Cell Phone Security: New 'Skulls' Mutant Comes with Virus Extras Anti-virus vendors have spotted a new strain of the "Skulls" Trojan sneaking into Symbian-based cell phones, and this one drops the Cabir worm on the devices. When the original Trojan appeared, U.K.-based Symbian Ltd. said it was investigating the malware, which targets the Nokia 7610 but may affect some other phones using the Series 60 user interface. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1733176,00.asp
We all know what a Magic Eye photo is? Those 3D pictures that take forever to see. Well some guy has a web site that you can not only generate one, but turn it into a movie. It is pretty cool. It took me a little while to see it, but I finely did. Ascii Stereogram Movie - Magic Eye
http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/11/02/school.badges.ap/index.html POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri (AP) -- A new policy at a high school requiring students to wear identification badges has prompted some parents to complain and students to protest the move as an infringement on their rights. The badges, which are identical to the IDs students have always been required to carry and use to check out library books at Poplar Bluff High School, are now required to be worn on campus during school hours. "We need to be able to identify people without having to walk up to them and ask if they are a student or a teacher," said Sheldon Tyler, an assistant principal at the high school in this town of 16,700 about 150 miles south of
Sometime back an innovative invention hit the market for human transportation. It was call the Segway HT and it was a two wheel scooter type device that has a gyroscope that helped keep it balanced. It was considered at the time the ultimate "geek" toy. Well they have now come out with a concept vehicle that takes the same technology but they have added another pair of wheels. It is pretty cool and just like the IT the Centaur is driven by just leaning in the direction you want to go. Check it it out it looks pretty cool. They also have some video of it is action. Full Story
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would make spyware illegal—and provide stiff sanctions for anyone found breaking that law. The new law would make a number of spyware spreaders' actions illegal. Those actions include accessing a computer without authorization or intentionally exceeding authorized access. Full story here
