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1. Mutant Koobface worm attacks Skype accounts

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   Probes Wikipedia, YouTube and Google SophosLabs has identified a mutated Koobface worm that is apparently capable of hacking into Skype accounts. According to researcher Numaan Huq, the new Koobface variant ...

2. Cops to get long range tasers

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Wednesday, 04 November 2009

   Not satisfied with having to get close to the people they want to Taser, coppers are looking at new long-range shocking gear. What could possibly go wrong? Not satisfied with having to get close to the ...

3. New Apple ad for iPhone leaked to web

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Friday, 02 October 2009

   The furniture will be flying in Cupertino as Apple’s latest ad for the iPhone has somehow found its way onto the web. The furniture will be flying in Cupertino as Apple’s latest ad for the iPhone has ...

4. Parents blamed for children cyber sex threats

   (Security/Security Features)

   Sunday, 06 September 2009

   ... has a number of guidelines on its web site available today, and also via YouTube and iTunes. The Times report is here . ...

5. Law makes an ass of donkey bloggers

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 02 September 2009

   Two bloggers from Azerbaijan are facing up to seven years in jail after posting a spoof video of a donkey holding a press conference on YouTube. Baku, Azerbaijan - Two bloggers from Azerbaijan are facing ...

6. Car texting video too shocking for YouTube

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Monday, 17 August 2009

   ... quick reply to a text message or answering a phone call is never worth putting theirs and other people's lives at risk."  Unfortunately, some imbecile at YouTube, where the video is posted, has ...

7. Brit tricksters do the monster mash

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 20 July 2009

   ... on YouTuber.  ...

8. China blocks YouTube without an explanation

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 25 March 2009

   YouTube has once again been blocked by the Chinese government. Google has been given no reason for the blockage, but discovered it themselves after noticing a decline in Chinese traffic around noon on ...

9. Courtrooms adapting to the YouTube world?

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 03 March 2009

   The Supreme Court is moving into an era where video is becoming a staple everywhere, including in the courtroom. The first issue of this arose when a YouTube video link was put before the court via a ...

10. Study: YouTube watching excessive at work, companies looking to curtail

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 18 December 2008

      It happens all over the country. Individuals take a quick break from their normal work duties to surf the web and check out a couple YouTube videos, or send a message on Facebook. But is this trend causing ...

11. Big Brother potentially exists right now in our PCs, compliments of Intel's vPro

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Wednesday, 24 September 2008

    ... and motivation to do so.View some of vPro's disclosed out-of-band abilities in operation via this YouTube video, published by an Intel insider.The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those ...

12. Death from the mailroom – iPhone hacks your company from the inside

    (Security/Security Features)

    Friday, 08 August 2008

    The Apple iPhone is great for phone calls and viewing YouTube videos, but it can also be turned into one heck of a wireless hacking tool capable of wrecking havoc on almost any company or government organization ...

13. More charges filed over YouTube ‘flying baby’ vid

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 08 July 2008

    Atlanta (GA) – Georgia prosecutors will be filing additional charges against teenagers accused of filming the infamous YouTube ‘flying baby’ video.  Now the district attorney will file charges of ...

14. Teenagers attacked after mocking town on YouTube

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Monday, 07 July 2008

    ... a series of YouTube videos mocking the town by calling it a run-down dump and other not-so-nice terms.  Residents weren’t amused and pelted the pair with rocks on a recent visit. The teenagers received ...

15. Teenager jailed after posting YouTube vid of airborne baby

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Wednesday, 02 July 2008

    Atlanta (GA) – A 16-year-old is behind bars today after he posted a stomach-churning YouTube video of a baby being launched in the air.  The teen placed the eight-month-old baby on an inflatable ...

16. Sacramento cops say YouTube justice helps the criminals get away

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 01 July 2008

    Sacramento (CA) – Posting security camera footage on YouTube can actually help criminals get away, according to the Sacramento Sheriffs Department.  Dave Johnson of Sacramento recently had his motorcycle ...

