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A Minnesota man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after he hacked a neighborrsquo Wi-Fi router and then launched a vengeful two-year campaign to frame them with child pornography and threats to government officials, including Vice President Joe Biden.More on Wi-Fi: 2011 tech priorities: How to take your enterprise Wi-Fi network to the next levelCalled a depraved cri
stanley es minal by prosecutors, Barry Ardolf, a 46-year-old father of two, was sentenced this week, not for Wi-Fi hacking but for the threats, identify theft and child pornography that followed in its wake, all directed against a young couple, Matt and Bethany Kostolnik of Blaine, Minnesota, and their children. My husband and I had to explain to our young, innocent children way too early that there are evil people in the world mdash; and to never go in Barry Ardolfrsquo yard, Bethany Kostelnik told U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.The ordeal began just two days after the Kostolniks moved into their new house, in
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hydrojug tumbler lled Blaine police to say that Ardolf had picked up their 4-year-old son and kissed him on the mouth. Ardolf decided to take revenge against them with what prosecutors called a bizarre and calculated campaign of terror.Wiredrsquo story on the case, by David Kravets, includes a link to the sentencing memo, which gives details of the case. In early 2009, Ardolf began a systematic and eventual Aprq Is this the future of (low-cost) healthcare
Reigncom Ltd., the company behind IRiver-brand portable music players, is to work on a game-focused portable multimedia player based on the WiBro wireless Internet standard, the company said Monday.WiBro can support data transmission at speeds of around 3 Mbps bits per second at distances of about 1 kilometer for devices traveling at up to 60 kil
polene cyme ometers per hour. Itrsquo based on the same basic technology as WiMax, another emerging wireless Internet standard, and both are part of the IEEE802.16 family of technology standards. Compared to WiBro, WiMax works over a longer range but not as well with moving receivers.Korean electronics and telecommunications companies have taken the lead on WiBro development and demonstrations of the technology are planned for later this month at the APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Busan, South Korea. Commercial networks are expected to start in the country sometime nex
polene tasche t year and Reigncomrsquo planned player will be introduced roughly in line with the launch of the networks. Reigncom said it will work on the player with KT Corp., South Korearsquo largest telecommunications carrier, with a view to launching the player in August 2006. No other details o
polene handtaschen f the planned player were available.South Korearsquo government expects there will be 9 million subscribers to WiBro networks by 2011. The country had a population of 48 million in 2003. Related contentnewsMicrosoft to move Configuration Manager to annu
