Archive for June 2006
June 1, 2006
· Half Of Tech Pros Planning To Look For New Jobs, Survey Says
· Ask.com Unveils Blog And Feed Search
· iLounge.com releases The Free iPod Book 2.0
· Video: Samsung's new Bluetooth phone @ CNET.com
· Vista plays hide-and-seek with hackers
· Dolce&Gabbana luxury Razr
· Return of Porn-Fetching 'YapBrowser' Raises Eyebrows
· The Worst: Stupid Engineering Mistakes
· Bodyhack: Rebuild Your Own Breast
· Online gamblers get behind spelling bee
· Apple expands Best Buy foothold
· Crashing the Wiretapper's Ball
· Newest Ransomware Threat: Buy Drugs Or Else
· Laptop Fires Prompt Battery Recalls
· Vonage customers must pay up for IPO shares
· MacBook: Where Are The Black Accessories?
· iPod Not Working? Toss It From Your 3rd Floor Balcony
· Best Buy mucks up MacBook photo on website; shows MacBook Pro instead
June 2, 2006
· Hollywood, retailers eye movie download kiosks
· WKAZ-FM, WNOU-FM team up with iTunes
· Commercial fuel cells to take off in 2007
· Belkin announces TuneStage for iPod nano
· World's largest human crossbow
· RFID tracking system: Big Brother goes high-tech
· Jack PC: The Wall Socket PC
· Web surfers to help Texas monitor border cams
· USB heating gloves keep your fingers toasty
· Invisible Maze will make you visibly annoyed
· Critical flaws squashed in Firefox update
June 3, 2006
· Air marshal leaves plane after dropping bullets
· Laptop theft exposes Hotels.com data
· Microsoft And Friends Team Up Against iPod In Japan
· eBay tries e-mail in Net neutrality fight
· Coming soon: the Wi-Fi MP3 player
· Errors may give Vonage customers IPO loophole
· Bill Lets Florida Dogs Eat Out at Restaurants
· Deputy Fired for Filming Girls in Bikinis
· Man Who Put Mouse in Burrito Sentenced
· MajorGeeks.com - The Technology Geeks 6/03 radio show posted
June 4, 2006
· Video iPods fix swing
· Batteries, an Altoids tin and an iPod
· Apple to open retail store in Italy this fall
· Officials: Russian web site promotes music piracy
June 5, 2006
· IPTV prepares for prime time
· Investors sue Vonage over IPO
· RapidWeaver 3.5 Public Beta 1 now available
· Can the Net make ticket scalping legit?
· MPs in digital downloads warning
· U.K. firm drives toward wireless cars
· Security firms batten hatches
· Lenovo denies ditching Linux
· Some 25 Years Later, In-Flight Internet Nearing Reality
· Clones Lose in Mule Races
· "Can you Hear me Kitt???"
June 6, 2006
· Study: Web is the No. 1 media
· Google Spreadsheets turns up heat on Excel
· FCC chairman sounds off on Net Neutrality and National Franchises
June 7, 2006
· IE And Firefox Sport New Zero-day Flaw
· Seagate's Mirra backup system now Mac-compatible
· iPod U2 Special Edition
· Hacker Said to Resell Internet Phone Service
· Flight-approved Zippo container
· Apple blames factory glitch for MacBook heat problems
· Adobe Bridge 1.0.3 update released
June 8, 2006
· Net neutrality faces US lawmaker vote
· IPod beats beer among college students
· Microsoft releases Vista public beta
· Apple turned to Creative for iPod help
· When Will Apple's Harvest Start?
· Pressure mounts in Europe against Apple DRM
· IT glitch results in Cadbury chocolate glut
· Yahoo rolls out photo site beta
· A site that guesses when you'll die
June 9, 2006
· Domain name price hikes come under fire
· Skyhook says: Who needs GPS?
