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When you buy a MP3 from iTunes, do you own it? What if you could resell some of the ton of digital music you don't listen to, but that is taking up hard drive space? You can buy and legally resell "used" MP3s on eMarketplace ReDigi, the brainchild of former MIT programmers. Like the RIAA which refuses to change a broken business model, Capitol Records had a copyright infringement cow and objected in court. However a judge handed the first round victory to ReDigi, not Capitol. It's looking good for music lovers.

This grade school includes two buildings about five miles apart -- one for the elementary grades, the other for the middle school -- and one IT pilot fish supports the both. So why doesn't she know about the guy on the roof?

High drama in cyber realm after hackers wanted $50,000 from Symantec or else the hacking group would leak the security firm's source code. Email negotiations between hackers and feds posing as a Symantec employee went down in flames. Now a file claiming to be Symantec's pcAnywhere source code set sail into the wild from The Pirate Bay.

The good news is that the BBC recently warned the British public about the dangers of Man in the Browser attacks, raising awareness of the most insidious danger with online banking. The bad news is their exclusive focus on Windows, the most-attacked operating system. I offer some simple, free suggestions for Windows users, that make online banking more secure.

The Windows Phone 8 OS, code-named 'Apollo', will have the same kernel as the Windows 8 for PCs and tablets. A leak of a Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) partner video tells us this and much more info about the new smartphone platform. It's now been confirmed by people who were under a non-disclosure agreement. Redmond isn't commenting though. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers cheer the death of Windows CE. Not to mention: Canadian Lego Man... IN SPAAACE!..

Google has just unveiled a new malware-protection system for the Android Market. I had a chance to chat with Android's VP of engineering about the new system, the state of Android security, and the future of mobile-based threats.

Hackers and pen testers worldwide should be smiling and happy. At ShmooCon, Hak5 host Darren Kitchen gave a sneak preview of the new, improved and even more lethal "little Pineapple of doom." The WiFi Pineapple Mark IV, a Wi-Fi hot spot honeypot, will be available at the end of February, but until then, here's an interview with Kitchen to whet your appetite.

Think the Newt Gingrich-Mitt Romney war of words is nasty? Then wait until you see Microsoft's big-money ad campaign slamming Google over Google's recent changes in its privacy rules.

With its new iPhone 4S lottery system in Hong Kong, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is trying to defeat Chinese scalpers. Now you can't just walk into the Central District and pick up the latest pomaceous shiny. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers take a number. Not to mention: The World Isn't Getting Any Better...

At ShmooCon, a security researcher showed off the F-BOMB, a tiny and disposable 'spy computer' which could provide super cheap GPS surveillance for cash-strapped feds or future stalkers. It could also be used by hackers to collect data and send it over Wi-Fi. F-BOMB won a DARPA Cyber Fast Track research award. The inexpensive and common hardware also makes it nearly impossible for 'gun-toting bad guys' to finger just precisely who dropped the spying F-BOMB on them.

[Updated with more comment and analysis] Megaupload is warning that its hosting service providers may be about to destroy evidence. The data is 'important' to the company's defense that 'more than 50 million people' used the service for their legitimate cloud staorage needs -- not just copyrighted songs and movies. The U.S. government has washed its hands of the matter. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers hope that justice is seen to be done. Not to mention: Grammar Nazi's (learning you lesson's of speling & grammar)...

North Koreans found using cellphones are guilty of 'war crimes.' At least, during the 100-day mourning period for Kim Jong-il, we're told. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers assume that means they'll be executed. Not to mention: Beautiful HD timelapse of Yosemite...

Welcome to Minority Report in real life as police are being increasingly federalized by Homeland Security and taken deeper into the intelligence apparatus to hunt homegrown terrorists. Some police are armed with cutting edge crime detection tools. In New Jersey, cops can shine a red pre-crime spotlight to mark people up to a block away before they might commit a crime. The NYPD are testing a gun-scanning technology called Terahertz Imaging Detection. You could secretly be scanned to see if you are packing heat and not even know it.

Hey! Google! Wake up! Porn spammers are running rampant over your social networking baby. Reporting them seems to have no effect. Please get a grip.

This library system uses an RFID tag on each book so materials can be checked out quickly. But one day a help-desk request comes in from a remote branch: It seems every time a patron checks out, a book titled "Bizarre Dinosaurs" shows up, too.