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Lanxon writes "Wired has a lengthy investigation into the state of PC game mods, and the amateurs keeping the scene exciting in the wake of draconian DRM placed on many PC titles by major studios. It highlights a number of creative modders, such as Scott Reismanis, founder and editor of Mod DB, and his community-driven alternative to Valve's Steam — Desura — which is 'a distribution system, and, like Steam, will sell games and champion indie titles. But the way it handles mods makes it even more exciting.'"

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Nearly 10,000 participants in New Mexico's Medicaid program had their personal information compromised after a car with a laptop in the trunk was stolen in Chicago.

sopssa writes "Firefox's co-founder Blake Ross is skeptical about the future of Firefox. He says that 'the Mozilla Organization has gradually reverted back to its old ways of being too timid, passive, and consensus-driven to release breakthrough products quickly.' Within the past year Chrome has been steadily increasing its market share, along with the other WebKit-based browsers like Safari. Meanwhile Mozilla's (outgoing) CEO says that while Firefox is more competitive than ever, they're looking forward to their mobile version of Firefox. 'Clearly, both are annoyed at what has happened to their former renegade web browser. But, by many accounts, Firefox is no longer considered to be the light, open alternative it once was.'"

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British Telecom CEO describes his idea of a new voice-enabled device that would serve as a communications hub, while Sony is still studying the market.

Roberto123 writes "Network World offers some insights into the way China infiltrates US organizations, physically and via computer, to steal information. Security expert Ira Winkler says there are far more serious threats out there than the 'laughable' uproar over China's hack of Google."

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The company suggests workarounds for a problem Apple says can occur with certain third-party routers, but some users point to bigger issues.

New entry-level routers debut expand the networking giant's consumer play, promising easy configuration for home networks.

With about 700,000 customers and slow increases in revenue per customer, Clearwire will require more investment and greater reach to meet its potential. The company's CEO is optimistic, though, saying he expects to show a profit within 18 months, and provide coverage to more than 120 million people.

AT&T is responding to enterprise IT criticisms of the iPhone by providing an app that beefs up the device's security and makes it easier to manage.

Lots of telecommuters say they're more productive working remotely, but their employers are less certain that's the case and it shows in the lack of widespread, formal support for telework.

WEP and wardriving probably sound quaint to modern ears, but that doesn't mean the Wi-Fi security landscape is that much safer. Bad clients, evil twins and wireless phishing should provide plenty to keep network security busy.