Top Stories From Digg - Tuesday July 11 - (1)
Phishers Defeat 2-Factor Authentication
submitted by flaws 14 hours 12 minutes ago (via http://blog.washingtonpost.com...)
Phishers have now started phishing for the two-factor token ID from victims. The most interesting part is that these tokens only give you one minute to log in to the bank until that key will expire. The phishers employ a man-in-the-middle attack against the victim and Citibank to log in via php and conduct money transfers immediately when More…
7 comments blog this email this Topic: Security
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Hollywood Wins Legal Fight Against Sanitized DVDs
submitted by forumreader 18 hours 25 minutes ago (via http://www.nytimes.com/reuters...)
A federal judge in Colorado has order movie sanitation companies to stop creating and selling new "clean" versions of films. Cleanflicks and other companies that take the curses and "objectionable" content out of Hollywood films and sell the new copies to consumers and movie rental stores can no longer continue their practices. More…
11 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
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How the "Microsoft iPod" Might Succeed
submitted by BloodJunkie 7 hours 15 minutes ago (via http://www.technologyreview.co...)
Apple may have an 80 percent share of the mobile media-player market, but that doesn't mean the iPod is unassailable. More…
23 comments blog this email this Topic: Gadgets
77 diggs
Xboy's iPod murder plot exposed, will involve major online media service
submitted by Slopchop 14 hours 17 minutes ago (via http://seattletimes.nwsource.c...)
Microsoft is indeed developing a digital-media player to compete with Apple's iPod, and there's much more to the story. More…
22 comments blog this email this Topic: Gadgets
200 diggs
Judge declines to rule on Google plane complaint
submitted by hemphill81 8 hours 9 minutes ago (via http://www.mercurynews.com/mld...)
"A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge declined to issue an immediate ruling Monday on a request by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to bar an aircraft designer from talking about the famous duo's Boeing 767." More…
9 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
71 diggs
The WiFi Wars
submitted by rmw132 17 hours 51 minutes ago (via http://arstechnica.com/news.ar...)
Raise your hand: who here has ever booth-squatted for hours in a Panera, nursing that bottomless cup of coffee, using the restaurant's free WiFi connection the entire time? It's a common enough scenario that cafe and coffee shop owners, long used to offering free WiFi as a way to get customers in the door, are fighting back. More…
18 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
160 diggs
Skype Announces Free International Calls for a limited time
submitted by gawilcox 8 hours 57 minutes ago (via http://about.skype.com/2006/07...)
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] How hard it must be to work at Vonage right now! What a good deal if you have family or friends or just want to see if they have running fridges in the UK! More…
37 comments blog this email this Topic: Software
258 diggs
Photos: The 10 worst technologies in Quarter 2 2006
submitted by superfan99 16 hours 15 minutes ago (via http://news.com.com/2300-1041_...)
There's also a side of us that takes delight in seeing the other end of the technological spectrum. We love to hate something about these unlucky 13 products and downloadable duds from the past three months. More…
submit comment blog this email this Topic: Gadgets
266 Diggs
The Cure for "I'm terrible with names..."
submitted by steelclad 15 hours 58 minutes ago (via http://www.43folders.com/2006/...)
"I'm terrible with names..." Well get un-terrible with Merlin Mann's collection of helpful hints! More…
28 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
247 diggs
Taking the Segway Off Road
submitted by gwjc 16 hours 28 minutes ago (via http://www.usatoday.com/travel...)
Ah, hiking in the great outdoors will never be the same. Segways are becoming popular with rural tour operators and tourists alike. They are an ideal option for rural tours because they're easy on trails and non-polluting. More…
21 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
129 diggs
Firefox Usage Passes 15 Percent in US
submitted by Geekforlife 16 hours 35 minutes ago (via http://www.betanews.com/articl...)
The open source browser commands a 15.82 percent usage share in the United States, and a whopping 39.02 percent in Germany. Australians are also big Firefox users, with the browser holding 24.23 percent of the market down under. More…
51 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
362 diggs
WHORYOU - Give your Email a Face!
submitted by webtech 16 hours 11 minutes ago (via http://whoryou.weekendr.com/)
A simple application that lets you upload a photo or other image to the service under the mail that you use. They call it an Email Buddy Image. Other users can now enter an email address and see the Email Buddy Image that has been uploaded by the email address owner. More…
43 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
140 diggs
JUST IN: Microsoft Argo's Final Name: The Zune?
submitted by digitalgopher 7 hours 18 minutes ago (via http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/top...)
Gizmodo has gotten "word that the final product name that's been flying around is the "Zune"!" More…
58 comments blog this email this Topic: Gadgets
214 diggs
Ex-XP’d: How MacBook Converted A Veteran Microsoft User
submitted by bredren 1 day 1 hour ago (via http://nimblog.thenimblecompan...)
After 20 years of using a Microsoft OS, a user switches to a new MacBook -- for good. More…
63 comments blog this email this Topic: Apple
315 diggs
FBI Warns Job Hunters Of Online Scams
submitted by wayjer 14 hours 5 minutes ago (via http://www.informationweek.com...)
Be extra careful when looking for work in cyberspace. The FBI is investigating some cases that involve fake job interviews or offers of employment that are actually ways to lure people into helping crime rings. More…
8 comments blog this email this Topic: Security
128 diggs
submitted by flaws 14 hours 12 minutes ago (via http://blog.washingtonpost.com...)
