New Star Trek Trailer   roelbj writes "The full trailer to the next Star Trek movie is now available at the movie's official web site. The upcoming J.J. Abrams-helmed installment represents a changing of the guard, a reboot of the franchise, and a return to the original-series crew. It should prove interesting to see how Abrams' writing staff (Cloverfield, Lost, Alias) ta (more...)

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Valve Tricked 'Half Life 2' Hacker Into Fake Job Interview   The feds have been after newly indicted German hacker Axel "Ago" Gembe since 2004, when they worked with gamemaker Valve to try and lure him to the United States with a phony job offer.

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First plug-in Priuses to hit fleets next year   Filed under: Transportation Toyota hasn't made a huge secret of its plans to develop and sell a plug-in version of the Prius, and it sounds like the wheels are turning a little faster than we've heard -- fleet testing of plug-in models has been pushed up to early 2009, with the goal of having "several hundred" on the road by the end of the year. St (more...)

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Pitfalls of Automated Bill Payment   theodp writes "A few months ago, the NY Times' Ron Lieber extolled the virtues of allowing utilities, phone, and credit card companies to pull whatever you owe from your bank account. Big mistake. Lieber's readers fired back, telling him he was out of his mind for suggesting that they give billers unfettered access to their credit cards and bank ac (more...)

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