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Today's Technology News: Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear Microsoft takes aim at tablet market RIM’s rumored 'BlackPad' tablet due in November? LucyPhone iPhone app eliminates your time on hold False alarm: Google search still working in China UAE to suspend Blackberry service on security fears Hacker makes mobile phone snooping affordable Hackers pick up where Facebook privacy leaves off DXG to offer $600 3D Pocket Camcorder Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART] Meet the Makers: Q&A with Graham Carter of Toddler Teasers Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans' skills Conn. casino bartenders, others vote to unionize Hack attack hits ATM jackpots SAP Warms to Open Source Soaring e-book sales speak volumes Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:09 pm PDT AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said. Full Story Top Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:51 pm PDT AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites. Full Story Top FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:19 am PDT AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law. Full Story Top Microsoft takes aim at tablet market Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:40 pm PDT Christopher Null - Microsoft wants your money. Full Story Top RIM’s rumored 'BlackPad' tablet due in November? Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:54 pm PDT Ben Patterson - Rumors of a BlackBerry tablet are heating up by the day, with Bloomberg now claiming that the BlackPad — yes, the BlackPad — will arrive in November, complete with an iPad-size screen and the ability to connect to the Internet via either Wi-Fi or your Bluetooth-connected BlackBerry. Full Story Top LucyPhone iPhone app eliminates your time on hold Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:50 pm PDT Appolicious - If you hate waiting on hold when you’re trying to reach a company, you’ll want to download the free iPhone app LucyPhone as fast as your Wi-Fi will let you. Full Story Top False alarm: Google search still working in China Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:28 pm PDT AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship. Full Story Top UAE to suspend Blackberry service on security fears Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:53 pm PDT Reuters - The United Arab Emirates will suspend use of Blackberry services in October, citing concerns about security risks, the state news agency said on Sunday. Full Story Top Hacker makes mobile phone snooping affordable Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:31 pm PDT AFP - A hacker has brought mobile phone snooping to the modestly financed, showing how to build a call-catching system for about 1,500 dollars (US). Full Story Top Hackers pick up where Facebook privacy leaves off Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:13 am PDT AFP - Hackers are weighing in on the Facebook privacy controversy with creations that help people strengthen privacy or empty profile pages at the world's leading social networking service. Full Story Top DXG to offer $600 3D Pocket Camcorder Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:29 am PDT Macworld.com - With 3D movies gaining acceptance and 3D HDTVs on the market, it was only a matter of time before a 3D camcorder for the masses hit the market. DXG hopes to be at the forefront of the 3D camcorder trend with its $600 DXG-5D7V 3D Pocket Camcorder. Full Story Top Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART] Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:01 am PDT Mashable - Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception (staring the palpably handsome Leonardo DiCaprio) nabs the top of the Twitter talk chart for the second week in a row. Full Story Top Meet the Makers: Q&A with Graham Carter of Toddler Teasers Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:45 pm PDT Appolicious - Location: Boise, ID Full Story Top Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans' skills Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:38 pm PDT AFP - Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks. Full Story Top Conn. casino bartenders, others vote to unionize Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:44 pm PDT AP - Bartenders, beverage servers, and other workers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino voted Saturday in favor of having union representation. Full Story Top Hack attack hits ATM jackpots Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:19 pm PDT AFP - Computer security researcher Barnaby Jack jokes that he has resorted to hiding cash under his bed since figuring out how to crack automated teller machines remotely using the Internet. Full Story Top SAP Warms to Open Source Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00 pm PDT PC World - Although not traditionally known for its contributions to the open-source community, the German-based SAP is adopting more open-source software, as well as contributing more of its own code back into the community, company officials said in an interview. Full Story Top Soaring e-book sales speak volumes Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:54 pm PDT AFP - After years of lurking in the literary wilderness, the e-book market has exploded with online retailer Amazon.com's digital volumes recently overtaking sales of their hardcover counterparts. Full Story Top

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