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Olympic Committee chooses XP over Vista
August 14, 2007: The popularity of Windows XP is still making things difficult for Vista. Now Vista has again suffered a major setback, with Lenovo (Olympic 2008' official sponsor) installing XP on it's machines to run the Olympic Games’ vital PC-related tasks.
Hacker breaks into Pentagon
June 22, 2007: The Pentagon took as many as 1,500 computers offline on Thursday to stamp out a security breach in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Password Vulnerability In Firefox 2.0.0.5
July 23, 2007: According to a message posted over the weekend on the Full-Disclosure mailing list, the latest version of Firefox, 2.0.0.5, contains a password management vulnerability that can allow malicious Web sites to steal user passwords.
France Telecom tunes into internet television
August 2, 2007: Internet television and video-on-demand are enabling France Telecom to cope with a structural decline in revenues from traditional fixed-line calls in its home market.
Korean stem cell 'clone' still a first
August 3, 2007: Intriguing new insights into the biggest scandal in the history of human stem cell research, involving the South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-Suk, were reported today in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
Warning of webmail wi-fi hijack
August 3, 2007: Using public wi-fi hotspots has got much riskier as security experts unveil tools that nab login data over the air.
Microsoft tries free office suite
August 2, 2007: The software giant said it would make ad-supported copies of the Works package available within "months".
UN's website breached by hackers
August 12, 2007: Hackers have attacked the United Nations official website, forcing some sections to be taken offline.
Photo tool could fix bad images
August 8, 2007: Digital photographers could soon be able to erase unwanted elements in photos by using tools that scan for similar images in online libraries.
Paper battery offers future power
August 14, 2007: Flexible paper batteries could meet the energy demands of the next generation of gadgets, says a team of researchers.
Nokia admits mobile battery issue
August 14, 2007: Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile phones after reports of overheating while charging.
Bluetooth helps Facebook friends
August 16, 2007: A team of UK researchers is combining the power of social network Facebook with communications tool Bluetooth to learn more about human interactions.
PlayStation to record digital TV
August 22, 2007: PlayStation 3 (PS3) users in Europe will soon be able to record and playback digital TV on their console.
Google Earth given celestial view
August 22, 2007: The constellations of Andromeda, Hydra and Vulpecula are now just a mouse click away for amateur star-gazers, following the launch of Google Sky.
Teenage hacker unlocks the iPhone
August 25, 2007: A New Jersey teenager has unlocked the iPhone, opening the way to Apple's iconic mobile telephone being used by non-US networks.
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China sending virtual police on cyber-patrols
August 29, 2007 (BEIJING): Virtual police officers will soon begin visible patrols on Chinese Internet sites to warn surfers they are being monitored, Beijing authorities said in comments published Wednesday.
Latest Google Earth has flight sim Easter Egg
September 2, 2007: When we told you about the new Google Sky feature in the latest version of Google Earth, what we didn't know is that this version actually contains an Easter Egg, of sorts.
Chinese military hacked into Pentagon
September 3, 2007: The Chinese military hacked into a Pentagon computer network in June in the most successful cyber attack on the US defence department, say American officials.
Mobiles to become digital wallets
September 3, 2007: The UK's big five mobile phone firms have switched on a payment system that turns handsets into digital wallets.
China hosting half of world's malicious sites
September 4, 2007: China is host to almost half of the world's malware-infected websites.
South Korea picks first astronaut
September 5, 2007: Officials in South Korea have chosen a 30-year-old engineer t
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