Carrier retirees' info at risk after theft 

Carrier retirees' info at risk after theft 
The Post-Standard - Jan 11 2:26 AM
The company that handles pensions for United Technologies Corp., including those of its Carrier Corp. subsidiary in DeWitt, has begun notifying active and retired salaried workers that their personal information may have been compromised by the theft of five laptop computers.Save

A Warning to Windows Users on Acer Laptops 
Washington Post - Jan 10 10:00 AM
Anyone using a laptop made by computer maker Acer Inc. should be aware of a serious security threat apparently resident on many -- if not all -- models shipped with Microsoft's Windows OS over the past decade or so. According to research first published in November and picked up only recently by geek and security news sites, Acer computers ship with a Microsoft ActiveX control that gives bad guys ...Save

Re-envisioning computing Low-cost student laptop will drop the 'desktop' metaphor 
Gloucester Daily Times - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Forget windows, folders and boxes that pop up with text. When students in Thailand, Libya and other developing countries get their $150 computers from the One Laptop Per Child project in 2007, their experience will be unlike anything on standard PCs.Save

U.S. occupation forces stormed an Iranian consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil and seized five employees on ... 
Al Jazeera - Jan 11 2:40 AM
Senior local officials said U.S. troops also seized computers and papers from the office.Save