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Old 24-05-01, 02:57 PM   #6
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Iomega puts 20GB in your pocket
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...764845,00.html

"Roy, Utah-based Iomega, known for its Zip and Jaz drives and disks, said that it was now shipping its Peerless system, a standalone, peripheral drive that comes in 10 gigabyte and 20 gigabyte capacities, greater than that of DVD- or CD-writeable disks.

The two-piece system includes a disk roughly the size of a handheld computer or PDA, which slips into a vertical docking station. The drive will sell for about $250 while the disks will retail at $160 for 10 gigabytes and $200 for 20 gigabytes. Combined packages will be discounted, Iomega said.
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Logitech Wireless Mice & Keyboards Can Be Sniffed
http://www.daten-treuhand.de/security-news/bugtraq.htm

"According to a recent security report about Logitech wireless mice and keyboards, an attacker can sit a hundred feet or more from your computer and 'sniff' the data from your keyboard and mouse."


Sequoia Hospital Offers Free Net Domain Name For Babies
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166109.html

" It used to be that the only thing newborn babies had to worry about in the first few days after birth was how to open their eyes. Now they have to worry about Web traffic, and worse, whether someone already has dibs on their birth-name domain name. "

Windows Media Player hole surrenders your machine
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/19164.html

"The Windows Media Player ASX (Active Stream Redirector) processor contains an unchecked buffer susceptible to an overrun which could enable an attacker to run arbitrary code on a machine with the victim's level of permission, a Microsoft security bulletin warns. "
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