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HM Revenue & Customs has put out an official report warning that "hundreds of imported
counterfeit game consoles seized at UK freight depots were found to have been supplied with
potentially dangerous power adapters." Most of the wares had been purchased at a deep discount from
Asian websites claiming to sell "genuine Nintendo products" for over 50% off. The Big N has
already stepped in to confirm that the DS / DS Lites are indeed counterfeit,
and the accompanying power adapters were also deemed "potentially dangerous,
since they had not been electronically tested and do not meet strict UK safety standards." C'mon
parents -- even if the youngin' has been bad, we'd still say
coal is more fitting than a stocking full of potential electrocution.
[Via Pocket-lint,
image courtesy of Infendo]
Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds
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psmallSylvie Barak a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/"the Inquirer/a, Friday 5 December 2008.
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downturn. /p p b-- East and West expansion: /b It's hardly DJ's biggest revenue stream, but its
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site is slated for H109, though the company will not be making any acquisitions there. This comes
on the back of some serious hiring and investment in Europe, where a revamped a
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div class="rxbodyfield"p page="1" class="ArticleBody"Mozilla will drop anti-phishing protection
from the final version of a target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=searchamp;searchTerms=Mozilla+Firefox"Firefox
2.0/a at a target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=searchamp;searchTerms=Google+Inc."Google/a
#39;s request when Mozilla updates the browser later this month, a company executive confirmed
Thursday./pp align="right"a
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Mozilla rolls out Firefox 2.0.0.19, the browser will be missing the anti-phishing feature that the
aging browser has sported since it debuted in 2006, said a target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=searchamp;searchTerms=Mike+Beltzner"Mike
Beltzner/a , director of Firefox, in an e-mail Thursday./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"strong[ In
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class="listLinkLrg"Firefox users targeted by rare piece of malware/a/spanstrong.quot; ]/strong/pp
page="1" class="ArticleBody"quot;The latest published update for Firefox 2, which is version
2.0.0.18, has the Phishing Protection feature enabled and working,quot; Beltzner said.
quot;However, the next planned update for Firefox 2, version 2.0.0.19, will be required to disable
this feature.quot;/pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Firefox 2.0.0.19, which will be the a
target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicamp;articleId=9118458"last
security update/a for the browser before Mozilla discontinues support, is currently slated to ship
on Dec. 16, according to notes from a status meeting earlier this week. Mozilla#39;s policy is to
support a browser for six months after it#39;s been superseded by a new version. The company
unveiled Firefox 3.0 in mid-June./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Dubbed quot;Phishing
Protectionquot; by Mozilla, the feature warns users when they attempt to reach a site suspected of
hosting identity theft scams. The list of blocked sites is generated by Google, the search company
that a target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicamp;articleId=9120866"provided
88 percent of Mozilla#39;s revenue/a during 2007./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Beltzner said
Google asked Mozilla to disable the feature in Firefox 2.0.0.19 because the older browser line uses
an obsolete protocol./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"quot;The Phishing Protection feature in
Firefox 2 relies on data provided by Google via the first version of the SafeBrowsing
protocol,quot; said Beltzner, who explained that Google and Mozilla had worked together to update
the protocol, first to SafeBrowsing v2.1 late last year, and more recently, to SafeBrowsing
v2.2./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Firefox 3.0 has relied on SafeBrowsing v2.1 since its release
several months ago, but is transitioning to v2.2 this month for its anti-phishing and anti-malware
features, both which ping Google#39;s servers for blacklists./pp page="1"
class="ArticleBody"quot;Now that Firefox 2 is reaching the end of its support lifespan, we have
been asked to turn this feature off as Google will no longer be supporting requests using the
obsolete SafeBrowsing v1 protocol,quot; said Beltzner./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Users who
download Firefox 2.0.0.19, or update to that version later this month, will be told that the
feature has been switched off, Beltzner said./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Firefox 3.0, which is
currently at 3.0.4 and scheduled to update to 3.0.5 at the same time Mozilla ships the final
Firefox 2.0 update, will continue to offer anti-phishing protection. Users of the older browser can
update to the newer line by downloading Firefox 3.0, or accepting the a target="_blank"
href="http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicamp;articleId=9122105"automatic
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to keep using the older browser, but noted that there are similar tools available elsewhere.