· Shower monitor a firewall against wasting water
· TIME takes a look at MacBook
· Apple UK, Europe sales on rise as industry slowdown strikes
· U.S. Court Backs Government Broadband Wiretap Access
· Sacramento Wi-Fi Deployment Hits A Wall
· Outdoor misting system: the spray bottle goes big
· Drop the Joystick and Back Away
June 10, 2006
· Radar finds lost golf balls
· The Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments
· Apple debuts print ad featuring black and white MacBooks
June 12, 2006
· Standards Or Not, Vendors Push Ahead On Wireless Set-Top Boxes
· Microsoft rings last bell for Windows 98, ME
· Ajax Poses New Security Threat
June 13, 2006
· Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw
· Judge won't block distribution of Google Earth
· Norway Tells Apple To Change iTunes Compatibility
· Microsoft finds malware on 5.7M tested PCs
· Mac OS X Server expert Michael Bartosh dies
· Computer Industry Almanac: Apple projected to sell 33 million Macs for 2006-10
· Apple debuts 3 new "Get a Mac" ads
· Mac demo of Cars: The Video Game Demo, now available
· Mac mini gets Core 2 Duo chip
· National gives 8,500 employees iPod
· Inside Apple's iPod factories
· iPod courses for US doctors debut
· A Ring Tone Meant to Fall on Deaf Ears
· Stalk your kids with Verizon Chaperone service
· Epson develops new super-thin, flexible e-paper
· Wrist Mosquito Repeller keeps bugs away, maybe
· Mac unit sales to double by 2010?
· AOL tests improved webmail service
· Apple set to open it's third Houston, TX - area store
· Boot Camp may triple Mac market share
· Oracle acquires Telephony@Work
June 14, 2006
· Apple shares shoot up on "breakout quarter" news
· Analyst says Apple mobile in 2007
· RIAA chief says illegal song-sharing 'contained'
· ITC investigates Apple iPod in Creative patent case
· EBay to Add a Phone Link From Listings to Sellers
· Pack in those access points, here come WLAN dense deployments
· MusicGremlin rides on Wi-Fi
· Vt. man says Apple stole design for iTunes
· The full poop on Atech’s toilet paper holder with dock for Apple iPod
· Apple Looks Into iPod "Sweat Shop" Charges
· Drugs found in Home Depot store cabinets
· Brief: Apple Hopes Boston Won't Ban Its Store
June 15, 2006
· Rumour: New iPods 'about to be unveiled' - Hon Hai
· Briefly: Apple UK cuts iPod/Mac prices
· Bill Gates to transition away from Microsoft
· For .Mac members: World Music added to Jam Pack samplers
· Advice to Students: Pack a Mac
June 17, 2006
· Michael Dell Says He Would Be Happy to License OS X
· PayPal fixes phishing hole
· Apple Stores in Australia by Christmas?
· Google Tests Web Buying System, Says Unlike PayPal
· Porn-Surfing Oregon Worker Exposes 2,200 Taxpayer IDs
· ABC touts new TV show through iTunes US
· European sales of Apple eMac, iSight and Airport to end June 30?
June 18, 2006
· A Meteoroid Hits the Moon
· Spiders attack Manchester phone network
June 20, 2006
· Apple wants slice of film industry
· Teen, mom sue MySpace.com for $30 million
· Google to focus on London for next phase of growth
· Microsoft Loses Office Patent Appeal
· NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 3 PowerPC patch now available
· Bug Fixes for NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 2 Intel released
· Apple tweaks some iTunes front pages
· Heathrow rules for in-hand luggage change
· GM wants Apple-like Saturn dealerships?
· Musicians invited to beta test new software
· Briefly: new stores, checkout lines
· Bored with eBay? Check out Police PropertyRoom.com
· No 'dog's life' for country pooches
· Wife accused in swordplay death of husband
· Indians tail monkey man in search of healing powers
· For once, a bad boss could be a good thing...
