Archive for October 2006
October 1, 2006
· Hackers claim zero-day flaw in Firefox
· Nissan's Carwings system to read RSS feeds aloud
· Why Apple Will Change TV
October 2, 2006
· Charleston councillor says bad parents should be sterilized
· Co-founder Tells His Side of Apple Story
· Apple and SecureWorks begin working together
· Woman Smoking While Pumping Gas Ignites Fire, Burns Self And Car
· Mac Bug Exploit Appears
October 3, 2006
· Update: Nokia Showcases Wibree as an Alternative to Bluetooth
· Apple surveying market for next-gen Internet handheld device?
· Google boss talks Apple
· New Jersey Taxing Downloaded Music and Video
· Update: Hacker backpedals on Firefox zero-day
· McAfee and Symantec Confront Microsoft
· Fox streams TV shows to MySpace, local network sites
· Napster Japan goes live
October 4, 2006
· 'Why the long face?'
· Body found in bed 5 years after death
· Microsoft to step up anti-piracy stance with Windows Vista
· Police hunt breast enlargement cheats
· How thin do you slice your pi?
October 5, 2006
· Former Apple CFO Leaves Board Following Stock Option Investigation
· Google CEO: Apple is engaged in probably the most remarkable second act ever seen in technology
· Dell feels the heat from Apple
· Apple Mac Pro is crowned the fastest "PC" in the UK
· Woman grabs buttocks of flight attendant, gets charged with sexual assault.
· Customs discover vodka pipeline
· Stolen forklifts used to steal whole ATMs
October 6, 2006
· Computerworld: Apple’s OS X Leopard’s ‘Time Machine’ is truly remarkable
· Apple and Adobe at war?
· Google Is in Talks to Buy YouTube
· MacAddict to rebrand as Mac|Life
· Microsoft sends out final test version of Vista
· Abducted by aliens - call now for compensation
· Biotech company ready to sell hypoallergenic cats
· Musical condom hits the high notes
October 9, 2006
· Google bungles Blogger security
· Their Crime: Playing iTunes on Devices Not Named iPod
· RUMOR: Apple ramps production of MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo units for holiday season
· Bob Dylan Tops Music Chart Again -- and Apple's a Big Reason Why
· Dog wants doughnuts, sets house on fire
· Driver survives 4 days on Wheat Thins and dew after crash
· Skier wins wife carrying contest
· Priest Says He Took Money Because He Was Underpaid
October 10, 2006
· Official Google Mac Blog
· How to Dress Like a Mac
· Navigation system directs driver into sand pile
· Leftover jelly triggers German security alert
· US court threatens Spamhaus with shut down
· Google + Apple collaboration at an all-time high
October 11, 2006
· OpenApple: Apple Takes on Office, Gently
October 12, 2006
· In wake of options scandal, McAfee Board names former Apple exec Interim CEO and President
· Police find burgers sprinkled with pot
· Trail of beer leads to beer truck bandit
· Taser can't stop runaway cow in S.C.
· McDonald's and Akoo Team Up to Bring You Beyonce Burger
· Macworld on Thunderbird/Mozilla and Qualcomm's Eudora
· Bono, Oprah to debut Red iPod on Friday
October 13, 2006
· Photo: Canada troops battle 10-ft Afghan marijuana plants
· Death-row prisoner gets pregnant in solitary
· Teen faces litter charge for bra antenna
· There's escargot and then there's escar-glow
· Advanced mirror to show future self
· Peruvian lettuce proves deadly for Moroccan camels
October 14, 2006
· Intel to launch quad-core chips on Nov. 13
· Digital downloads drive world music sales in first half of 2006
· New RFID tech would track airport passengers
· Citywide Wi-Fi comes to Bay Area
· Disney says "non" to Mouse orgy
· Woman "kidnaps" son four times for ransom
· Intestinal ailment ads turn stomachs
· YouTube confusion shuts down utube site
· Connexion by Boeing to be free until Dec. 31
· Police: Pants held shrimp
· McDonalds: "I'm Lovin' Malware"
· Houdini pony's epic journey
· Navy SEAL Michael A. Monsoor, Falls on Grenade to Save Comrades
· Wake up and smell the coffee
October 16, 2006
· Apple still leads the pack at Consumer Reports
· All-in-one iMacs versatile, seamless
· Apple acquires Silicon Color
· Gigabit Ethernet ExpressCard comes to MacBook Pro@ Small Tree Communications
· Florida judge won't ban "Bully" video game
· Yahoo to carry local CBS news footage
· Home sweet home meet the chocolate igloo
October 18, 2006
· Small number of Video IPods Infected With Windows Virus
· Mac Attack Beginning, Poll Shows
· FBI director wants ISPs to track users
· Turkey Testicle Festival can keep name
· Removing the Windows virus shipped with video iPods
· Man in bathing suit found trapped in hotel air-conditioning duct
· Bogus doc: I killed patient
· Wal-Mart and its cyber-discontents
October 19, 2006
· Thieves steal New York Mayor Bloomberg's car
· Apple Posts Strong Q4 Results
· MS chides Apple for passing worm blame
· Florida man critical after stingray flops onto boat, stabs him in chest
· School sued over vacuum cleaner attack
October 22, 2006
· Scales of justice weigh heavy for dieting escapee
· A king, a Russian and a drunken bear
· Roofer nails testicle to roof
· German cottage destroyed by meteor
· Candidate: Use Textbooks As Shields From School Shooters
· Toyshop owner robs bank with water pistol
· Scientists' "invisibility cloak" isn't perfect — yet
October 23, 2006
· Apple 2006 European sales more than 2002, 2003, and 2004 combined
· iPod Week: Happy 5th Birthday, iPod!
· HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY
October 24, 2006
· Fried Coke a big hit at state fairs
· Dutch army should take prostitutes abroad -mayor
· Wild bear suffers broken leg and bruised ego after attacking racehorses
October 25, 2006
· Apple MacBook Pro notebooks go Intel Core 2 Duo; up to 39-percent faster
· Take your pad into the Twilight Zone with decapitated dog speakers
· Alabama candidate campaigns on cleavage
· Plight of a Windows sufferer prompts CNET Editor to suggest: Get a Mac
· 7-Eleven pulls drink named Cocaine
· Toddler gets stuck in vending machine
· Apple's Intel Xserves slip to mid-Nov
· Apple offers 750GB iMac, 3TB Mac Pro options
· MacBooks driving Apple's computer sales
· Austrian man separates from wife and ring finger
October 26, 2006
· Sexsomniacs puzzle medical researchers
· Cremation of 600-pound man gives new meaning to grease fire
· Beer truck collides with truck carrying potato chips in Australia
· Pelican swallows pigeon in park
October 27, 2006
· Apple's new .Mac webmail goes live
· Bosch unloads LEGO Edition dishwasher to clean toys / dinnerware
October 28, 2006
· Cowboys coach claims rat in salad
· Ford worker wins $225,000 before he's laid off
October 29, 2006
· Gun blast ignites fireworks shop
October 30, 2006
· Pink Plastic Flamingo Faces Extinction
· Rise of nasal spray guru
· Apple ships second-generation Shuffle
· Here's the scoop: Miami zoo flush with visitors for educational poop exhibit
· Guard Duck: most half-assed security system ever
· World's wittiest lonely hearts ads
October 31, 2006
· Unhappy Halloween for witch
· Ghost Mouse
· Strippers add a personal touch to Toyota workers meetings in the Philippines. Oh what a feeling
· Man tries to use fake $100 'Bill' bill
· Vermont student finds used syringe, decides going around poking other students would be a good move