The Newspaper Shop -- weekend edition

[walktalker]

Hey, my first newspaper on this forum !
New 'Lion' virus on the loose
Computer security experts have unearthed a new worm that they say is spreading rapidly on the Internet and is capable of changing network settings, stealing passwords and eliminating some security measures, setting up the infected machine for further attacks.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...700665,00.html

Napster: The next generation
The seeds of a new Napster that tells users what to listen to, not just where to find it, are slowly emerging. In the footnote of a court filing made earlier this week, Napster said it had struck an agreement by which it may buy the assets of Gigabeat, a music-recommendation service struggling to stay afloat.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080070,00.html

Time to buy IBM's Linux watch?
IBM has created a second-generation Linux wristwatch, this one smaller than the original and sporting a gleaming golden display, but still just as impractical.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080054,00.html

AOL's new move: Cable TV music channel
AOL Time Warner plans to launch a cable TV music channel by the end of the year or early 2002 that would directly compete with MTV and VH1 while at the same time solidifying the media giant's plans to combine its music, broadcast and computer properties, sources familiar with the channel said.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...700579,00.html

Comedians to get serious on the Net
A who's who of stand-up comedy headliners are betting they can create an online entertainment venture that's not a joke. On Monday, comedians including George Carlin and Jonathan Winters are expected to announce a new record company, Laugh.com, that will create comedy CDs and distribute comedy content over the Internet and wireless devices.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=mn_hd

Digital music provider buys IUMA
The Internet Underground Music Archive said Friday it has signed a deal to be acquired by digital music provider Vitaminic, giving life support to the cash-strapped Net music veteran. Under the deal, Vitaminic will acquire all the assets of IUMA including domains, artist databases, equipment and the registered trademark, Musicomania, which is owned by EMusic.com.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=mn_hd

S.F. on 360-Degrees a Day
Rob Maher walks into busy San Francisco intersections at his own peril, setting up his tripod and snapping shots for a virtual tour of the city. It's dangerous, but nothing like New York where the cars speed up and try to run you down.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42555,00.html

Use a Spam, Go to Prison
The conservative Virginia Republican, who is co-chairman of the Congressional Internet Caucus, hopes to punish the publication or redistribution of columns such as this with a $15,000 fine and up to one year in federal prison. Plus many more news.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42599,00.html

A Lamp to Show the Way?
As rolling blackouts threaten to force California into a modern-day Dark Ages, a new table lamp may prove to be a guiding light that helps the state out of its paralyzing energy crisis.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology...,42554,00.html

MP3.com Gets Ripped For 'Payback' Changes
At the same time it is promising to promote bands' summer tours, MP3.com today was deflecting criticism about changes to a program that allows musicians to earn money directly when their songs are heard on the site.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/163582.html

Lawmakers Try To Seal Officials' E-Mail, Net Records
Indiana lawmakers pushing a bill that would bar public access to e-mail and Internet records of all public officials raised suspicions and drew the ire of the local press this week, when they refused to turn over e-mail correspondence from any constituents who might be concerned about the bill.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/163581.html

Magazine Fires Latest Salvo In DVD Case Appeal
The self-labeled "hacker quarterly," 2600 Magazine, is asking a federal appeals court to focus on the First Amendment when it considers whether it is illegal to post - or link to - source code that can help unscramble encrypted DVDs.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/163580.html

Digital Ads Show Up In Unexpected Places
Stealth ads are sneaking up on you. These commercial messages fly under the radar, tucked away in places where consumers expect noncommercial reality.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/163568.html

All Your Tunes Are Belong To Us
The bad English translation of a Japanese video game behind the Internet popularity phenomenon known as "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" (AYBABTU) continues to inspire the musically inclined.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/163553.html

Napster traffic shrinks 25 percent
Napster usage dropped 25 percent in the past week, digital music research firm Webnoize is reporting. For the week ending Thursday, total unique users on the system went from 1.49 million to 1.13 million, the company said. During the period, Napster was pulling more than 200,000 songs from its search index.
http://www.upside.com/DigitalMedia/3abb92e51.html

Powerful talking
Imagine every electric socket in your home transformed into a phone jack that delivers phone calls, e-mails and video to your fax machine, computer and even television set. That’s what a group of companies are promising at CeBIT, the world’s largest computer and technology fair, with a Florida firm saying the technology will be in U.S. stores by June.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/548384.asp?0nm=T11M

Coming soon: Tie-clip gadgets, smell-based matchmaking
Imagine a world in which bracelets monitor body temperatures and heart rates, tie clips store personal information and badges help people find their ideal mates by identifying the perfect pheromone match.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/548385.asp?0nm=T12M

MS plans 'Secure PC' that won't copy pirated audio files
Microsoft's research division is busily inventing a mysterious beast called the Secure PC, which is designed to win hearts, minds and wallets in the recording industry by blocking unlicensed copying of digital music. We know that the Secure PC exists at least as a concept, because it's listed as a project of Microsoft research's cryptography group.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17851.html

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