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  • First look inside the military's cyber war room Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:34PM24,000 files, including plans for the Iraq and Afghan wars and secret info about American satellites, were stolen in a computer hack - apparently by hostile governments
  • Hacker group: Experts wary of its new political agenda Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 2:10AMIts name is computer slang for laughter. But the theft of hundreds of computer files from the Arizona Department of Public Safety marks a dramatic change for an international computer-hacking group that until now has been known for high-profile publicity stunts and Internet pranks.
  • U.K. press puts name to LulzSec suspect Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 4:23PMThe BBC and the Guardian are reporting that a Ryan Cleary of Essex was the 19-year-old arrested in connection with a probe into recent denial-of-service attacks and network intrusions.
  • iD Tech Camps Ranks Among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for Second Consecutive Year Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 11:02AMinternalDrive, the company behind iD Tech Camps and iD Teen Academies summer tech programs, has made the list of the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for a second year in a row. The family-run company, based in Silicon Valley, ranked 5th in 2010 and placed again as 7th in 2011. (PRWeb June 21, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/summer-camp-top-workplace ...
  • Comedic Mayhem: LulzSec's Pranks Highlight Cyber Security Flaws Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 1:36PMA new group of hacking pranksters responsible for resurrecting Tupac, bringing Sony to its knees and breaking into the CIA's public Web site has drawn an unlikely set of admirers: the cyber security industry.
  • Federal Court Rules MySpace Prank Is Free Speech Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 3:33AMPHILADELPHIA -- Two Pennsylvania teens cannot be disciplined at school for MySpace parodies of their principals created on home computers, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a high-profile case involving students and free speech.
  • Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsPa. teens can't be suspended for MySpace parodies Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 8:21PMPHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two Pennsylvania teens cannot be disciplined at school for MySpace parodies of their principals created on home computers, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a high-profile case involving students and free speech.
  • Teens win MySpace speech case Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 1:43PMTwo Pennsylvania teens cannot be disciplined at school for MySpace parodies of their principals created on home computers, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a high-profile case involving students and free speech.
  • Readers' memories Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 11:28AMFormer Harding students, teachers and employees submitted these letters, recalling their memories of the school.
  • Its Alive! The Sims Comes to Facebook! Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 4:11PMPlay with friends, play with life, play with The Sims TM on Facebook! The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) ...
  • It’s Alive! The Sims Comes to Facebook! Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 4:08PMREDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Play with friends, play with life, play with The SimsTM on Facebook! The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced The Sims Social, a groundbreaking new game that brings one of the world’s most popular gaming franchises to Facebook, the world’s largest social network. The Sims Social invites people to play with life in a whole new ...
  • Web hackings rattle media companies Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 10:09AMA rash of attacks have forced media companies to rethink relatively porous online security measures.
  • Hackings Rattle Media Companies Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 4:43AMA rash of attacks have forced media companies to rethink relatively porous online security measures.
  • A competition full of hacks: Annual 2.007 finale pits robots against MIT history Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 6:20AMThis year’s 2.007 robotics competition paid homage to MIT’s illustrious hacking tradition, and challenged students to build robots that could replicate some of the greatest hacks in Institute history.
  • The Sims 3: Generations Updated Preview - Teenagers Revealed [PC] Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 6:03PMGet the details on teenager gameplay in this updated preview for The Sims 3: Generations.
  • Standing by, not speaking out Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 4:36PM"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
  • The Sims Live Life To The Fullest In EA's The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 1:03PMREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Take a deep dive into the wonders and joys of each age with a whole spectrum of rich life experiences. The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that The Sims 3 Generations Expansion pack* is in development and will hit store shelves worldwide thi...
  • Nerds test security while Breaking In' Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 2:11AM"Breaking In," the Fox comedy premiering tonight, answers the nagging question: Just who does shop at SkyMall.
  • The Sims 3: Generations Impressions Preview - First Look [PC] Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 12:01PMThe next expansion pack for The Sims 3 will add new play options for sims at all stages of their lives. We take our first look.
  • The Sims Live Life to the Fullest in EA’s The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 7:19AMREDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Take a deep dive into the wonders and joys of each age with a whole spectrum of rich life experiences. The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that The Sims 3™ Generations Expansion pack* is in development and will hit store shelves worldwide this spring. Players will be able to take the reins and act out life’s most humorous ...
  • The Sims Live Life to the Fullest in EA’s The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 7:00AMTake a deep dive into the wonders and joys of each age with a whole spectrum of rich life experiences. The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that The Sims 3™ Generations Expansion pack* is in development and will hit store shelves worldwide this spring.
  • Gesture-Based 'Gmail Motion' April Fools' Day Prank Gets Real Monday, April 4, 2011 @ 1:31PMDid you stare droolingly at last Friday's Gmail Motion news? The idea was that you'd use your computer's camera to capture your own gestures, which would in turn be translated into commonly-used Gmail commands. Did you cry at your desk when you found out it was an April Fools' Day joke? Makes you wish you [...]
  • Edwardsville police officer focuses on nature photography Monday, April 4, 2011 @ 12:07PMSometimes Scott Evers faces more danger as a photographer than he does as a policeman.
  • Google gets in on the pranks Saturday, April 2, 2011 @ 5:13PMGoogle has joined in the April Fool's pranks with the release of a new product called 'Gmail Motion'.
  • 'Breaking' loose Saturday, April 2, 2011 @ 10:22AMBret Harrison has a simple wish. "What I want for my birthday is viewers," said Harrison, star of Fox's new...
  • Let's play pranks on our pets Saturday, April 2, 2011 @ 2:58AM“What's the best April Fools prank you've ever done or heard of?” I asked Husband-Head curiously. Husband-Head thought for a moment. “Well, it wasn't on April Fool's Day, but I did have my fingers crossed behind my back when we got married,” he said with a grin.
