 Playfuls.com | Trojan Demands $10.99 Ransom To Free Files InformationWeek - The worm freezes the computer, then puts up a message saying it will delete files every half hour until the user sends $10.99 to a designated account. Ransom Trojan demands money with menaces Trojan demands ransom with menaces |
 LiveScience.com | Late Bronze Age in Aegean a Century Older, Study Says (Update1) Bloomberg - Radiocarbon dating pushes some events in the middle of the second millennium BC 100 years back into the past, possibly revising history in the Aegean Sea area near Greece and Turkey, a study in tomorrow's Science said. Olive branch solves a Bronze Age mystery Olive branch clue to how Minoans were wiped out |
 Playfuls.com | APPLE NEWS Apple to Step Up Computer Recycling Efforts MacNewsWorld - Currently, Apple retail stores accept old iPod music players for free recycling. In addition, Cupertino, Calif., residents may drop off old Macs at the company's headquarters, while others pay ... Apple Offers Free Recycling With Mac Purchases Apple to Begin Recycling Customers' Old Macs |
 Playfuls.com | Net Neutrality Provision Rejected PC World - Committee votes down a provision that would prohibit ISPs from blocking or slowing customers' connections. WASHINGTON -- Internet companies and consumer groups calling for a new US law that would prohibit ... Net Neutrality Debate Heats Up Tech Giants' Internet Battles |
 Earthtimes.org | Microsoft sneaks out piracy detection software VNUNet.com - Microsoft has included software in its latest batch of updates for Windows that checks whether copies of the operating system are legitimate. Microsoft to block updates for pirate Office users Fake Copies of Windows to Get 'Exploding Dye' |
 Xinhua | Skype Calls on EMI, Sony, Warner in Ringtone Deal TechNewsWorld - The recording industry has seen promising results from initial ringtone sales, according to wireless research firm M:Metrics. In the fourth quarter of 2005, wireless carriers were selling 17.7 million ringtones a month. Skype to offer EMI Music ringtones Is Skype going to compete with the iTunes Music Store? |
 24x7updates | New Tricks of a Browser Look Familiar New York Times - ABOUT 85 percent of the Internet population uses the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser to surf the Web, even though it's relatively ancient, crusty with neglect and about as secure as a screen door. Microsoft feels the heat from new browsers Firefox Backers Create 'Destroy IE' Campaign |