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BBC:
Criminals 'target tech students' — The boom in cyber crime is forcing criminals to go to great lengths to recruit skilled hackers, says a report. — Some criminal gangs are paying students while they study to ensure they have a pool of tech-savvy workers to call on, says the report from McAfee.
BBC:
Wii shortages frustrating gamers — Shortages of Nintendo Wii consoles around Europe have left some gamers who pre-ordered the new machine frustrated. — Nintendo, which has already launched the machine in the US and Japan, said it expected to sell out of Wiis on the first day of sales.
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Joystiq
Tom Zeller Jr / The Lede:
Wii Have A Problem — Nintendo is highlighting some tips for using its Wii gaming console and its special remote. One tip for those in the same room as a Wii user: duck. — Seems customers are discovering that Nintendo's new Wii gaming console, which debuted last month …
Tom Foremski / Silicon Valley Watcher:
Do journalists want a social media news release? — [This is from my comments section - from Kevin Murphy US Editor at Computerwire on the subject of the Social Media Press Release which I described in a late night post called Die! Press release! Die! Die! Die! Here also is the original graphic.
Garett Rogers / Googling Google:
Google Checkout opens up to other countries — At least half of Google's Checkout service has been opened up to countries other than the United States. Now, regardless of where you live, you can purchase items with Google Checkout — unfortunately, finding a store that will ship internationally is quite challenging.
Kris Graft / Next Generation:
Nintendo Sued Over Controller Patent — [Update] A leading electronic interface company this week filed a suit against Nintendo in a Delaware court claiming that the Wii's trigger-happy controller infringes on existing patents. — In a court filing snagged by gaming blog Kotaku, Camarillo …
Lifehacker:
Download of the Day: New York Times Reader (Windows) — Windows only: The New York Times Reader lets you download full editions of the NYT to your desktop where you can browse the contents offline in a very familiar newsprint format. — On installation, the NYT Reader also installs Microsoft .NET 3.0 …
Darren Murph / Engadget:
RIAA petitions to lower artist royalties, weakens piracy arguments — Sure, the RIAA hasn't exactly been on the good side of the general public since, oh, this century began, but it sure isn't doing itself any favors with this latest hint of persuasion. While the agency has fought grandmothers …
Lessig News:
Ok, so I'm wrong — For almost 10 years now, I've been waging a war against retrospective term extension. My simple argument has been that copyright is about creative incentives, and you can't create incentives retrospectively. — I now see I am apparently wrong.
Bruno Giussani / Business Week:
Open Source at 90 MPH — Inspired by Linux, the OScar project aims to build a car by tapping the knowledge of a volunteer team. It won't be an easy ride, but their journey is important — The computer operating system Linux and the Web browser Firefox are generally considered …
Natali Del Conte / TechCrunch:
Web-based Media Player Lets You Stream Your iTunes To Any Computer — Streampad is a Web-based media player that gives users access to their digital music library from any computer. Similar to Songbird, it streams your personal library from the Internet but it runs completely inside any browser.
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Technically Speaking
Valleywag:
NEXT WEEK'S FORECAST — One management team in worse shape than Yahoo's right now: CNET's. Shelby Bonnie, the tech news company's long-time CEO, had to leave as a result of options scam which enriched him but made the company restate earnings. Of divisional heads, Suzie Reider fled to Youtube, and Vince Broady to Yahoo.
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HipMojo.com
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Sony PlayStation 3 U.S. Sales Fall Short of Target (Update3) — Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) — Sony Corp. sold 197,000 PlayStation 3 consoles in the U.S. during November, missing its goal for initial shipments by half after parts shortages slowed production, market researcher NPD Group Inc. estimated.
Claire Atkinson / AdAge:
Time-Shifting Could Cost Broadcast TV $600 Million — The Great Commercial Ratings Debate, Round 6 — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Nielsen Media Research CEO Susan Whiting spearheaded the latest industry get-together on the great commercial-ratings debate yesterday and revealed data that underscored …
