Attention teenagers: There are many ways to see naked girls. Many. Even when I was a teenager, before there were terabytes of porn on the Internet, I found ways, and none of them got me arrested.

This guy from Iowa, though, he had different ideas. He stole a classmate’s iPod, then demanded that she video record herself doing some filthy, dirty sex things and send it to him to get it back.

Yah, he’ll be popular in Juvie Hall. Don’t be like this guy. Just use Google.

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ANTIOCH - A 17-year-old Antioch resident was robbed of his iPod at gunpoint Monday night behind a Wal-Mart store, police said. The teenager was walking home behind the store, 4893 Lone Tree Way, around 9:30 p.m. when he was confronted by four young men, Antioch police Sgt. Diane Aguinaga said. One suspect pulled a gun and stole the victim’s iPod.

No one was injured during the robbery.

The suspects were described as 18 to 20 years old, Aguinaga said.

The portable listening devices and cell phones have become popular robbery targets, police said.

Reach Matthias Gafni at 925-779-7174 or mgafni@bayareanewsgroup.com.

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Mitchell Henderson, a 13 year old boy, (died April 20, 2006) was an hero (not to be confused with no hero) who supposedly killed himself over losing an iPod, listening to Morrissey, and getting bullied for being a wimpy white kid. The phrase an hero has since become a term for a person that causes a lollercoaster via suicide.

In wake of Mitch’s death are hundreds of misspelled comments from his supposed friends calling him “an Hero”. Mitch also happened to die on Hitler’s birthday; the anniversary of the Columbine massacre, an epic feat of an heroism by Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris; and also happens to be April 20th. 4/20 will be known as An hero day from now on. NEVAR FORGET

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 26-year-old woman was sexually battered Saturday by a stranger as she listened to her iPod and gave him directions.

The woman said a man walked up to her near the intersection of 21st Street and Castro Way, asked for directions, and then inappropriately touched her after she responded.

The victim’s name is being withheld as the investigation continues.

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A 17-YEAR-OLD male in Melbourne’s outer north was punched and had a weapon held to his throat by two teenagers who demanded cash and his iPod.

The 17-year-old was waiting at a bus shelter outside the Westfield Shopping Centre in Airport West about 7.15pm (AEDT) yesterday when a male and female, both aged about 18, approached him and demanded money, police said.

The female punched him in the head and demanded he hand over his iPod. The male then punched him in the face a number of times before placing what appeared to be a knife at his throat.

He suffered two minor cuts to neck in the incident and had a pair of earphones stolen.

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(AP) — From iPods to navigation systems, some of today’s hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory: pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam.

Computer users have been warned for years about virus threats from downloading Internet porn and opening suspicious e-mail attachments. Now they run the risk of picking up a digital infection just by plugging a new gizmo into their PCs.

Recent cases reviewed by The Associated Press include some of the most widely used tech devices: Apple iPods, digital picture frames sold by Target and Best Buy stores, and TomTom navigation gear.

In most cases, Chinese factories — where many companies have turned to keep prices low — are the source.

So far, the virus problem appears to come from lax quality control, perhaps a careless worker plugging an infected music player into a factory computer used for testing, rather than organized sabotage by hackers or the Chinese factories.

It’s the digital equivalent of the recent series of tainted products traced to China, including toxic toothpaste, poisonous pet food and toy trains coated in lead paint.

But sloppiness is the simplest explanation, not the only one.

If a virus is introduced at an earlier stage of production, by a corrupt employee or a hacker when software is uploaded to the gadget, then the problems could be far more serious and widespread.

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Knowing how many devices have been sold, or tracking the viruses with any precision, is impossible because of the secrecy kept by electronics makers and the companies they hire to build their products.

But given the nature of mass manufacturing, the numbers could be huge.

“It’s like the old cockroach thing: You flip the lights on in the kitchen, and they run away,” said Marcus Sachs, a former White House cybersecurity official who now runs the security research group SANS Internet Storm Center. “You think you’ve got just one cockroach? There’s probably thousands more of those little boogers that you can’t see.”

Jerry Askew, a Los Angeles computer consultant, bought a Uniek digital picture frame to surprise his 81-year-old mother for her birthday. But when he added family photos, it tried to unload a few surprises of its own.

