Monthly Archives: October 2008

Hi-technology keeps families together

10/20/2008 – 18:29

Technology is helping families stay in touch like never before, says a report. Instead of driving people apart, mobile phones and the net are helping them maintain social ties, says the Pew Internet report. Families are also among the keenest users of technology, the survey of 2,252 Americans revealed. It found that using the net [...]

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Hacker faces 10 years for taking down Scientology

10/20/2008 – 18:26

An 18-year-old New Jersey man will plead guilty to the January online attacks that took down the Church of Scientology’s Web site, federal prosecutors said Friday. Dmitriy Guzner of Verona, New Jersey, was part of an underground hacking group called Anonymous that has made the church a target of several attacks. He was charged Friday [...]

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Internet use 'good for the brain'

10/17/2008 – 04:29

For middle-aged and older people at least, using the internet helps boost brain power, research suggests. A University of California Los Angeles team found searching the web stimulated centres in the brain that controlled decision-making and complex reasoning. The researchers say this might even help to counteract the age-related physiological changes that cause the brain [...]

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Estudante usava Net para roubar dinheiro de contas bancárias

10/05/2008 – 17:46

Aveiro. Jovem de 21 anos apanhado em flagrante delito Quando foi surpreendido depositava 10 mil euros. Vítima denunciou o caso A Polícia Judiciária (PJ), através do Departamento de Investigação Criminal de Aveiro, deteve em flagrante delito um presumível burlão informático numa agência bancária de Aveiro quando este pretendia levantar da sua conta uma quantia de [...]

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