Assange walks free after nine days in jail

The WikiLeaks founder celebrates as he emerges to speak to the media on the steps of the high court Link to this video The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, walked free after nine days in jail last night when a high court judge released him on bail. However, the judge warned him that he is almost certain to be extradited to Sweden to face sex assault allegations. The court refused an attempt by the Crown Prosecution Service to stop Assange being freed, but imposed tougher bail conditions than previously outlined by a lower court, which meant his lawyers had to scramble to meet them before he was returned to prison for another night. Finally Assange emerged on to the steps of the high court at...

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Rumer Willis named Face of Badgley Mischka Spring 2011 Campaign

Rumer Willis is Face of Badgley Mischka’s new ad campaign. The 22-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis is embracing her good looks as new face of Badgley Mischka’s Spring 2011 ad campaign. Luxe label Badgley Mischka’s designer duo, Mark Badgley and James Mischka released explained: “We adore Rumer, she is glamorous, youthful and fun…[she] captures the spirit of all of our spring collections, especially our newly launched Mark + James collection.” This is Rumer Willis’s first major ad campaign that will debut in the March issues of fashion mags like Vogue, InStyle, Harper’s Bazaar. Rumer Willis Badgley Mischka Spring 2011 Ad...

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Apple updates Airport, Time Capsule firmware and software

Apple has posted a firmware update for all 802.11n-capable Airport base stations and Time Capsules, as well as new versions of Airport Utility for Mac and Windows. The firmware update, labelled 7.5.2, closes several security holes as well as bolsters stability under IPv6. It also fixes issues with Airplay streaming, USB connectivity, addresses some issues with NAT port mapping and disables TKIP security for 802.11n in accordance with the Wi-Fi Alliance specifications. The firmware update specifically addresses security issues CVE-2008-4309, CVE-2009-2189, CVE-2010-0039, CVE-2009-1574 and CVE-2010-1804, most of which deal with the Airport or Time Capsule's ability to maintain service and stability in the face of remote attacks. Exploits included an integer overflow error in SNMP,...

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