Card-counting whiz eyes Facebook football fantasy (AP)
AP - By the time he graduated from MIT, Jeff Ma already had led a life many guys dream about. His card-counting prowess at blackjack tables during wild weekends in Las Vegas and Atlantic City won him and his college buddies millions of dollars, inspiring a best-selling book and the recent movie "21." 213
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Court blocks MIT students from showing subway hack (AP)
AP - A federal judge ordered three college students to cancel a Sunday presentation at a computer hackers' conference where they planned to show security flaws in the automated fare system used by Boston's subway.
Intel's new chip to be called Core i7 (AP)
AP - Intel Corp. said Sunday it plans to sell its new generation of chips for desktop computers under the established "Core" brand, with the first chips of the new line to be called Core i7.
Best Buy to launch airport gadget vending machines (AP)
AP - Best Buy Co. Inc. plans to add a dozen vending kiosks inside major airports across the country as part of a new pilot program called "Best Buy Express," company executives said.
Invisibility cloak on the horizon, scientists say (CNET)
CNET - Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that will render people and other objects invisible.
VeriSign Debuts Pump-and-Dump Protection (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Monday, VeriSign is expected to announce a software module designed to alert financial traders to the possibility of a pump-and-dump scam.
Moneydance 2008r2 finance software released (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - The Infinite Kind has announced the release of Moneydance 2008r2, an update to their personal finance management software for Mac OS X. It costs $39.99, and the update is free for registered users.
RIM hits 10 percent U.S. market share record (Reuters)
Reuters - For the first time Research In Motion Ltd's BlackBerry cornered 10 percent of U.S. cell phone sales in the second quarter in a market that grew more than 5 percent despite economic concerns, Strategy Analytics said on Monday.
India Targets Software Products Revenue of US$12 Billion (PC World)
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20th-anniversary 'Madden NFL' is better than ever (AP)
AP - When Electronic Arts announced the retired Brett Favre as its 20th anniversary cover boy, it looked like the notorious "Madden" curse — which had mangled the careers of Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb and Shaun Alexander — was finally broken.
Georgian president's Web site moves to Atlanta (AP)
AP - The Web site of the president of Georgia, the small nation that is battling Russian forces over a breakaway enclave, was moved to a U.S. hosting facility this weekend after allegedly being attacked by Russian hackers.
Broadband growth plummets in 2Q, cable stronger (AP)
AP - The number of new broadband Internet subscribers in the United States fell in the second quarter to the lowest level in at least seven years, a research company said Monday.
Microsoft online exec Berkowitz joins TheLadders board (CNET)
CNET - Executive job site TheLadders.com said on Monday that it has added former Ask.com CEO Steve Berkowitz to its board of directors.
Citigroup sees better Amazon Kindle sales (Reuters)
Reuters - Citigroup said on Monday that Amazon.com Inc's Kindle electronic book reader appears to be selling much better than expected and could double a previous estimate for units sold this year, sending shares in the online retailer up 9 percent.
Apple's App Store Sells $30 Million in 30 Days (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A month after Apple launched its App Store online, the iPhone-maker is reporting eye-popping results.
Jobs Confirms Existence of iPhone 'Back Door' (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs confirmed the existence of a so-called "back door" built into the latest iPhone software, one that can remove applications built into the device at the company's whim.
Hackers Use Facebook for Malware Attack (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Popular social-networking Web site Facebook is fighting back against hackers.
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