Archive for August 2005
August 1, 2005
· Yahoo to offer video clips from CNN, ABC News
· EFF probes printer watermarks
· Windows Vista coming in 4Q 2006
· Hackers take a crack at Cisco flaw
· Cleaning up a reputation for pestering pop-ups
· Ask Jeeves changes ad price program
· Car computer systems at risk to viruses
· Man Sued in eBay Dispute Over Elvis Car
August 2, 2005
· Mobile Gambling Devices May Get to Casinos
· One blog created 'every second'
· Hacker conference no place for the unwary
· AOL ready to reinvent itself
· Next Internet Explorer to fail Acid test
· Public Schools Begin to Offer Gym Classes Online (Free reg required)
· AMD cuts prices on many chips
· Intel processor shipments gain ground on AMD
· Service Pack 3 Fixes and Features Unofficial Preview
August 3, 2005
· New Mouse for Macs Has Multiple Buttons
· MySpace users fret over Fox
· Net criminals 'customise' attacks
· Firefox developer forms for-profit unit
· Apple's Tiger vs. Windows Vista: Who Comes Out Ahead?
· Invention: Shocking airport scans
· Phishers cash in on ATM cards
August 4, 2005
· Yahoo Tests New Audio Search Feature
· Study: Tech 'optimists' turn off TV
· Fans hit back in GTA sex storm
· Advertising.com settles adware charges
· See Spot get cloned
· Google Expected Fight Over Microsoft Hire
August 5, 2005
· Amazon May Get Into Online Music
· AOL Buys Online Storage Company
· An early look at Windows Vista
· Virus writers set sights on Vista
· Microsoft taps Wal-Mart exec as new COO
· Nvidia to offer Vista drivers with Beta 2 arrival
August 6, 2005
· Another way past Windows antipiracy found
· David Letterman Slams Google (Like he has a clue)
· Robot Wisdom on the Street
August 7, 2005
· Massive identity theft ring
August 8, 2005
· Daylight-Saving Switch May Cause Tech Woes
· Nigeria cracking down on e-scams
· Reports of Vista virus rebutted
· NASA delays shuttle landing until Tuesday
· Cisco reportedly mulls buying Nokia
· News Corp. mulled Skype takeover, report says
· Google refuses to talk to Cnet for a year (free reg required)
· Creative launches the X-Fi
August 9, 2005
· Blockbuster to raise online rental prices
· Microsoft Receives $7M in Spam Settlement
· Google sued over advertising fees
· Shuttle makes descent to Earth
· Yahoo extends phone calling via IM
· Apple: Bloggers are "unhealthy"
August 10, 2005
· AOL, MSN seize spam assets
· Stealing your neighbor's Net
· Blaming video game fails for murder defense
· Students charged with computer trespass
· IE flaw opens door to infection on sight
· Netscape catches up to Firefox patches
August 11, 2005
· Yahoo Investing $1 Billion in Alibaba.com
· US officials go to hackers' convention to recruit
· Google's Boycott Misses the Mark
· Scientists crack DNA code of rice
· Will 'electric bullets' replace the stun gun?
· Download Problem Interferes with IE Patch Release
· Latest phishing scam goes low tech
· FBI abandons old computer system, tries again
August 12, 2005
· Verizon Web Site Flaw Allowed Record Access
· Harmless hackers or teen criminals?
