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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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BlackBerry a Juicy Hacker Target
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A security researcher presents a hacking program that turns company handhelds into a backdoor to the internal network. Kim Zetter reports from the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Drugs: Sports' Prisoner's Dilemma
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Floyd Landis' drug test results may shock Tour de France fans, but game theory says doping will be a part of professional sports for a long time. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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An Eye-Controlled Computer
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Designed to help people with disabilities communicate, the MyTobii P10 operates based on eye movements. In Gear Factor.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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The Latest in Cute Tech
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This Wi-Fi bunny can read love letters to your paramour -- in French. Among other things. In Sex Drive Daily.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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X-Rays Expose Evolution's Secrets
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Detailed 3-D images of fossilized embryos yield insight into the bizarre development of ancient organisms.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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From Nowhere to Out There
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Spaceport America is under construction in some of the most desolate real estate in New Mexico. But it may soon become the launch pad for commercial space travel. Jason Silverman reports from Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Aperture Rapture
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With better lenses, larger image sensors and more advanced add-ons, digital single lens reflex cameras beat the pants of their pocketable counterparts. Here's our guide to today's top photographic powerhouses. By Robert Strohmeyer.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Wired News Writer Faked Info
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We pull three stories after the author admits to creating a false e-mail address for an article source. Wired News staff reports.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Is Open Wi-Fi Best RIAA Defense?
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Skipping the security on your home network could let you share files on P2P networks without worrying about a lawsuit. In Listening Post.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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'Prez' Pataki's Alt-Fuel Agenda
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The road to the White House will be paved with speeches about fuel efficiency and reducing oil imports, so the auto industry needs to prepare. In Autopia.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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EU Domain Dream in Disarray
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Intended as a tool to help foster greater European unity, the new dot-eu domain produces a bitter fight between trademark holders and alleged cybersquatters over coveted addresses. Robert Andrews reports from Cardiff, Wales.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Pass the Virtual Scalpel, Nurse
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Surgical simulators that mimic the look and feel of flesh-and-blood organs could give doctors the crucial hands-on training they need to get the bloody job done right. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Fine Fast Food Is Just 'Gourmeh'
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Remember those halcyon days when chain restaurants served cheeseburgers instead of "gourmet deluxe burgers du fromage" made with Angus beef? I say we return to them. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Flash Turns 10
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A decade after its birth, the illustration tool has proven to be no flash in the pan -- it's grown into the web's ubiquitous media presentation platform. Michael Calore chats with Flash senior product manager Mike Downey.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Giant Robot Imprisons Parked Cars
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A parking garage in New Jersey seizes up when the city of Hoboken fails to renew its software license, leaving hundreds of drivers stranded in the automated garage. By Quinn Norton.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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A 911 Turbo Like No Other
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Porsche's new 911 Turbo is as much a race car as it is street-legal transportation, and it carries a price tag to match. But Porsche has built itself one hell of a machine. Bruce Gain reports from Stuttgart, Germany.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Gallery: A Porsche to Die For
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The lineage is proud and goes back decades but this may be the ultimate car from the ultimate car maker.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Barbarians at Gate 8
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Affordable air travel and ubiquitous internet access allows business to be conducted from most anywhere -- by terrorists as well as legit workers. Are nets and jets a menace to Western civilization? By Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Musicians Get Out of the Groove
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Experimental performers at the Edgetone Music Summit whip out their laptops, motion sensors and dried sea kelp to help them play music. Elizabeth Biddlecombe reports from Oakland, California.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Gadget Lab: Sexy Plasma TV
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A 42-inch flat screen pops, but fizzles; an FM transmitter sends merely a drizzle (of sound); and a new camera phone is just not worth the dizzle. In Gadget Lab.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Has Steve Jobs Lost His Magic?
