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RIAA wants your fingerprints
Not content with asking for an arm and a leg from consumers and artists, the music industry now wants your fingerprints, too. The RIAA is hoping that a new breed of music player which requires biometric authentication will put an end to file sharing....Read More at theregister.co.uk
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Microsoft bars Windows pirates
Many people using pirated copies of Windows XP will get no help from Microsoft to make their PC safer....Read More at BBC news
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Mars rovers on 'brand new mission'
(CNN) -- Two interplanetary Energizer bunnies, NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers, keep going and going. The pair of robotic explorers are now well into their extended missions on the surface of Mars....Read More at cnn.com
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Sun plans an open-source Java--someday
Sun Microsystems has followed up an announcement that its Solaris server operating system will have an open-source flavor with a similar promise for its Java technology....Read More at c|net news.com
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No decision on open source Java
Contrary to published reports, Sun Microsystems Inc. has not made a decision as to whether or not to release its Java platform under an open source software license, company executives said on Friday....Read More at inforworld.com
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New virus reads keys you type
A new virus is on the prowl that can infect your Windows XP/2K system and record every key you hit on your keyboard. The keys are then sent back to the virus creator where he/she can steal your passwords and credit card information. The virus named, Korgo, started showing up in the last week of May but it now has at least six different variants....Read More at overclockersclub.com
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'Open-source' Solaris plan draws lukewarm response
Sun Microsystems Inc.'s announcement this week that it plans to make Solaris an "open-source" operating system was met with mixed reactions from users and skepticism from open-source advocates....Read More at computerworld.com
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