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Pentagon trains workers to hack Defense computers

The Pentagon is training people to hack into its own computer networks. [Link]



LimeWire enlists AVG for user protection

Notorious as a malware ghetto, LimeWire takes its first steps to integrate authoritative threat protection by signing on AVG to provide premium users with download scanning and blocking. [Link]



Windows Phone 7 won't kill Zune HD

But Microsoft is telling game developers to concentrate on the phones. [Link]



Cooking up Google Apps at campfire event photos

At campfire-themed developer meet-up, Google introduces its Google App Marketplace, where users can buy third-party applications to run atop the Google Apps suite. [Link]



AT&T tries to avoid outages at SXSW conference

On Friday, the major movers in the tech industry will gather in Austin, Texas, for the annual South by Southwest Interactive Conference. [Link]



Twitter to block malicious links

Links in direct messages on Twitter and e-mail notifications about direct messages will be filtered in an attempt to stop phishing attacks. [Link]



Microsoft Outlook makes friends with MySpace

The software maker says it is ready with a version of its Outlook Social Connector that links the e-mail program with the youth-oriented social network. [Link]



Toyota, industry need more rigorous testing

Latest problems linked to Toyota show the auto industry needs to fix the way it tests software, says company that specializes in software integrity. [Link]



Twitter aims to filter out malicious links

Twitter is launching a new service designed to stop users of the social-media site from getting duped by phishing links that steal their login credentials and other attacks. by Elinor Mills CNET News [Link]



The top 10 geek anthems of all time

Geeks rock! In honor of the South by Southwest festival's convergence of techie and music culture, we rank the top 10 geek-rock tunes of all time, from "She Blinded Me with Science" to "Particle Man." [Link]



It's becoming a plastic world

Every bit of fully synthetic plastic that's ever been produced over the past 100 years is somewhere on our planet, a leading environmentalist, David de Rothschild, said Tuesday. [Link]



Potential console killer OnLive to go live June 17

OnLive, a streaming video game service that, if properly implemented, could threaten traditional console makers. by Daniel Terdiman CNET News [Link]



Mozilla to overhaul its open-source license

The Firefox backer wants to modernize and simplify the Mozilla Public License and sets an ambitious November deadline. [Link]



Google adds bike routes to online maps

Peter Smith was riding his bike down a particularly busy road in Austin, Texas, when, amid a frightening blur of big-truck traffic, a thought hit him: [Link]



WhitePages.com halts ad networks over malware

Site investigates malware delivered via ads on its site in a fake antivirus attack similar to that on the Drudge Report site. [Link]



LifeLock to pay $12 million to settle deceptive-practices claim

FTC complaint alleged that LifeLock made false claims for adequately protecting customers from identity fraud and data theft. [Link]



Microsoft looks to 'Elevate' California

The software maker is bringing its free technology job training program to the Golden State, the company and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are announcing on Wednesday. [Link]



Windows Live support via e-mail ends

Starting Wednesday, users with problems will have to go to online forums to get answers to issues with Microsoft's consumer Web services. [Link]



Anti-candidate Web site asks public for dirt

Democrats opposed to Meg Whitman's gubernatorial campaign are hoping to get an assist from the public in their latest bid to push voters away from the Republican candidate. [Link]



Acer's PC market numbers add up

Across all of 2009, Dell managed to stay ahead of Acer by a hair's-breadth, but the year-end trend wasn't going Dell's way. [Link]



Ten years after the dot-com peak

Exactly 10 years ago, during the height of the dot-com mania, the Nasdaq reached its all-time high of 5,408.62 on March 10, 2000. It has never recovered. [Link]



Sun fended off Apple, Microsoft IP lawsuit threats

Steve Jobs personally threatened to sue Sun Microsystems, Jonathan Schwartz says. Sun warded off that and a Microsoft threat with its own patent portfolio. [Link]



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