17. School vandals caught thanks to YouTube and laptop

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Monday, 23 June 2008

    Sunset (UT) – School vandals usually get away, but the magic of YouTube helped catch two teenage misfits in Sunset Utah.  The kids vandalized Sunset Elementary School a few weeks ago by smashing ...

18. Teens apparently banned from Apple Stores over unlocking an iPhone

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 02 June 2008

    ... incident. It wasn't the first time that someone unlocked an iPhone inside an Apple Store, as shown in this YouTube video which shows how a just purchased iPhone is unlocked inside the store. The difference ...

19. Criminal ordered to not post any illegal YouTube videos

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 27 May 2008

      23-year-old Andrew Kellett liked committing crimes so much that he video-taped the crimes and posted them on YouTube … 80 times. The crimes ranged from speeding, possessing illegal drugs to leaving ...

20. Gang leader taunts police via YouTube, gets six years prison

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Thursday, 15 May 2008

    Miami (FL) – Ok here we have the dumbass of the day, maybe of the week.  31-year-old Rudy Villanueva was sentenced to six years in prison after posted a YouTube video daring the police to come after ...

21. ‘Don’t tase me bro’ up for YouTube award

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 14 March 2008

      The infamous video of a University of Florida student being tasered is a nominee for the 2007 YouTube Video Awards.  Shot by the Gainesville Sun newspaper, the video shows UF student Andrew ...

22. Woman tasered at Florida Best Buy for leaving the store

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 11 February 2008

    ... can be seen in this YouTube video.  ...

23. Police officer under fire for anti-semitic YouTube clips

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 28 August 2007

    The Columbus Division of Police in Ohio is investigating a series of YouTube videos posted by a city police officer that blame Jews for the country's societal problems. Columbus (OH) - The Columbus ...

24. iRobot testing out Tasers on robots

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 02 July 2007

    iRobot, the makers of the PackBot robots used by police and police units, has now added electric dart firing Tasers to a test robot. Chicago (IL) – iRobot, the makers of the PackBot robots used ...

25. High school student arrested for posting YouTube murder hit

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 04 May 2007

    ... York high school student recently failed his math class and was arrested after posting a YouTube video which asked people to murder his math teacher.  In the video he advocated viewers to shoot the ...

26. No video games found in search of Virginia Tech killer’s dorm

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 19 April 2007

    Police and news media are still trying to figure out what caused Virginia Tech student Cho Seung-Hui to kill himself along with 32 classmates and teachers, but so far violent video games don’t appear ...

27. Police seeking YouTube video stuntman who skied down escalator

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 28 March 2007

    Police in London are looking to talk to a Norwegian man who posted a video on YouTube of himself skiing down 300 feet on Europe’s longest escalator at Angel Underground Station in the city. London ...

28. Scalers beat HD DVD and Blu-ray at CES 2007 - analysis

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 17 January 2007

    ... coming from services like YouTube scalers increasingly become important because, without scalers, these videos will look like crap on our HD TVs. In addition much of what we currently have is standard ...

29. Man arrested for recording Saddam Hussein video

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 03 January 2007

    ... video on YouTube. Baghdad (Iraq) - Iraqi officials have arrested the person they believe to be the one who captured the video of the hanging of Saddam Hussein, which rampantly circulated through the Internet, ...

30. Canadian police post YouTube video to solve murder

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 20 December 2006

    Hamilton police may have solved a murder by posting surveillance tape footage to YouTube. 22-year-old Ryan Miller was stabbed to death at a hip-hop concert on November 17th. Hoping to reach the teenager ...

31. PS3 firmware update required out-of-box

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 09 November 2006

    Early adopters for Sony's next-gen console will need to upgrade their systems if they want to access Sony's proprietary online service, dubbed the Playstation Network. Chicago (IL) - Early adopters for ...

32. MySpace becomes hotbed for new Adware scheme

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 08 November 2006

    ... into clicking on fake YouTube videos that could eventually lead to unknowingly installing damaging adware files. <br. Chicago (IL) - According to Internet security monitor Websense, an increasing trend ...