· Strong demand boosts Dell profits
· No more 'Hot Coffee' sex for GTA
· Best-known meteor shower peaks Aug. 12
· Bored on the phone? Beware the Jerk-O-Meter
· Intel to detail new chips at conference
· ValueClick Buys a Rival in Online Ads (Free registration required)
· Exclusive pics of TiVo Download
· New Microsoft security system scours Web
· Windows AntiSpyware to be free if Windows is validated
· Mac Hacks Allow OS X on PCs
August 15, 2005
· New Internet worm affects Windows users - Trend Micro
· Experimental Hybrid Cars Get Up to 250 Mpg
· New IE browser catches up with rivals
· Tools drive point-and-click crime
· Flat-screen prices finally starting to drop
· Know your rights on bank account fraud
· Spyware heats up the debate over cookies
· Game players say Blizzard invades privacy
· Even in Vain, Swatting Spammers Feels Good
· Pentium 4 Overclocked to 7.1GHz, Sets World Record
August 16, 2005
· Study: Dell customer rating plunges, Apple leads pack
· Apple releases security update for Mac OS X
· New Internet worm targeting Windows
· Delay for .xxx 'net sex' domain
· Motorola and Oakley combine cool shades and a wireless phone
· Another flaw hits Veritas backup tools
· Amazon.com's A9 Search Engine Unveils Photo-Mapping Service
· Vendors Claim World Record For Wireless Transmission Distance
August 17, 2005
· Windows Worm Spreads Quickly
· Silver surfers ready to storm shops
· Experian settles free credit report charges
· AMD hires IBM exec to head chip design
· Apple unloads dozens of fixes for OS X
· Perpendicular drives hit the market
· Graphics card makers roll out Nvidia GeForce 7800GT cards
· Symantec to buy Sygate
August 18, 2005
· AOL Worker Who Stole E-Mail List Sentenced
· Windows 2000 bug starts virus war
· Ad software maker sues distributors
· The Free Toaster? Today, It's an IPod
· Symantec Scoops Up Sygate Technologies
· nVidia Lowers GeForce 6800 Prices
· Intel cuts CPU prices
· Google files to sell $4 billion in stock
August 19, 2005
· Ariz. High School Swaps Books for Laptops
· Pioneering net community sold off
· Google plans to sell 14.2 million more shares
· Intel: "we rushed the dual-core P4 to market"
· Shuttle launch pushed to next year
· Computer virus writers at war, security firm says
· Project aims to create 3D television by 2020
August 22, 2005
· Google Revamps Desktop Search Program
· Keeping enemies close at the Google Dance
· AMD Speeds Turion Chips
· Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark row
· Apple Fixes The 64-bit Glitch from Security Update 2005-007
· Microsoft plays down IE flaw
August 23, 2005
· Japanese House-Sitter Robot Hits Stores
· Intel expected to unveil chip designs for new PCs
· Canon offers new digital cameras
· Hacker Steals Air Force Officers' Personal Information
· Google ready to walk the walk with text, voice IMs
· Yahoo-Verizon to offer cheap DSL
· AMD Looks to Crash Intel's Party
· Intel answers AMD's dual-core chip challenge with French joke
August 24, 2005
· Google Adds Web Phone Service, Matching Microsoft, Yahoo, Skype
· Sony and Toshiba give up on unified DVD format
· Intel announces more power-efficient chips
· Zotob worm hole also affects Windows XP
· Black Viper's Website Is Back Online
· Security Analysts Still Leery About Google Desktop 2
· Apple to buy 40% of Samsung's flash chips-analysts
August 25, 2005
· Hackers Attack Via Chinese Web Sites
· Poor print exposing pin numbers
· AOL settles charges it ignored cancellations
· Worm Targets Online Gamers To Steal Virtual Stuff
· Google IM (almost) gets the message, users say
· Multilingual MSN Messenger Worm Spreads
August 26, 2005
· 'Kutztown 13' Hackers Quietly Offered Deal
· FBI probes for Chinese cyber spies
· Maturing net growing more slowly
· Google nicked my porn
· Live on Television, a Worm Attacks
· Google Gmail now open to the public
· U.S. Ordered to Clarify Online Casino Rules
· Suspected computer worm authors arrested, FBI says
August 27, 2005
· Leo LaPorte returns to TV on Call For Help
August 29, 2005
· Piracy crackdown spurs shift in online file-sharing
· Firm Tests Gaming on Movie-Style Screens
· Libraries offering audiobook downloads
· Intel beefs up 955X chipset with dual-graphics capability
· Jealous Lover Program Creator Is Indicted
· The Invasion of the Chinese Cyberspies (And the Man Who Tried to Stop Them)
August 30, 2005
· Britain Wants to Ban Violent Internet Porn
· Microsoft expands sharing of code
· Jealous-lover program creator indicted
· Microsoft investigates another IE flaw report
· Apple poised to break 'major news'
· Microsoft tests new Windows file system
· Zotob suspect linked to other viruses
· Amazon quietly cashes in onsex-toy market
· Opera celebrates 10th birthday with free registrations
August 31, 2005
· MSN Buys VoIP Company
· Zotob author may be virus mastermind
· Microsoft unexpectedly releases WinFS into Beta 1 cycle
· Apple offers 30-day money-back guarantee on Mac Mini
· Microsoft Fears Firefox, Lawsuits Over Bugs, SEC Filing Shows
· No brain cancer link to cell phones, study finds
· Scientists bring gadgets to post-Katrina disaster scene
