StarForce 3? copy protection cracked
StarForce 3? Known to human as the toughest copy protection. After near misses and numerous attempts, it looks like the beast has been taken down. So what exactly is StarForce 3? StarForce 3 is a CD / DVD copy protection system designed for developers and publishers who wish to protect their software and files distributed [...]
Cabos 0.5.5 – LimeWire-based p2p client
Cabos is Gnutella file sharing program based on LimeWire and Acquisition. It is free software. No spyware. No adware. Guaranteed.
What’s New?
Completed Dutch localization. (thanks! > Ger, Rudy)
Now automatically detects & notify personal firewall blocking.
Fixed download folder menus.
Fixed removing inactive uploads.
Fixed connection issues when the computer is idle.
Allow to share .wmv & .asf files again.
Reverted core [...]
Mozilla Zaps Thunderbird Security Bugs
The Mozilla Foundation on Friday shipped a new version of its Thunderbird mail client to plug a potentially serious URL parsing security hole affecting Linux users.
The open-source group described Thunderbird 1.0.7 as a "security and stability update" that provides a comprehensive fix for the URL parsing bug that was also flagged in the Firefox browser. [...]
EU States Propose Massive Data Retention Plan
The European Union has unveiled plans to require all telephone and Internet traffic to be logged and stored for up to a year in order to help combat organized crime and terrorism.
The plan was unveiled on Wednesday by the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, and would require the approval of the European Parliament. EU [...]
UN telecom agency says it’s ready to run Internet
No thanks, says a U.S. government official.
The United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is ready to take over governance of the Internet from the U.S., ITU head Yoshio Utsumi said today. The U.S. has clashed with the European Union and much of the rest of the world over the future of the Internet. It [...]
Chip Helps Electric Outlet Go Broadband
The common electric socket will serve as your home’s connection to broadband with a new chip developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. — doing away with all the Ethernet cables or the hassle of hooking up to a wireless network device.
Products are still being developed, but gadgets embedded with the chip from the Japanese manufacturer [...]
Music Industry Threatens to Cut Off Apple iTunes
A Warner Music executive has threatened to cut off Apple if Steve Jobs continues to refuse to give ground on iTunes Music Store pricing.
Digital strategy chief Michael Nash said during a discussion at a wireless telecoms conference that the music industry has let Apple get too much power in the digital downloads market.
‘What if [...]
Microsoft woos hobbyist, child programmers
Microsoft Corp. is hoping to lure hobbyist programmers and young children to the Windows operating system through a Web site and forthcoming version of Visual Studio aimed at making Windows development easy and fun, a company spokesman said Thursday.
On a Web site called Coding4Fun, Microsoft is inviting third parties to submit content that will encourage [...]
XM’s new weapon is a DirecTV linkup
DirecTV satellite subscribers will be able to tune in several XM Satellite Radio channels free beginning in November, XM announced Thursday, escalating the Washington company’s war with New York rival Sirius Satellite Radio.
DirecTV is the nation’s leading satellite service with more than 14 million customers. Starting on Nov. 15, they will receive 72 of XM’s [...]
Malicious code could trick ZoneAlarm firewall
Malicious code masquerading as a trusted application could trick a ZoneAlarm firewall into letting it connect to the Internet, security experts have warned.
The issue affects the popular free ZoneAlarm firewall and default installations of version 5.5 and earlier of the paid product, maker Zone Labs said in a security advisory on Thursday. Default installations of [...]