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The Apple CEO's keynote speeches are usually the highlight of this jaded reporter's working life. But this one sucked. Commentary by Leander Kahney.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Mitch Kapor Thaws Fossilware Fave
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Fans of Lotus Agenda -- life management software from 1989 -- still swear by the hoary app for structuring random bits of data. Its creator says a modern replacement is on its way. By Joanna Glasner.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Revenge of the Slacker Film
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Kevin Smith and Richard Linklater rally around a cult of fast food at this year's Cannes Film Festival. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Baiters Teach Scammers a Lesson
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Wily freelance crime fighters make a mockery of spammers' Nigerian tales of woe. This time, it's the would-be grifters who get taken for a humiliating ride. By Robert Andrews.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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From Nowhere to Out There
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Spaceport America is under construction in some of the most desolate real estate in New Mexico. But it may soon become the launch pad for commercial space travel. Jason Silverman reports from Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Drugs: Sports' Prisoner's Dilemma
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Floyd Landis' drug test results may shock Tour de France fans, but game theory says doping will be a part of professional sports for a long time. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Aperture Rapture
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With better lenses, larger image sensors and more advanced add-ons, digital single lens reflex cameras beat the pants of their pocketable counterparts. Here's our guide to today's top photographic powerhouses. By Robert Strohmeyer.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Wired News Writer Faked Info
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We pull three stories after the author admits to creating a false e-mail address for an article source. Wired News staff reports.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Is Open Wi-Fi Best RIAA Defense?
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Skipping the security on your home network could let you share files on P2P networks without worrying about a lawsuit. In Listening Post.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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'Prez' Pataki's Alt-Fuel Agenda
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The road to the White House will be paved with speeches about fuel efficiency and reducing oil imports, so the auto industry needs to prepare. In Autopia.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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The Latest in Cute Tech
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This Wi-Fi bunny can read love letters to your paramour -- in French. Among other things. In Sex Drive Daily.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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An Eye-Controlled Computer
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Designed to help people with disabilities communicate, the MyTobii P10 operates based on eye movements. In Gear Factor.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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X-Rays Expose Evolution's Secrets
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Detailed 3-D images of fossilized embryos yield insight into the bizarre development of ancient organisms.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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EU Domain Dream in Disarray
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Intended as a tool to help foster greater European unity, the new dot-eu domain produces a bitter fight between trademark holders and alleged cybersquatters over coveted addresses. Robert Andrews reports from Cardiff, Wales.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Pass the Virtual Scalpel, Nurse
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Surgical simulators that mimic the look and feel of flesh-and-blood organs could give doctors the crucial hands-on training they need to get the bloody job done right. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Fine Fast Food Is Just 'Gourmeh'
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Remember those halcyon days when chain restaurants served cheeseburgers instead of "gourmet deluxe burgers du fromage" made with Angus beef? I say we return to them. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Flash Turns 10
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A decade after its birth, the illustration tool has proven to be no flash in the pan -- it's grown into the web's ubiquitous media presentation platform. Michael Calore chats with Flash senior product manager Mike Downey.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Giant Robot Imprisons Parked Cars
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A parking garage in New Jersey seizes up when the city of Hoboken fails to renew its software license, leaving hundreds of drivers stranded in the automated garage. By Quinn Norton.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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A 911 Turbo Like No Other
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Porsche's new 911 Turbo is as much a race car as it is street-legal transportation, and it carries a price tag to match. But Porsche has built itself one hell of a machine. Bruce Gain reports from Stuttgart, Germany.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Gallery: A Porsche to Die For
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The lineage is proud and goes back decades but this may be the ultimate car from the ultimate car maker.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Barbarians at Gate 8
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Affordable air travel and ubiquitous internet access allows business to be conducted from most anywhere -- by terrorists as well as legit workers. Are nets and jets a menace to Western civilization? By Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Musicians Get Out of the Groove
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Experimental performers at the Edgetone Music Summit whip out their laptops, motion sensors and dried sea kelp to help them play music. Elizabeth Biddlecombe reports from Oakland, California.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Gadget Lab: Sexy Plasma TV
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A 42-inch flat screen pops, but fizzles; an FM transmitter sends merely a drizzle (of sound); and a new camera phone is just not worth the dizzle. In Gadget Lab.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Has Steve Jobs Lost His Magic?
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The Apple CEO's keynote speeches are usually the highlight of this jaded reporter's working life. But this one sucked. Commentary by Leander Kahney.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Mitch Kapor Thaws Fossilware Fave
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Fans of Lotus Agenda -- life management software from 1989 -- still swear by the hoary app for structuring random bits of data. Its creator says a modern replacement is on its way. By Joanna Glasner.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Revenge of the Slacker Film
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Kevin Smith and Richard Linklater rally around a cult of fast food at this year's Cannes Film Festival. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Two MP3s and a Microphone
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Here's all the knowledge you need to start spinning your digital music collection at bars, parties and weddings. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
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08/10/2006 06:07 PM
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Baiters Teach Scammers a Lesson
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Wily freelance crime fighters make a mockery of spammers' Nigerian tales of woe. This time, it's the would-be grifters who get taken for a humiliating ride. By Robert Andrews.
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