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Monday, 30th October 2006
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This morning, Internet addresses that appeal to identity thieves eager to rip off consumers are being posted by major domain resellers, Finnish-based security vendor F-Secure has claimed.

in other news, the video game maker that sparked uproar over a hidden sex scene in "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," is courting new controversy with its latest schoolyard title ‘Bully’, which features boys kissing.

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Apple posts fix for MacBook sudden shutdowns
Apple releases a firmware update for its MacBook line that it claimed fixes the sudden shutdown problem hundreds of owners have recently reported.


Google blogger service outages spark user firestorm
What happens when bloggers get angry over outages and slow response times? They blog about it, of course, and they aren't happy bloggers.


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