X-Rays Reveal Hidden Vincent Van Gogh Paintings
Dutch researchers used advanced X-ray techniques to reveal hidden layers to Vincent van Gogh's Patch of Grass painting, unveiling an early rejected painting. The very detailed X-ray image shows the face of a woman and may give art historians a better understanding of the way Van Gogh developed as a painter. - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Scientists have made a colored view of an
early rejected painting underneath Vincent van Gogh's 'Patch of Grass'
painting, using advanced X-ray techniques, a Dutch university said on
Wednesday.
The very detailed image shows the face of a woman and may give art
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Federal Laptops Remain Mostly Unsecured, Unencrypted
The Bush administration is slammed in a GAO report finding that 70 percent of laptops, notebook PC and mobile devices used by federal agencies in the executive branch are not encrypted or secure. The damaging GAO report on laptop encryption comes two years after the Department of Veterans Affairs reported a laptop stolen containing the names and Social Security numbers of 26 million U.S. veterans, the second-largest data breach on record. - The Government Accountability Office slammed the Bush administration in a
report released July 29 saying 70 percent of laptops, notebook PCs and mobile
devices used by federal agencies in the executive branch are not encrypted or
secure.
The GAO report comes more than two years after the Departm...
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Garmin Cuts '08 Outlook on Weak GPS Devices Sales
Garmin, maker of GPS and navigation devices, slashed its profit and revenue forecasts for 2008, citing slow growth in the personal navigation devices (PND) market, and delayed the launch of its smart phone. Garmin, which dominates the GPS and personal navigation device market along with Dutch rival TomTom, has not been growing as fast as it expected and said consumers are being more cost-conscious than ever. - (Reuters) - Garmin Ltd. slashed its profit and revenue forecasts for 2008, hurt by slower
growth in the personal navigation devices (PND) market, and delayed the
launch of its smartphone, sending its shares down 13 percent.
It also reported weak second-quarter results.
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NASA, Pentagon Hacker to Face U.S. Trial
British national Gary McKinnon is accused of hacking into NASA and Pentagon systems while looking for evidence of UFOs. McKinnon was charged in 2002 with illegally accessing Pentagon, U.S. Army, Navy and NASA systems, and causing $700,000 worth of damage in the biggest military hack of all time. - LONDON (Reuters) - A British computer expert lost his appeal on
Wednesday against extradition to the United States where he is accused
of quot;the biggest military hack of all time quot; and could face up to 70
years in prison.
Gary McKinnon was arrested in 2002 after U.S. prosecutors charged
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Ribbit Chose British Telecom Because Size Matters
Ribbit co-founder Crick Waters says Ribbit chose to sell itself to British Telecom because size matters. Rather than grow its VOIP software from scratch in competing with Google, Skype and phone carriers, Waters says Ribbit chose British Telecom for scalablity and footprint. - British Telecom bought Web telephony startup Ribbit yesterday for $105 million. Here's the scoop for those who missed it.
During a demo last January, Ribbit co-founders Crick Waters and CEO Ted Griggs assured me that they had the technology and tools to make a go of it alone as Silicon Valley's ...
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Sony Shares Hit After Profit Fall, Panasonic Maker Jumps
Sony shares slide after quarterly profit fell more than expected, while rival stock in Matsushita, which makes Panasonic, jumped on robust earnings growth. Sony may need to sharpen the focus of its operations, which range from electronics to movies to insurance. Matsushita, which makes Panasonic, has also been given high marks for selling down its stake in struggling Victor Company, known as JVC. - TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's shares slid more than 3 percent to a 3-1/2-month low on Wednesday after
quarterly profit fell more than expected, while rival Matsushita
Electric Industrial's stock jumped 6 percent on robust earnings growth.
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Are Security Bugs Special?
One famous programmer thinks they're crowding out a lot of other good development that needs to be done. Are they just regular bugs like all the others? - I spend a lot of my time writing about security bugs found in products and
what is done about them. In fact, there are hundreds of blogs and news outlets
that spend a considerable amount of time on such bugs. The news quot;markets quot; seem
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Data Recovery Service Saves Key Evidence in Rape Case
A video interview with a rape victim hadn't been recorded on a DVD correctly. But Seagate technicians were able to reconstruct the digital file in time for the trial judge to review it. As a result, a 40-year-old Santa Cruz County man is facing the prospect of a long prison sentence. - Thanks to some quick work at Seagate Recovery Services, a convicted rapist will get the punishment he deserves after almost wriggling out of a harsher sentence because the most important piece of evidence was believed lost forever.
Forty-year-old Michael Barnes is currently behind bars in a Sant...
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Cuil Search Engine Mismatches Brand Images
In trying to tackle the daunting challenge of providing an image for every search result, Cuil's search algorithm has run into some big snags. Users are upset that pictures of their companies' products or people are running alongside rivals' search results. Cuil responds. - Two days into general public use and startup search engine Cuil is already
in hot water.
Thanks to quirks in Cuil's search algorithm, search results of some brands are
popping up with pictures of competing or even irrelevant brands.
Cuil Vice President of Communications Vince Sollitto just ...
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ZoneAlarm ForceField Complicates Browser Security
Check Point's ZoneAlarm ForceField uses virtualization, inline download scanning and DNS validation services to secure browsers, but the software leaves a lot to be desired. - Check Points ZoneAlarm ForceField is designed to secure Web browsing sessions through the use of browser virtualization, inline download scanning and DNS validation services. However, I found the overall experience of using the software fraught with management and usage woes, coupled with inconsiste...
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