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5,600 Pro-Al Qaeda Web Sites Now Exist

A Saudi researcher has determined that some 5,600 PRO-AL QAEDA WEB SITES NOW EXIST, and that about 900 new ones seem each year.Orginal post by Mike

Apple, Dell May Ship Ultraportables In January

News is leaking out of Taiwan that both Apple and Dell will ship currently UNANNOUNCED ULTRAPORTABLES in January. (Picture shows Intel’s Metro concept.) (props to TWIMO)Orginal post by Mike

Apple Customers Most Environmental Consumers

A new Forrester Research study ranks APPLE CUSTOMERS AS THE “GREENEST,” and those who buy HP’s Compaq grade second “greenest,” in terms of the percentage of customers who are willing to pay more for products that are friendlier to the environment. Apple itself is trying harder to get greener, too, t…

BBC Slams Own Report On Dangers of Wi-Fi

Responding to viewer complaints that the BBC “wrongly suggested wi-fi installations give off a higher level of radiation than mobile phone masts, and that an experiment designed to pop quiz whether undoubtful public were hypersensitive to such radiation had been misleadingly presented” on a BBC prog…

Forget Hackers — IT Staff Biggest Source of Leaks

A survey by defense services provider Orthus conducted in the UK and Europe found that “TRUSTED USERS” were the biggest sources of data leaks, users such as: “IT personnel (30%), customer service staff (22%), third parties (16%), sales staff (12%) and the operations area (10%).”Orginal post by Mike

Disposable Cell Phone Returns From the Dead

Thanks to Verizon’s recent announcement that they would allow any phone on their network, Hop-on plans to bring back its DISPOSABLE CELL PHONE. Called the “Graffiti,” or “HOP1900,” the $50 hone will be sold in convenience stores and drug stores. (props to TWIMO)Orginal post by Mike

Chinese Government Hacks Rolls-Royce, Shell

I told you Friday that the UK’s MI5 safety measure service sent some 1,000 letters to UK businesses warning of aggressive industrial espionage by China. Today, the Times of London reports that both Rolls-Royce and Royal Dutch Shell have been INFILTRATED BY HACKERS, and at least one of sites launchin…

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