Netpliance closes 'I-opener' loophole. netpliance closes i....

Reciprocal loophole doomed. reciprocal loophole doomed. The US Federal Communications Commission is set to eliminate what is considered an artifact of pre-Internet telephony that allows local phone companies to bill larger carriers $billions without ...

Trojans exploit Windows DRM loophole. trojans exploit windows drm loophole....

Manhunt 2 ban falls through legal loophole. manhunt ban loophole. A legal loophole allows UK gamers access to the game despite the ban from the internet as the UK’s 1984 Video Recordings Act which mandates the BBFC’s certification program and forces retailers to obey the classifications, only covers physical products....

Hackers found a loophole in May's PSP version 3.5 firmware, and now Sony has quietly but frantically released a new update. Foster City (CA) - Hackers found a loophole in May’s PSP version 3.5 firmware, and now Sony has quietly but frantically released a new update....

Phone service helps kids sneak past parental restrictions. phone barring loophole. Parents who use call barring to stop children running up huge bills by calling their mates' mobile phones could be hit by even higher charges as devious youngsters exploit a loophole in directory enquiry services. Parents who use call barring to stop children running up huge bills by calling their mates’ mobile phones could be hit by even higher charges as devious youngsters exploit a loophole in directory enquiry services. The loophole was exposed after a Computeractive reader discovered his daughter was calling mobile numbers he had barred....

US House committee approves alternate DTV transition bill with new deadline. house committee passes alternate dtv bill. Fred Upton (R - Michigan) for $500 million of the funds from auctioned spectrum to be applied toward helping "local responders" acquire communications equipment that utilizes the new spectrum. The House language refers directly to the passage of a 1997 law which set a deadline for broadcasters of 31 December 2006, but left a loophole that enabled broadcasters to delay transition to digital by that deadline, if they could demonstrate that fewer than 85 percent of television receivers in their coverage area could receive digital broadcasts. In an indication the House will refrain from the appearance of broadcaster bias which pervaded previous hearings on the subject, the new bill’s language concedes that the impact of this transition will be minimal for most US households, since they mostly subscribe to cable or satellite service anyway. The progress of reconciliation of the two bills faces a number of procedural and political hurdles, newest among them, the progress of bridge construction in Alaska....

Could newly proposed House legislation rewire the Bell System?. could house rewire the bell system. But one of the ostensibly pro-competitive provisions in the new draft has a curious provision, which opponents could conceivably target as a potential loophole. The remedy, however, for the national franchisee would be to apply for a local license within the newly non-competitive area ; in which case, that franchisee’s petition would likely be granted, effectively filling the void with the new franchisee. McSlarrow pointed out that telephone companies currently have an estimated 85% share of the voice communications market, and applauded the new draft for apparently recognizing that fact and opening up the means to balancing that market. Current language makes it clear that no company is excluded from being that "new cable operator," even if it’s already a national licensee....