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Open source hack could make mobiles vulnerable to prying ears
If you are using a GSM phone -- the 2G standard used by the majority of the world's mobiles -- you are likely to have just a few more months before it will be easy for practically anyone to spy on your communications. Read more »
OpenSolaris tackles Ubuntu dominance
Sun has crafted the second release of OpenSolaris with a number of improvements in an attempt to make it more competitive with desktop-orientated Linux distributions such as Canonical's Ubuntu. Read more »
Yahoo to make BrowserPlus open-source
It was probably inevitable given what Google did with Gears, but Yahoo said Tuesday it's releasing BrowserPlus software as open source software. Read more »
Windows 7 pre-beta hits BitTorrent
The pre-beta version of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system released to developers at the Professional Developer Conference has already made it onto prominent BitTorrent sites, where thousands of enthusiasts around the world are currently downloading it. Read more »
Fedora 10's snapshot scramble begins
The Fedora Project has updated the 'beta' or testing edition of version 10 of its Linux distribution, which is scheduled to be completed and released to the public on 25 November. Read more »
Adobe CS4 hits BitTorrent
Little more than a week after its global launch, Adobe's Creative Suite 4 has shown up on popular BitTorrent tracking sites in large numbers. Read more »
BitTorrent file-sharing search engine shut down
A prolonged legal fight with the movie industry has forced TorrentSpy, BitTorrent's popular search engine, to shut down. Read more »
BitTorrent's enterprise DNA takes on Akamai
Peer-to-peer company BitTorrent has launched an enterprise content delivery product called BitTorrent DNA. Read more »
Linux-using movie pirate forced to adopt Windows
A US court has told a Linux enthusiast he must switch to Windows if he wants to use a computer because the court's monitoring software will only work with Microsoft's operating system. Read more »
BitTorrent lands new hardware deals
Company's peer-to-peer technology will be included in routers and storage devices, bolstering BitTorrent's credibility. Read more »
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How the Mac was born, and other tales
Steve Jobs will be the star attraction when the Macworld Conference and Expo opens to the public Tuesday, but many Mac fans might be just as interested in hearing from one of the original Mac's creators. Read more »
Download files using BitTorrent
Do you have trouble downloading large files with FTP or over HTTP? Try using the BitTorrent P2P file sharing method for greater flexibility of large downloads. Read more »
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Google VP's view of the Web
-- Google Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf spoke to an enthusiastic crowd overflowing into the halls of the University of New South Wales this morning Read more »
Testing means testing, you fool!
-- I opened Pandora's box and promptly forgot about it. Read more »
Get in quick for Microsoft Office Beta
-- Want a copy of Microsoft's latest Office 2007 Beta? Get in quickly Read more »
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