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Must-Read News Stories Sarah Palin's Yahoo account hijacked, e-mails posted Ryan Naraine: On the heels of media reports that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was using a private Yahoo e-mail account to conduct Alaska state business, hackers have broken into the account and posted evidence of the hijack on Wikileaks. READ FULL STORY Attacker: Hacking Sarah Palin's email was easy Adam O'Donnell: Don't be the next Sarah Palin (security victim, not VP candidate) Facebook introducing new security warning feature Targeted malware attack against U.S schools intercepted Sponsored Close the zero-hour gap: Protection from emerging virus threats Download this white paper to learn about the newest advances in network traffic analysis and pattern detection and to find out how Proofpoint can help protect your enterprise against new viruses within minutes of their introduction. (Proofpoint) Apple mega-patch covers 34 Mac OS X security issues Ryan Naraine: Apple has shipped another mega-update to address security vulnerabilities affecting Mac OS X users, warning that the most serious issues could lead to arbitrary code execution attacks. READ FULL STORY Dancho Danchev: Spamming vendor launches managed spamming service ASUS ships crack tool and serials on recovery DVD Learning from the train wreck of text messaging This Week's Highlights Wall Street's meltdown and the potential technology hit Larry Dignan: While the technology industry is removed from Monday's fiancial carnage on Wall Street, it will still feel considerable ripples--some tech giants sooner rather than later. READ FULL STORY Jason Perlow: Economic crisis as technology change agent Forrester cuts 2009 IT spending projections Dennis Howlett: Seesmic layoffs and a new reality? Sponsored Close the zero-hour gap: Protection from emerging virus threats Download this white paper to learn about the newest advances in network traffic analysis and pattern detection and to find out how Proofpoint can help protect your enterprise against new viruses within minutes of their introduction. (Proofpoint) TV Pack headaches reveal Microsoft's Media Center dilemma Ed Bott: Microsoft's decision to make the latest Media Center update a limited release has angered enthusiasts. Why should a true TV geek care about these esoteric changes? It's the age-old conflict between the needs of a mass market and those of an enthusiast community. READ FULL STORY Gallery: In-depth look at the TV Pack in operation My Windows 7 wish list Windows 7 hits Milestone 3 Mary Jo Foley: I have seen the future -- Windows 7 Build 6780 -- and it does exist and is, indeed, in testers' hands inside and outside the company. The latest build appears to be quite stable. READ FULL STORY Leaner Windows in the works? Ed Bott: Is Microsoft aiming for an early Windows 7 launch? What would Windows be without Win32? Firefox scrambles to add 'private mode' browsing Ryan Naraine: It appears that the buzz around Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8 shipping with privacy-mode features has forced Mozilla to rush out its own implementation just to keep pace with competitors. Welcome to Browser War 2.0. READ FULL STORY Sam Diaz: Private browsing becomes the new cool feature Google downplays Chrome's carpet-bombing flaw Dancho Danchev: The level or exploitability of any of Chrome's vulnerabilities is proportional with its market share, and whereas there are no currently active malware attacks taking advantage of this particular flaw, leaving this opportunity open won't go unnoticed. READ FULL STORY Sam Diaz: Private browsing becomes the new cool feature Photo Gallery From reel-to-reel to Blu-ray Audio visual technology stalwart TDK showed off its history with its TDK Life on Record trailer, which rolled in to London's Covent Garden last week. VIEW THE GALLERY Geek chic at Yahoo Open Hack Lucas launches new 'Star Wars' game More Photo Galleries How I dumped my DVR for a terabyte TiVo Ed Burnette: After suffering through two weeks with the disastrous Time Warner DVR, my family agreed: We wanted TiVo! After considering two TiVo options, I picked the third (and most expensive) one: the TiVo HD XL. READ FULL STORY Mozilla: We goofed on the EULA, let's talk Joe Brockmeier: The Mozilla Foundation is making changes to its EULA display for Linux distros, after receiving complaints earlier this week. The project is clearly willing to work with its downstream vendors and end users to make sure that they're hitting the right tone for their audience. READ FULL STORY What's the big deal about the Firefox EULA? