Madeleine McCann’s parents vow to ‘travel wherever necessary’
Guardian Unlimited - Mr McCann appealed for holidaymakers who have been Praia da Luz to send their photographs to the British police’s Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre at www.madeline.ceopupload.com so they could be analysed by computer software that would look

House passes more tech-friendly antispyware bill
CNET News - The bill, called the Internet Spyware Prevention Act, or I-Spy for short , punishes anyone who intentionally causes software “to be copied onto” a computer–and damages it or steals personal information–with fines and up to five years in prison.

Girl wanted money for sex, janitor’s lawyer says
AZCentral.com - Baker said Lemus-Retana used a key to get into a computer room where he forced the girl to bend face down over a desk and attempted to sexually assault her. When the girl’s cell phone buzzed, she said it probably was her mother calling and that she

Staples Launches Computer Equipment Recycling Program
Information Week - Staples’ 1,400 stores have begun accepting used computer gear as the office products chain announced an extension to its recycling program. Staples charges $10 to dispose of a single large item such as a monitor or a computer; that compares with $20

Michigan man busted for stealing Wi-Fi signal; could have received
ZDNet Blogs - Sam Peterson II of Sparta, Michigan has been arrested and charged with stealing the Wi-Fi connection from a nearby coffee shop. He was arrested after a police investigation targeted his computer. The ultimate penalty for the 2000-vintage law : five

Staples to recycle computer parts
Chicago Tribune - BOSTON — Staples Inc. is expanding its electronics-waste recycling program by accepting used computers and monitors for a $10 fee at any of the office-products chain’s 1,400 U.S. locations during store hours. The step by the world’s largest office

Staples launches computer recycling effort
Computerworld - May 22, 2007 (Computerworld) — Staples Inc. is offering to recycle old computers and other office technology equipment by allowing customers to drop off their used equipment at Staples retail stores. The office products retailer said customers can

Free computer virus finds willing victims
Washington Post - HELSINKI (Reuters) - Computer specialist Didier Stevens put up a simple text advertisement on the Internet offering downloads of a computer virus for people who did not have any. Surprisingly, he found as many as 409 people clicking on the ad saying

U.S. House approves less stringent anti-spyware bill
Boston Online - Spyware has emerged as a major headache for computer users. It can end up on users’ computers through a virus or through downloaded games or other free programs off the Internet. Spyware can sap computing power, crash machines and bury users under

IBM Unleashes World’s Fastest Chip in Powerful New Computer
MSN MoneyCentral - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today simultaneously launched the fastest microprocessor ever built and an ultra-powerful new computer server that leverages the chip’s many breakthroughs in energy conservation and virtualization technology. The new server is the