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The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field.
By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 12:02 GMT, 7 July 2011 A major security flaw in Apple software could allow hackers to gain remote control over iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch devices, online experts warned today. The bug in the iOS operating system was exposed last night when a hacking website released a 'jail break' code for Apple customers.
An investigator working for the News of the World allegedly hacked into the mobile phone of murdered girl Milly Dowler, a lawyer for the family says. Mark Lewis said police told her parents that Glenn Mulcaire hacked into her voicemail while she was missing. The Guardian has claimed he intercepted messages left by relatives and said the NoW deleted some, which gave her parents false hope she was alive. … In January, the High Court will hear claims from five test cases involving public figures who say their phones were hacked into.
8 August 2011 Last updated at 10:01 GMT