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Might Ubuntu and Firefox part ways because of the dreaded EULA? Windows supercomputer: $25,000 Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft and Cray unveil the CX1, a compact supercomputer running Windows HPC Server 2008 that the two companies are calling "the most affordable supercomputer Cray has ever offered." READ FULL STORY Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Cray CX1 -- what $90,000+ will buy Gallery: Roadrunner, world's fastest supercomputer Featured TalkBack Lipstick on the DRM pig Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem a genuine move to make digital content easier to handle for the end user -- or is the DECE consortium just a feeble attempt to claw back some market share from Apple? READ FULL BLOG What do you think? Is DECE a good idea for the end user? Post Your Thoughts in TalkBack An Android, far from the Android Dana Blankenhorn: T-Mobile will re-launch its HTC Dream as an Android phone next week, but it would be a big mistake to call this the Android. It's not. READ FULL STORY Andrew Nusca: Google-based T-Mobile 'Dream' coming next month The "As close to $150 as you can get it" PC Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: If you wanted to build a PC but spend as close to $150 as possible, what components would you buy for a PC to run XP/Vista? READ FULL STORY The $2,000 build-it-yourself do-it-all PC ZDNet Videocasts Microsoft's rough start to a new beginning ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz shares his views on Microsoft's recent commercial starring Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld. The new 90-second ad was a letdown mainly because it had nothing to do with computers, says Diaz. WATCH THE VIDEO Cutting costs with Cisco's TelePresence How HP's layoffs will impact IT More ZDNet Videocasts Google Desktop gets huge performance boost Garett Rogers: Garett Rogers: Google released a new version of their software yesterday which mainly focuses on performance -- and boy did it work. Plus, there are new features and the memory footprint is quite a bit smaller than before. READ FULL STORY Garett Rogers: Google's 9 month log anonymization a farce? Jason D. O'Grady: Google releases Gears for Safari	In The Blogs Underground ID theft message board to shut down -- Ryan Naraine Gates-Seinfeld show: Canceled -- Sam Diaz LHC ready for trial collisions -- Richard Koman What's next for Visual Studio? -- Mary Jo Foley VMware enlists Cisco to help supercharge virtualization -- Jason Hiner Most 'dangerous' celebrities to search for -- Dancho Danchev NetSuite parts ways with largest reseller -- Phil Wainewright FriendFeed redesign -- win; Twitter redesign -- 'lipstick on a pig'? -- Jennifer Leggio Warning: failure-driven IT layoffs ahead -- Michael Krigsman Ubuntu should not copy the Mac -- Dana Blankenhorn Apple, not Gear, deserves the blame for iTunes crashes -- Ed Bott Pandora opens up: Q&A with Tim Westergren -- Jennifer Leggio Has the iPhone delayed the Blackberry Bold's US debut? -- Josh Taylor How many techs does it take to change a lightbulb? -- Christopher Dawson Social networking enhances career growth -- only if used correctly -- Jennifer Leggio Most Rated Posts An Android, far from the Android Google-based T-Mobile 'Dream' coming next month Tesla plans San Jose manufacturing site for electric car Google takes Street View mobile; no creepier than desktop version What would Windows be without Win32?   New Technologies Sponsored White papers Close the zero-hour gap: Protection from emerging virus threats Download this white paper to learn about the newest advances in network traffic analysis and pattern detection and to find out how Proofpoint can help protect your enterprise against new viruses within minutes of their introduction. (Proofpoint) Webcast: Mid-2008 report on malware, spam & Web threats Learn about the top Web-borne threats that have emerged over the first half of 2008 during this on-demand TechRepublic Webcast. (Sophos) Improving online banking authentication This TowerGroup Research Note discusses techniques that cyber criminals are using to access online banking accounts, along with the solutions to combat them. (Sponsored by IBM) Integrated Security: Simplified and scalable threat management View TechRepublic's Webcast to learn about the growing need for Integrated Security--deploying, managing, & supporting a comprehensive portfolio of complex network security solutions. (Nokia) The online shadow economy: A billion dollar market for malware authors Learn what drives the market for malware writers and find out what the future holds for Internet crime. 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