bunch, operation

Judge: Can't link to Webcast if copyright owner objects

December 22, 2006 Decision appears to be the first to deal with direct or "deep" links to Webcasts. TAGS: Webcast, federal judge, streaming audio, motorcycle, Texas, court, copyright law, Judge, link, DVD

Police blotter: Web cookies become defendant's alibi

October 27, 2006 Texas man says Web browser's cookies prove he was at home online, not at his ex-wife's residence. TAGS: Police Blotter, Texas, Home Depot Inc., income tax, prosecutor, mother, attorney, income, house, Web browser

Report: Paperless e-voting is not secure

December 1, 2006 Advisory agency to federal election standards commission dismisses most e-voting machines, but leaves door open for new technology. TAGS: e-voting, ballot, Texas, election, commission, agency, recommendation, security, e-mail

BlackBerry maker countersues Visto

May 5, 2006 RIM asks judge to declare three patents invalid, reasserts that it hasn't infringed on e-mail system inventions. TAGS: Visto Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., Seven Networks Inc., patent, suit, Texas, court, RIM BlackBerry, e-mail

Police Blotter: Murderer nabbed via tracking, Web search

March 18, 2008 Husband's death is discovered through a vehicle-tracking device and a search for "decomposition of a body in water." TAGS: Police Blotter, Internet search, police, agent, GPS, evidence, Texas

In the wake of Hurricane Rita

September 25, 2005 roundup The storm takes a toll on Gulf Coast communities, just weeks after Katrina wreaked havoc. TAGS: Gulf Coast, storm, hurricane, Texas, Louisiana, Houston, cell phone

Police blotter: Open Wi-Fi blamed in child porn case

April 18, 2007 Texas man says FBI's search warrant was invalid because a neighbor could have been using his unsecured 802.11 wireless connection. TAGS: Police Blotter, warrant, wireless connection, Texas, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo! Inc., IP address, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11, IP, owner, agent, search, IM

Manure power goes live in Texas

March 27, 2007 After some delays, Microgy starts to ship natural gas made out of cow manure. TAGS: natural gas, carbon, gas, Texas, facility

Sony BMG settles rootkit case with 39 states

December 21, 2006 Record label to pay $4.25 million a year after acknowledging that it secretly installed antipiracy software on music CDs. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, settlement, digital-rights management, antipiracy, state, rootkit, Massachusetts, Texas, Sony Corp., agreement, California, CD

Samsung unfolds Origami tablet in stores

June 19, 2006 Best Buy and Fry's put the Microsoft-powered minitablet on shelves, but demand still seems limited, analyst says. TAGS: Richard Shim, minitablet PC, Microsoft Origami, Best Buy Co. Inc., Samsung Electronics, tablet, Texas, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Judge rules against Canon in nanotube TV case

February 23, 2007 The decision puts another roadblock into Canon's effort to come out with a new style of flat screen TVs. TAGS: Nano-Proprietary Inc., nanotube TV, nanotube, licensing agreement, Canon Inc., Judge, agreement, Toshiba, TV, Texas
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