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Biometric and Other Locks Fail to Foil Hackers at DefCon	7/31/2010 4:41 PM
LAS VEGAS — It wouldn’t be DefCon without a noted lock hacking team demonstrating the gross insecurity of some of the latest security locks, such as a biometric lock that could be easily cracked with a paper clip.
Do Not Call List Tops 200 Million, Some Still Ignore It	7/31/2010 4:24 PM

Analysis: Google Stumbles, Again, With China Outage Report	7/30/2010 3:00 PM
Google mistakenly reported Thursday that China began censoring its web search again. It's a blunder that adds to a list of missteps over the last six months that have the net's top tech company looking unprofessional.
American iPad Users Pay Among the Highest for Data Worldwide	7/30/2010 2:10 PM
Accessing data on the iPad is the United States is a lot more expensive than almost anywhere in the world. American users pay some of the highest prices in terms of dollars per gigabyte of data on the iPad.
Physicists Dream Up the Antilaser	7/30/2010 1:53 PM
Fifty years after physicists invented the laser, ushering in everything from supermarket scanners to music CDs, scientists have conceived its opposite — the "antilaser."
Cheaper, Better Satellites Made From Cellphones and Toys	7/30/2010 1:20 PM
Instead of investing in their own computer research and development, engineers at the NASA Ames Research Center are looking to cellphones and off-the-shelf toys to power the future of low-cost satellite technology.
DIY Wearable Computer Turns You Into a Cyborg	7/30/2010 1:15 PM
A Swedish researcher and entrepreneur has taken the first step toward becoming a cyborg by creating a wearable computer that can be slung across the body.
WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious 'Insurance' File	7/30/2010 1:09 PM
In the wake of strong U.S. government statements condemning WikiLeaks' recent publishing of 77,000 Afghan War documents, the secret-spilling site has posted a mysterious encrypted file labeled "insurance."
Sharp Shooting Sony Cam Guides You, Even When Lost	7/30/2010 11:50 AM
A camera that's equal parts handsome sharpshooter and capable GPS guide? That would be the Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5V.
Former NSA Director: Hold Nations Responsible for Cyberattacks, Period	7/30/2010 7:31 AM
Attribution is one of the biggest problems on the internet when it comes to cyberwarfare. How do you hold a nation responsible for malicious attacks if you can't determine whether or not the activity was state-sponsored? It doesn't matter, former NSA Director Michael Hayden says. Do it anyway.

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