  • April Fools' Roundup Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 4:31PMApril Fools' Day is one of the best days of the year. It's a day of cream pies, whoopee cushions and senseless vandalism, with none of the obligation to spend time with your family or think about war that usually comes with "Something" days. It's also a day when otherwise-stuffy corporations let l...
  • Biz Break: Gmail in motion, the Bronx Zoo cobra and more April foolery Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 3:59PMToday: What's real online today? It's April 1, so it may be hard to tell. Plus: U.S. employers added 216,000 payroll jobs last month. And: Netflix, Silicon Valley tech stocks.
  • 6 Linux Pranks for April Fools' Day Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 3:10PMWhether your intended victims use Linux or Windows, here are a few fun ways to mess with their minds.
  • Top 5 April Fools' Day photo pranks Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 2:52PMTop five photo-related April Fool's Day pranks.
  • Gmail Motion Gets Google Users Moving Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 2:25PMGoogle got in on the April Fools fun today, introducing Gmail Motion, a pantomime-powered e-mail system that uses your computer's webcam to send messages from your movements.
  • 6 Linux Pranks for April Fools' Day Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 2:08PMThere's been no shortage of April Fools' Day pranks in the tech world this year, and the Linux community is no exception.
  • Google gets into April Fool's with 'Gmail Motion' Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 11:09AMGoogle joined in the April Fool's pranks on Friday with the release of a new product called "Gmail Motion" that supposedly lets users send and receive emails using only gestures.
  • April Fool's Day: history, pranks, and viral videos from 1911 Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 11:01AMApril Fool's Day is here and the Internet is great place for pranks - and to learn about the origins of this gag-filled day. First, check out what InfoPlease.com has to say about the origins of April Fool's Day. One theory includes Pope Gregory XIII and the changing of the calendar in the year 1582. The Wikipedia entry on April Fool's Day includes more possibilities.
  • Google ‘launches’ Gmail Motion Beta (for gullible people) Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 10:53AMOf all the days in the year, Google chooses April 1st to introduce a highly-suspect new service: Gmail Motion Beta.
  • Gmail Motion: Google's April Fools' joke Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 10:41AMOh, you nerds!
  • April Fools’ pranks abound in media and business Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 10:33AMFrom a new “body controlled” email system to the purchase of Pluto to a royal wedding themed car, companies and media outlets have been busily pranking this April Fools’ Day, lightening up an otherwise grim news flow focused on violence in Libya and the ongoing disaster in Japan.
  • GMail Motion: Like Kinect for your inbox… Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 10:21AM…if it existed. Google has always celebrated April Fools Day with either pranks or nearly implausible product launches- GMail was thought, at the time it was announced, to be an elaborate prank because back then, the storage offered was crazy unbelievable. This year’s prank is a motion detecting GMail add-on described by Google as such: [...]
  • April Fool's Day 2011: The Best Gags on the Internet Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 10:02AMIt's April Fool's Day all over the Internet. To celebrate the day, technology makers and the pundits who cover them have unveiled a wealth of clever pranks. Here's the best of the bunch.
  • Five office-friendly pranks for April Fools' Day Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 9:40AMAs Mr. T. says, "I pity the fool!" So do we, but that doesn't mean we're not going to laugh at him first. Since we spend most of our time at work, you can bet that we’re always interested in some office-appropriate pranks to pass the time. With April Fools’ Day coming up, we’ve got a nice little list of things to try. By date (default) read more
  • Google ‘launches’ Gmail Motion Beta (for gullible people) Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 9:28AMThe mouse and keyboard are entirely "outdated technologies," says Google. They require us to sit at a desk, scrunched up in to balls of tension that, when held long enough, can literally drain a person's will to live.
  • Best Online Pranks for April Fools Day 2011 Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 8:55AMIf you're not big on pranks, you might want to watch your back today. April Fools is like Christmas for pranksters.
  • Gmail Motion: Google's April Fools prank for 2011 Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 1:00AMOh, you nerds!
  • Former W-K Falcon Zach Sanders now a driven and decorated Gopher Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 11:09PMWhile on road trips, most University of Minnesota wrestlers use the traveling time to rest and relax.
  • In 1992 NPR Reported Nixon Was Running For President Again...And 8 More April Fool's Pranks The Media Has Played Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 3:51PMThe media has a long tradition of April Fool's stories that have gone viral...long before that term even existed. Despite the fact the holiday has been around, according to some, since antiquity, people still seem to forget.
  • Watch out! Counting down to April Fools' Day has pranksters, gullible victims on edge Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 3:07PMThe day that gullible people dread and pranksters adore is on its way.
  • BETTY WHITE: HIDDEN-CAMERA TV SHOW FOR BETTY WHITE! Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 1:39PMBETTY White is set to get dastardly! Network NBC said Thursday that they’ll be broadcasting Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, a new hidden-camera comedy show hosted and executive -produced by White. The 12 half-hour episodes of the series will follow a band of seven senior citizens who play pranks on unsuspecting younger people. ‪”People have been telling [...]
  • 'Tis the Season To Be Naughty: 10 Awfully Inexcusable Office Pranks Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 9:22AMTomorrow's the 1st of April which means it's the one day of the year you can put aside the daily grind, and go at it Dwight Schrute and Jim Halpert style.
  • Break In For Christian Slater and Win Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 6:38AMSony Pictures new TV show staring Christian Slater, Breaking In, debuts on Fox on April 6th and we received the following word about an interesting contest to promote the show ( Read )
  • Sony transferring PSN services to SNEA Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 2:25PMStarting next month, Sony Network Entertainment America will be taking over online operations, requiring users to agree to new terms of service.