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Password pants-off at Lloyds Bank

Rogue staffer tinkers with login trousers

Set yourself a rude password at Lloyds TSB, and it is just possible that you might find it changed to something politer. That was the experience of Lloyds customer Steve Jetley, who attempted to set "Lloyds is pants" as his telephone banking password.…

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28.08.2008 14:08:27 - The Register

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McKinnon loses extradition fight

European court clears injunction, washes hands of hacker case

The European Court of Human Rights has refused to intervene in preventing the US extradition of accused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon.…

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28.08.2008 13:35:15 - The Register

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Sikorsky announces first flight of 'X2' triplex supercopter

Talk about a spin machine

The X2 prototype superhelicopter had a successful first flight yesterday, according to its makers Sikorsky. The revolutionary (cough) aircraft hovered and manoeuvred using its twin main rotors without problems, but trials of its tail propulsor will take place on a future flight.…

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28.08.2008 13:14:39 - The Register

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Microsoft, Nikon release shutter on patents

Darkroom Knight

Microsoft has inked a cross-licensing patent deal with camera maker Nikon.…

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28.08.2008 13:13:46 - The Register

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Roberts Stream 202 DAB/FM/net radio

Full stream ahead or does this digital radio run out of puff?

Review In what Roberts claims to be a world first, this unit delivers DAB, FM as well as Wi-Fi connected internet radio and music streaming all in a traditional kitchen-style portable.…

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28.08.2008 13:02:05 - The Register

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'Googlebomb' blows up in Daily Mail hack's face

'Julie Moult is an idiot'

A hapless Daily Mail hack's failure to understand Googlebombing has led to her becoming victim of her own twisted definition of the mischief-making practice.…

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28.08.2008 12:58:53 - The Register

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French train tickets go USB

We don't need no stinkin' ISO7816

The French National Railway Company is trialling contactless tickets with USB connections, replacing the ubiquitous ISO7816 for online top-ups and data storage.…

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28.08.2008 12:51:04 - The Register

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Coming soon: Facebook - The Movie!

West Wing creator to pen epic internet tale

Be afraid, be very afraid - Sony has asked West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin to write a movie about how internet superphenomenon Facebook was spawned, and by way of research he's waded straight in with a group page down at the social networking website.…

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28.08.2008 12:24:24 - The Register

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LG prices up HSDPA-equipped mini laptop

Autumn debut

IFA LG's not going be left out of the Small, Cheap Computer arena - it'll be releasing its own would-be Eee beater, the 3G-integrated X110, in October.…

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28.08.2008 12:03:44 - The Register

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BBC fixes BT Home Hub auto-vomit bug

Olympic delay for iPlayer tweak

BBC engineers have solved a mysterious, long-running bug that has meant iPlayer and live TV streams have frequently prompted the BT Home Hub, UK's most common router, to reset itself.…

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28.08.2008 11:59:08 - The Register

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Password pants-off at Lloyds Bank

Rogue staffer tinkers with login trousers

McKinnon loses extradition fight

European court clears injunction, washes hands of hacker case

Sikorsky announces first flight of 'X2' triplex supercopter

Talk about a spin machine

Microsoft, Nikon release shutter on patents

Darkroom Knight

Roberts Stream 202 DAB/FM/net radio

Full stream ahead or does this digital radio run out of puff?

'Googlebomb' blows up in Daily Mail hack's face

'Julie Moult is an idiot'

French train tickets go USB

We don't need no stinkin' ISO7816

Coming soon: Facebook - The Movie!

West Wing creator to pen epic internet tale

LG prices up HSDPA-equipped mini laptop

Autumn debut

BBC fixes BT Home Hub auto-vomit bug

Olympic delay for iPlayer tweak

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