· Netflix to release set-top box for movie downloads
June 21, 2006
· Make your own air conditioner
· A Million Identities Stolen From Two Financial Services Firms
· Blimp Maker Builds Flying Digital Movie Screen
· Brief: Device Blocks Digital Video Recording
· Aussie busted for smuggling more than $110,000 in coins from mint in lunchbox
· Excitement blamed for 3 deaths in China
· Nose spray lowers stress during spats
· CL Sound Machine: the ultimate party centerpiece
· Virtual reality in a real lab
· Otters on the run after zoo breakout
· XM vs. the Industry—and Congress
· 'UFO Hacker' Tells What He Found
· Seniors slow traffic, ride mowers to school
· Test Tube Meat Nears Dinner Table
June 22, 2006
· Fla. restaurant sells $100 hamburger
· Best Buy considers selling Macs
· Google details Mountain View Wi-Fi service
· Yahoo outages frustrate some users
· N.Y. teen convicted in iPod killing
· Apple to benefit as European Commission plans to slash copyright levies on iPods
· A Look at Quirky, Kinky and Unconventional Cowboys
· Top of the Pops gets the Chop
· Police: Drunk driver nearly blew up engine
· Woman seeking license sends car into canal
· Thieves find way to GPS units in cars
· Beer burglar's snoring leads police to him
· N.H. police warn of chubby beach flasher
· Finger on wrong button costs company millions
· Verizon comes to Wal-Mart
· Earth is hottest now in 2,000 years
· Beer ad prompts resort evacuation
· Toilet cleaners are 'restroom specialists'
· Switchblade plane looks cool as it bombs you
· Toshiba's RD-A1 HD DVD recorder with 1TB disk
· Clerk gets 6 months for soda urination
· Well, there's your problem right there
· Major AtTi2de's Space
June 23, 2006
· Apple is top-ten tech stock
· Macs take the pace in demanding road race
· Dell Investigates Report Of Laptop Explosion
· MSN and Disneyland to webcast premier of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
· Oldest animal in the world dies at 176
· Army Improves Tourniquet After 2000+ Years
· Stick Your Fossil Fuel, Eh? Canadian Students Build 3,145-mpg Car
· Anaheim goes Wireless
· Look Out, Pyongyang? Rail Gun in the Works
· Extreme Hammocking
· Jesus bandages
· Opera browser for the DS on July 24
· Mobile phone risk during storms
· Verizon to End Service on Commercial Airplanes
· Man with faulty penile implant gets $400K
June 24, 2006
· Saddam ends hunger strike after missing one meal
· Law puts cap on household fowl
· Warhol's wig sells for $10,800 at NY auction
· iWood sunglasses
June 25, 2006
· Hubble telescope's main camera has stopped working
· California detains 'drunk' pelicans
· Baseball fans can show support in afterlife
· Apple’s release of Mac OS X 10.4.7 imminent?
· Add-on lets travelers tune in to home TV
June 26, 2006
· Apple Executives to Preview Mac OS X “Leopard” at WWDC 2006 Keynote
· Man says he's on heroin to avoid jury duty
· Comcast employee sleeps during house call
· Black market for monkeys turns zoos into crime zones
· Teen burns down house over test grades
· Fon lets Wi-Fi users make money
· ID thieves lurk in file-sharing networks
· Digital photo frame gets images from mobiles
June 27, 2006
· Warner Bros. strikes deal with video-sharing site
· iPod factory admits long hours
· Putting It All Together: Adding Wi-Fi could steady your connection
· Online Effort Is Planned Against Child Pornography
· 'Not it!' More schools ban games at recess
· Mac game server tools to be discontinued?
· Music on a Mac is mainstream
· Citi adds Apple to recommended list
· Fake cops steal 100 kg of cocaine from Milan lab
· Twinkie Burritos? Twinkie Lasagna?
· Chewing tobacco in noodles sickens 30
· Can Air Conditioning Make You Fat?
· Python becomes longest on display in U.S.
· Researchers discover snake that can change colour on Borneo: WWF
· Tornado model: mother nature's fury on your desk
June 28, 2006
· Banking on Baby Teeth
· A 747 in the middle of nowhere
· The Washington Post’s Pegoraro: ‘Just get a Mac’
· AOL gives skateboarders, others a home
· How is dingo urine gathered? Carefully, study says
· Disney selects new chairman and it's not Steve Jobs
· Camera Phones Help Fight Bulge
· Tribal Curse Haunts Launch Pad
· The Virtually Famous Comedian
June 29, 2006
· Google defends its ranking methods
· Google's eBay Challenge
· Mass. lawmaker drops opposition to Fluff
· Google Checkout
June 30, 2006
· OS X Attack Code Released
July 1, 2006
· 9 Mac OS X Leopard Rumors
· Ultimate Ears super.fi 3 Studio earphones review @ AppleMatters
· Back in black: MacBook world's best laptop?
· Thief eyes up Elgato award
· France approves iTunes law
· Study: cell use as dangerous as drunk driving
· Record smells for later… play back on scentPod?
· Just One Word: Fructose
· Google Denies ISP Rumors
· Viagra Ring
· Jabra Bluetooth for iPod coming in August
· 8 Ways to Kill Someone with the Nano
· Worm Masquerades as Microsoft Antipiracy Program
· Swedes in good hands with P2P insurance policy?
· Police: Heist note had suspect's address
· Woman auctions herself with her Ferrari
· Operation removes lightbulb from anus
· "Chocolate Factory" theme park to open in Amsterdam