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Security
Hole in Adobe software threatens video security
By
Daisuke Wakabayashi
| September 29, 2008
A security hole in Adobe Systems Inc software used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet allows viewers to copy movies on some Web sites and avoid commercials on others, threatening the financial success of online video.
Hardware
Nintendo to launch camera, music-capable DS
By
Staff Writers
| September 29, 2008
Japanese video game maker Nintendo plans to launch a new model of its DS handheld machine that can take pictures and play music by the end of the year, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.
Business
Yahoo overhauls banner ad system
By
Shaun Nichols
| September 29, 2008
Yahoo has rolled out a new marketplace for selling banner advertisements. The 'Apt' system will link prospective advertisers with some 784 sites from local newspapers.
Business
Google launches Yahoo 'facts' site
By
Shaun Nichols
| September 29, 2008
Google is launching a new website aimed at countering critics of its impending advertising deal with Yahoo..
Software
Red Cross launches cutting-edge game to teach about war
By
Ruth Gidley
| September 29, 2008
It could be a phone call, it could be an email, but it's from a Ugandan teenager asking you to help find the mother he has lost touch with during his country's civil war.
Security
Data loss exposes teachers' records
By
Phil Muncaster
| September 29, 2008
The British General Teaching Council (GTC) is the latest organisation to become embroiled in a data loss scandal, after admitting today that it lost the records of over 10,000 teachers.
Business
$3 billion pledged to wipe out malaria
By
Stewart Meagher
| September 29, 2008
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated over US$168 million to wipe out malaria and other deadly diseases by 2015.
Telecommunications
Google Android: news summary
By
vnunet.com staff
| September 29, 2008
Reactions to the first handset to use Google's Android mobile platform have been mixed, to say the least.
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