The BBC has shown an interview with a famous US Hacker who was able to hack into NASA by using BLANK passwords. He may now be sent to prison for 60 years!

A Briton accused of hacking into Nasa and US military computer networks has spoken to the BBC about his experiences.

Gary McKinnon was arrested by the UK’s national high-tech crime unit in 2002, and could face extradition.

Nasa has declined to comment about the allegations made by Gary McKinnon. Previously the US has described Mr McKinnon as a significant military hacker.

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The very latest 24 hour Apple store, has opened in NYC, with queues of people who were waiting a day in advance to be the first ones in!

Here in New York the two men had camped out in the rain to be the first inside the swank new store. They arrived in New York Wednesday and by 12:15 a.m. Thursday were at the store. They were eventually joined by about 18 others for a wet, overnight sleep out, said Allen, who flew out from Berkeley, California, for the event.

Steve Jobs was there of course, but kept a very low profile!

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TV3 Ireland, which is currently owned by ITV and CanWest with 10% of shares held by investors, will be purchased by European private equity group Doughty Hanson & Co, who has agreed to purchase 100% of the company!

Steve Bone of Doughty Hanson said TV3 was a high-quality broadcast business with ‘an excellent market position and strong growth potential’.

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Inside Apple’s MacBook Battery Bay

Credit: Macworld.com

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Recently Nintendo announced the re-branding of their next-generation console that was codenamed “Revolution!” - The new name? “Wii” pronounced “We”.

Why the sudden change? No one knows.

Here is what Nintendo had to say about the matter, taken from their Official site:

Introducing … Wii.
As in “we.”
While the code-name “Revolution” expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer.
Wii will break down that wall that separates video game players from everybody else.
Wii will put people more in touch with their games … and each other. But you’re probably asking: What does the name mean?
Wii sounds like “we,” which emphasizes this console is for everyone.
Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii.
Wii has a distinctive “ii” spelling that symbolizes both the unique controllers and the image of people gathering to play.
And Wii, as a name and a console, brings something revolutionary to the world of video games that sets it apart from the crowd.
So that’s Wii. But now Nintendo needs you.
Because, it’s really not about you or me.
It’s about Wii.
And together, Wii will change everything.

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