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Phone encryption for the masses, promises Starium

Author: JT Smith

ZDCOUK reports that the device will retail for about $100, and perform feats that only the NSA previously could accomplish (at a much higher price).

Bank manager snagged by snare of bogus kiddie-porn site

Author: JT Smith

Scotsman Paul Chalmers had the misfortune to stumble upon a stooge-site set up by US police, and now he’s gonna be part of the Sex Offenders Register. ZDCOUK reports.

“You misled us – see you in court,” say MP3.com shareholders

Author: JT Smith

MP3.com knew it was basing its business on copyright violation and therefore duped investors, says attorney Bill Lerach. From a story at ZDCOUK.

Geeking for the Gold in Sydney (South Dakota, that is)

Author: JT Smith

Fear not, thou technologically-advanced yet athletically-challenged brainiacs – there’s an eternal flame burning for you at the ITO games. Read about it at Wired.

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  • Linux

Opinion: MS Kid vs. Linux Kid – no contest

Author: JT Smith

Scott Reid tells a hoary tale of the woes of babes nursed at the breast of Microsoft, and the liberation of the struggling open source orphans – is there a compromise? From LinuxToday.com.

Lots of Linux at RoboCup 2000 in Australia

Author: JT Smith

Down under in the Pacific Rim, they grow the best robots on a diet of Linux and Java. The story is at LinuxWorld Australia.

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  • Linux

Antitrust champion and MS enemy Klein retiring

Author: JT Smith

If Bill Gates is Superman, then Joel Klein is kryptonite in clothes. What does the hero of Windoze-haters everywhere do as a follow-up to knocking down the king of the hill? Looks like he’s going to Disney World, kids. Florida Today reports.

Two new AMD K7 Athlon systems pre-packed with Linux

Author: JT Smith

Linux Computer Systems says that both the desktop system and the server configuration retail for under $2K. From Linuxpr.com.

Smart “typosquatters” grab illegitimate clicks from the big boys

Author: JT Smith

The crafty companies who capitalize on surfers’ mistakes are making millions, but at what cost? Read the MSNBCtech.com report.

Opinion: Open source = communism?

Author: JT Smith

Open source may not be Marxist, but there’s a distinct lean away from capitalistic pork-driven values. That’s the truth. And Bill Gates, you can’t handle the truth. Read Aaron Fransen’s opinion at OSOpinion.com.