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GeoNames is a free and open source geographical database. Primarily for developers wanting to integrate the project into web services and applications, it integrates world-wide geographical data including names of places in various languages, elevation, population, and all latitude / longitude coordinates. Users are able to manually edit, correct and add new names with a user-friendly wiki interface. The data is accessible through a number of webservices and a daily database export.

Next time you strap on your Nikes and plug in your iPod for a casual jog around the block, it might be a good idea to don a tin-foil cap too, as newly discovered security flaws in the Nike + iPod Sport Kit can expose the device to home-made tracking devices.

Online gamers were locked out of Second Life Sunday, after a self-replicating worm planted spinning golden rings throughout the virtual world.

IBM is pushing a new set of provisioning technologies and lower-cost Linux-based blade servers to help IT managers deal with cost-cutting pressures and a desire to scale up processing for compute-intensive tasks on an as-needed basis.

At its developers' conference, the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Monday released Version 2.6 of the Common Information Model (CIM), which includes models to administer Unix systems and Web-based Enterprise Management networks.