Alternatives to Firefox#39;s built-in protection include the a target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=searchamp;searchTerms=Netcraft+Ltd."Netcraft/a
Toolbar, WOT (Web of Trust) and FirePhish extensions, which can be downloaded from a
target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com%20https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=phishing"Mozilla#39;s
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issued today states that fake games consoles and adaptors are potentially putting consumers’
lives at risk – adding fireworks to the festive season. HM Revenue and Customs
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iTWire - Latest Headlines -
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File under no surprise there then: the latest IDC EMEA Server Tracker figures, factory revenue in
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PRWeb: Blogging and Social Media -
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According to CEO, Chris Hutcherson (www.chrishutcherson.com), The Elevision Network
intends to become the world's largest Internet Television Network and premier Affiliate Training
Site. The Elevision Network is seeking Master Affiliates and portals with large Affiliate lists.
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and Social Media Ecommerce revenue. The Elevision Network will be leveraging a multi-million
dollar state-of-the-art Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) distribution platform as well as a
$5.5 million studio and network control center equipped with robotic cameras and virtual set
technology. It is designed to take new and existing video programming and convert it into
high-quality, entertaining, educational and compelling video in a huge array of niche content
channels. These specialized Internet TV and Video programs are delivered 24-7 online to any IP
address around the world. This is done through the utilization of a global high-speed content
delivery network with a 2 second buffer time. In addition, The Elevision Network has partnered
with the leading content providers in the industry to create the largest content library of its
kind in the world. The Elevision Network subscribers will have access to over $7 million dollars
worth of content for a cost of less than a cup of coffee a day. The Elevision Network is also
mentored by Chairman of the Board Frank Maguire, former founding member of Federal Express and
Vice Chairman Gary Goldstein, distinguished Hollywood producer. (PRWeb Dec 5, 2008)
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StyleHop, a new
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without having to wade through countless user reviews.
The site ranks outfits on a five star scale based on user input. But instead of using a
Hot-Or-Notesque stream of outfits to gather ratings, StyleHop offers a series of social games,
each of which ask for a few ratings at a time so users don’t get bored. Included among
these games is a Price Is Right-style Flash game that asks users to guess how much they think an
individual item of clothing costs (between each round users are asked to rate a few outfits). To
help instill a competitive atmosphere the site keeps track of how other users fare, which
presumably leads players to continue playing the game (and rate more clothes). StyleHop also
plans to offer games across popular social networks like Facebook and MySpace, so it can gain a
large user base.
Using the data it collects from these games, the site can generate fashion recommendations to
members (each outfit is tagged with certain attributes so broad trends can be established). For
now the site is primarily concerning itself with college students, allowing users to view general
clothing trends at certain universities.
StyleHop President David Reinke says that the company is going to generate a large portion of its
revenues through affiliate fees as it directs users to online stores to purchase the items they
see on the site. But the majority of StyleHop’s proceeds will come from specialized studies
that the company will offer to retailers and designers as part of a premium subscription model.
Clothing companies will be able to ask StyleHop to select a sample of users from a specific
demographic, who will be invited to participate in studies where they’ll be asked to rate
potential product offerings for the upcoming season. In return, participants will receive some
form of compensation (like a gift card from the retailer).

There are countless fashion sites on the web, many of which allow users to rate their favorite
outfits; examples include Chictopia (covered
here)
and Sugar Inc’s
CelebStyle.
StyleHop may have some difficulty differentiating itself at first, but the viral nature of its
social games could help the site build up a substantial database of ratings, and its unique
monetization model could prove to be very lucrative.
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pThis would do additional harm to Facebook's pie-in-the-sky valuation numbers: it is delaying its
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Hackint0sh - iPod Touch -
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via MacNN:
Software-company Adobe has announced that it will lay off 600 employees while it restructures its
business. ìThe global economic crisis significantly impacted our revenue
during the fourth quarter,î said Shantanu Narayen, president and CEO.
