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Passwords: The weakest link
News Hackers can crack most in less than a minute, thanks to users who choose easily guessable passwords.
Online university eyes Asian MBA market
News The tech shakeout hasn't stopped investors from launching an Asian online university, one which they hope will skirt the pitfalls that have claimed many a dotcom.
Commentary: E-books remain niche reads
News The e-book market is hampered by immature, expensive technology and a limited number of people willing to consider reading books on electronic devices rather than on paper.
Dutch court allows publication of 'Oyster crack' research
News Court rules that preventing violation of RFID chip security flaw research would violate freedom of expression for Dutch University.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, Hacking, RFID, Chip, Card, sensitive information, Spain, professor, researcher
Intel makes quantum leap in fiber optic detectors
News The company has developed silicon-based photoelectric detectors that can cut the cost of fiber-optic communications to a fraction of their current value.
Tags: Processors, Video, Intel Corp., Fiber-optics, Fiber, Device, Photonics, Fiber-optic Communication, DARPA, optical drive
Google Earth's virtual Roman holiday
News Google Earth is extending its satellite perspective to give virtual time-traveling tourists a view of what the city of Rome looked like nearly two millennia ago.
Tags: Web sites, City, Satellite, Google Inc., Google Earth, Tool, University of California at Los Angeles, computer graphics, University of Virginia, blog
D-Day for RFID-based transit card systems
News Dutch scientific paper and German research provides enough information for someone to make fake transit cards by exploiting a vulnerability in RFID smart card technology.
Tags: RFID, Security, Card, software, financial, researcher, computer security, card reader, smart card, University of Virginia
Oracle judge won't bar disputed witnesses
News Neither Oracle nor U.S. Justice Department manage to keep other's witnesses off the stand.
Tags: Business applications, Legal
Economist: Oracle-SAP duopoly would hurt market
News The companies would be even more inclined to play favorites if PeopleSoft bid succeeds, an antitrust expert says.
Oracle moves to blunt Microsoft testimony
News White paper showing frequent competition meant to counter Wednesday's DOJ witness.
Judge: No Webcast of McVeigh execution
News A federal magistrate rejects the request by Entertainment Networks to broadcast over the Web the execution of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
Analysts getting death threats over reports
News Luke Fichthorn, an analyst with Lazard Freres & Co., never thought being an analyst would be easy. But he never suspected it would be life threatening, either.
Taking your meds? Sensors will know
News High-tech monitors, Webcams and GPS devices can help caregivers check in on elderly parents--from afar.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, GPS
Will code check tools yield worm-proof software?
News Programs to catch security flaws during the software development process are gaining more traction, as firms look to hold software makers responsible for the security of their apps.
Tags: Security applications/tools
Tech's next watering hole
News Having attracted the likes of Microsoft and HP to its shores, Dubai could very well emerge as the next tech colossus after China and India.
Tags: Business development/management, Investments
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