19th July 2003 Archive

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• Guilty plea in Kinko's keystroke caper

  Raked in 450 online banking passwords

  If you used a computer at a Kinko's in New York City last year, or the year before, there's a good chance that JuJu Jiang was watching. The 25-year-old Queens resident pleaded guilty in federal court in New York last week to two counts of computer fraud and one charge of unauthorized possession of access codes for a scheme in …

  Security 19 Jul 2003, 11:31

• RIAA nails 1,000 music-lovers in ‘new Prohibition’ jihad

  And you're next

  The Recording Industry Association of America's attack on US culture has escalated at an alarming pace this week. On Friday the lobby group that works on behalf of the large, mostly foreign-owned, music conglomerates that own the music copyrights and distribution channels confirmed that it was serving subpoenas at the rate of …

  Music and Media 19 Jul 2003, 11:56

• Intel leans on wireless world with UWB, Wimax plans

  Resistance is futile

  Don't ask whether Intel can succeed in imposing its preferred standards, for ultra-wide band wireless, or for 802.16a local wireless broadband. Study your history. You'll see that it can. Next time you take your computer (with built-in modem) on the road, consider what a trivial matter it is to connect it to a phone network - …

  Wireless 19 Jul 2003, 12:14

• Work drying up for IT freelancers

  One in four PCG members out of work

  The government has been urged to do more for independent freelancers after an industry trade body revealed a quarter of its members are out of work, with many more struggling to make a profit. A survey by the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) found one in four of its members had no current job, while 54 per cent admitted to …

  Small Biz 19 Jul 2003, 12:23

• Latest Xbox figures revealed

  Not so far ahead of Gamecube

  Software giant Microsoft has announced its financial results for the quarter and financial year ended June 31, revealing firm figures for the global installed base of Xbox and its targets for the coming year. By the end of the financial year, Microsoft had sold 9.4 million Xbox consoles worldwide - far, far lower than some …

  Personal 19 Jul 2003, 13:12