ìWe have taken action to reduce our operating costs and fine-tune the
focus of our resources on key strategic priorities.î The company blamed its revenue
troub...
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alt="markzuckerberg3.jpg" title="markzuckerberg3.jpg" width="250" height="250" /Suddenly, even a $4
billion valuation for Facebook seems generous. a
href="http://valleywag.com/5102191/facebook-cancels-employee-stock-sale"Valleywag's Owen
Thomas:/a/p p style="padding-left: 30px;"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has cancelled a plan to let
employees cash out their shares early./p p style="padding-left: 30px;"In August, before the markets
started to melt down and with Facebook worth $15 billion on paper, Zuckerberg unveiled a plan to
let employees sell a small amount of their shares - no more than $900,000 or 10 percent of their
stock holdings, whichever was less. The program, all but unheard of among Valley startups, was
meant to appease employees who were agitating for some chance to make money from their shares. It
was a revolutionary new way to reward employees, without having to go through an IPO or a sale./p p
style="padding-left: 30px;"The revolution is over, Zuckerberg told his company today. "I'm writing
this note to let you know some bad news," he wrote in an email to all employees at the 800-person
social-network startup this afternoon. "Despite a lot of work, we have not been able to finalize a
plan for the employee stock sale we announced in August."/p p style="padding-left: 30px;"Facebook
executives had been courting potential buyers for employees' shares since the summer. But as the
value of Google tumbled from its high of $700 last year, would-be investors started asking
questions about whether Facebook's value, too, had dropped. By last month, they were a
href="http://valleywag.com/5096252/is-the-great-facebook-stock-sale-over"getting downright
nervous/a./p p style="padding-left: 30px;"Microsoft had invested $240 million in the company for a
1.6 percent stake in the company that valued all of Facebook at $15 billion, but that deal came
with extras: Microsoft bought preferred shares, which get paid off first if the company's bought,
and it also got an advertising deal with Facebook at the same time./p p style="padding-left:
30px;"Facebook's common shares, meanwhile, have a value that put the whole company's worth at
around $4 billion. Or they did.strong A source close to potential investors said they wanted to buy
shares from employees at a lower valuation, or with guarantees similar to Microsoft's./strong To
reward a small number of employees who had enough shares to benefit from the program, Zuckerberg
would have had to give away something for nothing./p pSpeaking of trying to find buyers for
Facebook stock, how did CFO Gideon Yu's conversations go in Dubai?/p pstrongSee Also:/strong a
href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/facebook-stock-now-worth-about-4-billion-"Facebook Now
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MacNN | The Macintosh News Network -
12 hours and 57 minutes ago
Software-company Adobe has announced that it will lay off 600 employees while it restructures its
business. ìThe global economic crisis significantly impacted our revenue during the
fourth quarter,î said Shantanu Narayen, president and CEO. ìWe have taken action
to reduce our operating costs and fine-tune the focus of our resources on key strategic
priorities.î The company blamed its revenue troub... 
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CNET News.com -
14 hours and 37 minutes ago
Fourth-quarter revenue will essentially be the same as the previous year, says industry group. It
previously predicted revenue would grow 3.7 percent.
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CNET News.com -
14 hours and 37 minutes ago
Fourth-quarter revenue will essentially be the same as the previous year, says industry group. It
previously predicted revenue would grow 3.7 percent.
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LinuxDevices.com -
14 hours and 45 minutes ago
Wind River released another solid earnings report in the third quarter, reporting a 12 percent
increase in revenues to $91.6 million, and a nine percent increase in deferred revenues to $125.8
million year-over-year. Linux revenues totaled $13.3 million, an increase of 71 percent over last
year, says the company.
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MaxConsole.net News -
14 hours and 55 minutes ago
The Metro is reporting that HM Revenue Customs has seized hundreds of counterfeit Nintendo DSs and
DS Lites across the country that could potentially be fatal. They were discovered in freight depots
and found to have potentially dangerous power adaptors. Many had been bought from Asian websites
for £40 instead of the more usual £100. 'At best, these
consoles would have led to disappointment on Christmas morning. At worst, they could have caused
serious harm or injury,' said HM Revenue Customs.
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