In print: hackers attack home workers, the videophone calls again, torrenting the Oscars, the home supercomputer, why Apple won't drop DRM and much more

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• Hackers target the home front
  Criminals are trying to gain access to banks' computer networks via the weakest link in the security chain: executives who work at home, says Pete Warren.
• Will the videophone ever come of age?
  They have come a long way in 40 years and BT is among those trying hard to make the concept fly. Jack Schofield reports.
• Free Our Data: Hydrographic Office runs into dangerous waters
  The body that publishes charts for mariners could be privatised.
• Salesmen with no manners are not welcome
  Aleks Krotoski: I was hanging out in my virtual library when a new Second Life resident flew in through the hole in the roof.
• Games
  Maelstrom | Okami | Fusion Frenzy 2
• Newly Asked Questions:
  • How can I vote on the Oscars?
    Hurry along to oscartorrents.com, a site with a twist, writes Wendy M Grossman. It's an effort to show what the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of America could be doing to embrace the digital era.
  • When will I be able to have my own supercomputer?
    In about eight to 10 years, according to Intel, which has just announced 'the Era of Tera' at the annual Integrated Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, says Jack Schofield.
• Read me first
  Seth Finkelstein: Blogs are no longer free from everyday commercial pressures.
• Telecoms nirvana put on hold
  It is getting to the stage when I may need an accountant to help me understand my monthly telephone bill, writes Victor Keegan.
• Technobile
  The guys who design phone controls must think we all have the attention span of a gnat on a bad day, says Charles Arthur.
• Worried about being watched? You already are
  Objections to road pricing include fears about privacy. But number-plate recognition is in use now. SA Mathieson reports.
• Why Steve isn't going to upset the DRM Apple cart
  Apple co-founder Steve Jobs cause a stir this month by publishing Thoughts on Music, a 1,900-word essay on digital rights management (DRM). Apparently he's against it, and so are we, says Jack Schofield.
• A revolutionary rethink of the humble inkjet printer
  Fed up with waiting for pages to churn out? Scientists reckon a new chip could result in speeds of 1,000 pages a minute, says Michael Pollitt.
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