Phishers have now started phishing for the two-factor token ID from victims. The most interesting part is that these tokens only give you one minute to log in to the bank until that key will expire. The phishers employ a man-in-the-middle attack against the victim and Citibank to log in via php and conduct money transfers immediately when More…
7 comments blog this email this Topic: Security
diggs
Hollywood Wins Legal Fight Against Sanitized DVDs
submitted by forumreader 18 hours 25 minutes ago (via http://www.nytimes.com/reuters...)
A federal judge in Colorado has order movie sanitation companies to stop creating and selling new "clean" versions of films. Cleanflicks and other companies that take the curses and "objectionable" content out of Hollywood films and sell the new copies to consumers and movie rental stores can no longer continue their practices. More…
11 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
74diggs
How the "Microsoft iPod" Might Succeed
submitted by BloodJunkie 7 hours 15 minutes ago (via http://www.technologyreview.co...)
Apple may have an 80 percent share of the mobile media-player market, but that doesn't mean the iPod is unassailable. More…
23 comments blog this email this Topic: Gadgets
77 diggs
Xboy's iPod murder plot exposed, will involve major online media service
submitted by Slopchop 14 hours 17 minutes ago (via http://seattletimes.nwsource.c...)
Microsoft is indeed developing a digital-media player to compete with Apple's iPod, and there's much more to the story. More…
22 comments blog this email this Topic: Gadgets
200 diggs
Judge declines to rule on Google plane complaint
submitted by hemphill81 8 hours 9 minutes ago (via http://www.mercurynews.com/mld...)
"A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge declined to issue an immediate ruling Monday on a request by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to bar an aircraft designer from talking about the famous duo's Boeing 767." More…
9 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
71 diggs
The WiFi Wars
submitted by rmw132 17 hours 51 minutes ago (via http://arstechnica.com/news.ar...)
Raise your hand: who here has ever booth-squatted for hours in a Panera, nursing that bottomless cup of coffee, using the restaurant's free WiFi connection the entire time? It's a common enough scenario that cafe and coffee shop owners, long used to offering free WiFi as a way to get customers in the door, are fighting back. More…
18 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
160 diggs
Skype Announces Free International Calls for a limited time
submitted by gawilcox 8 hours 57 minutes ago (via http://about.skype.com/2006/07...)
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] How hard it must be to work at Vonage right now! What a good deal if you have family or friends or just want to see if they have running fridges in the UK! More…
37 comments blog this email this Topic: Software
258 diggs
Photos: The 10 worst technologies in Quarter 2 2006
submitted by superfan99 16 hours 15 minutes ago (via http://news.com.com/2300-1041_...)
There's also a side of us that takes delight in seeing the other end of the technological spectrum. We love to hate something about these unlucky 13 products and downloadable duds from the past three months. More…
submit comment blog this email this Topic: Gadgets
266 Diggs
The Cure for "I'm terrible with names..."
submitted by steelclad 15 hours 58 minutes ago (via http://www.43folders.com/2006/...)
"I'm terrible with names..." Well get un-terrible with Merlin Mann's collection of helpful hints! More…
28 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
247 diggs
Taking the Segway Off Road
submitted by gwjc 16 hours 28 minutes ago (via http://www.usatoday.com/travel...)
Ah, hiking in the great outdoors will never be the same. Segways are becoming popular with rural tour operators and tourists alike. They are an ideal option for rural tours because they're easy on trails and non-polluting. More…
21 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
129 diggs
Firefox Usage Passes 15 Percent in US
submitted by Geekforlife 16 hours 35 minutes ago (via http://www.betanews.com/articl...)
The open source browser commands a 15.82 percent usage share in the United States, and a whopping 39.02 percent in Germany. Australians are also big Firefox users, with the browser holding 24.23 percent of the market down under. More…
51 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
362 diggs
WHORYOU - Give your Email a Face!
submitted by webtech 16 hours 11 minutes ago (via http://whoryou.weekendr.com/)
A simple application that lets you upload a photo or other image to the service under the mail that you use. They call it an Email Buddy Image. Other users can now enter an email address and see the Email Buddy Image that has been uploaded by the email address owner. More…
43 comments blog this email this Topic: Tech Industry News
140 diggs
JUST IN: Microsoft Argo's Final Name: The Zune?
submitted by digitalgopher 7 hours 18 minutes ago (via http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/top...)
Gizmodo has gotten "word that the final product name that's been flying around is the "Zune"!" More…
58 comments blog this email this Topic: Gadgets
214 diggs
Ex-XP’d: How MacBook Converted A Veteran Microsoft User
submitted by bredren 1 day 1 hour ago (via http://nimblog.thenimblecompan...)
After 20 years of using a Microsoft OS, a user switches to a new MacBook -- for good. More…
63 comments blog this email this Topic: Apple
315 diggs
FBI Warns Job Hunters Of Online Scams
submitted by wayjer 14 hours 5 minutes ago (via http://www.informationweek.com...)
Be extra careful when looking for work in cyberspace. The FBI is investigating some cases that involve fake job interviews or offers of employment that are actually ways to lure people into helping crime rings. More…
8 comments blog this email this Topic: Security
128 diggs
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