Open Systems Journal

As promised, iPhone security expert Charlie Miller, along with colleague Collin Mulliner, demonstrated a vulnerability in the SMS messaging system which can ultimately lead to hacking of [...]

AP - The race to build a “smarter” electrical grid could have a dark side. Security experts are starting to show the dangers of equipping homes and businesses with new meters that enable two-way communication with utilities.,Security researchers offer caution on smart grids
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AP - A federal judge has ruled that a Boston University student violated copyright laws when he swapped music online, paving the way for a jury to begin considering damages Friday.
,Judge in Mass. download case rules for music cos.
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Finally, a solution to peeing in the street.

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The AMD 785G has been available for sale off and
on over the past few weeks along with product previews at various sites. Our preview was short as driver and BIOS
problems kept us from providing additional detail on the chipset
capabilities. We originally expected the
launch date to be in late August but it is “officially” launching in
a [...]

AP - A federal judge has ruled that a Boston University student violated copyright laws when he swapped music online, paving the way for a jury to begin considering damages Friday.
,Judge in Mass. download case rules for music cos.
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Plethora of patches perplexes punters
Adobe released an update to its Flash Player software on Thursday, completing a busy week of security updates from the software developer.…
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Don’t like DRM and Amazon’s ability to access your Kindle? The solution is easy: Don’t buy a bloody Kindle! The blogosphere and regular news outlets are buzzing again with a rekindled pun definitely intended story of the young man who lost summer work when Amazon deleted his…
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AP - Buoyed by a good weather forecast, space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts aimed for a Friday morning landing to end their successful space station construction mission.
,Weather bodes well for Fla. shuttle landing plan
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