When he plugged the frame into his Windows PC, his antivirus program alerted him to a threat. The $50 frame, built in China and bought at Target, was infected with four viruses, including one that steals passwords.

“You expect quality control coming out of the manufacturers,” said Askew, 42. “You don’t expect that sort of thing to be on there.”

Security experts say the malicious software is apparently being loaded at the final stage of production, when gadgets are pulled from the assembly line and plugged in to a computer to make sure everything works.

If the testing computer is infected — say, by a worker who used it to charge his own infected iPod — the digital germ can spread to anything else that gets plugged in.

The recent infections may be accidental, but security experts say they point out an avenue of attack that could be exploited by hackers.

“We’ll probably see a steady increase over time,” said Zulfikar Ramzan, a computer security researcher at Symantec Corp. “The hackers are still in a bit of a testing period; they’re trying to figure out if it’s really worth it.”

Thousands of people whose antivirus software isn’t up to date may have been infected without even knowing it, experts warn. And even protective software may not be enough.

In one case, digital frames sold at Sam’s Club contained a previously unknown bug that not only steals online gaming passwords but disables antivirus software, according to security researchers at CA Inc.

“It’s like if you pick up a gun you’ve never seen before. Before you pull the trigger, you’d probably check the chamber,” said Joe Telafici, vice president of operations of McAfee Avert Labs, the security software maker’s threat-research arm.

“It’s an extreme analogy, but it’s the right idea. It’s best to spend the extra 30 seconds to be sure than be wrong,” he added.

Consumers can protect themselves from most factory-loaded infections by running an antivirus program and keeping it up to date. The software checks for known viruses and suspicious behaviors that indicate an attack by malicious code, whether from a download or a gadget attached to the PC via USB cable.

The AP contacted some of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers for details on how they guard against infections, among them Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., which is based in Taiwan and has an iPod factory in China; Singapore-based Flextronics International Ltd.; and Taiwan-based Quanta Computer Inc. and Asustek Computer Inc. All declined comment or did not respond.

The companies whose products were infected in cases reviewed by the AP refused to reveal details about the incidents. Of those that confirmed factory infections, all said they had corrected the problems and taken steps to prevent recurrences.

Apple disclosed the most information, saying that the virus that infected a small number of video iPods in 2006 came from a PC used to test compatibility with the gadget’s software.

Best Buy, the biggest consumer electronics outlet in the U.S., said it pulled its affected China-made frames from the shelves and took “corrective action” against its vendor. But the company declined repeated requests to provide details.

Sam’s Club and Target say they are investigating complaints but have not been able to verify that their frames were contaminated.

Legal experts say that manufacturing infections could become a big headache for retailers that sell infected devices and the companies that make them, if customers can demonstrate that they were harmed by the viruses.

“The photo situation is really a cautionary tale. They were just lucky that the virus that got installed happened to be one that didn’t do a lot of damage,” said Cindy Cohn, legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “But there’s nothing about that situation that means next time, the virus won’t be a more serious one.”

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AUTHORITIES are investigating the safety of certain iPod models after one of the audio players reportedly overheated and discharged sparks while being charged.

The malfunctioning iPod Nano was detailed by the Japanese Industry Ministry in a list of dangerous incidents involving consumer products.

“The battery part of the product overheated while being charged and sparked,” the ministry said.

Apple has previously warned that iPods may generate excess heat while being charged in certain carry cases.

Over the past five years there has been a spate of reports about exploding notebook batteries and other dangerous malfunctions involving consumer electronics.

These incidents are often due to a faulty rechargeable lithium ion battery – the same type that is used in the iPod Nano.

In 2006 Dell and Apple recalled their notebook batteries amidst widespread public concern about exploding batteries.

Technology blog Engadget last year published photos of a reader’s charred iPod Nano that allegedly began to spark while it was charging.

However, some reports of battery faults have been fabricated.

Last November South Korean man Kwon Yong-Sup claimed his co-worker died when a mobile phone battery exploded in his chest pocket.

It was later revealed Mr Kwon had fabricated the story to cover up a workplace accident.

Normal batteries will only explode if misused – for example, if they are paired with the wrong charger, punctured or exposed to extreme heat.

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Colleges try to stop modern cheating involving Youtube, cell phones and ipods.


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