Big Security Holes Found In PHP
The PHP development team has released an update for the widely used scripting language that fixes a number of highly serious bugs, according to the project and independent security researchers. Add comment
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PCI Express Accelerates To 5 Gbits/s
The PCI Special Interest Group has voted to make 5 Gbits/s the data rate for the next-generation of PCI Express, adding another multigigabit physical layer serial interconnect to a growing crowd. Add comment
RealNetworks Promises IPod Fix
Company says its songs will play on Apple's devices, but can't say when. Add comment
Antispam Law Ruled Unconstitutional
A Maryland judge has tossed out a lawsuit against an alleged spammer, saying a state law restricting unsolicited e-mail is unconstitutional because it unfairly restricts interstate commerce. Add comment
Feds Move On Wireless Web, Cell Phones In Flight
Federal regulators have proposed allowing cell phones to be used on airplanes, and took steps toward bringing high-speed wireless Internet connections to passengers' seats. Add comment
Adobe Smoothes Kinks In Acrobat
Software company Adobe issued an updated version of Acrobat for the Windows and the Macintosh OS X platforms this week, fixing three security holes that could be used to compromise a user's system. Add comment
Google leads digital revolution onward
Google has reached an agreement with several major libraries to begin making thousands of books available in its online database. Add comment
NEW HijackThis 1.99 Final Released
A new version of the popular browser hijackers detector and remover, HijackThis, has been released. Add comment
Microsoft Plugs Code Execution Holes On Patch Day
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for five vulnerabilities in Windows products, including a patch for a known security issue in the WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) name server. As expected, the company released five advisories with "important" severity ratings but warned that four of the five could lead to code execution attacks. Add comment
Zafi Worm Hides Behind Christmas Cheer
A new version of the Zafi e-mail worm is spreading Christmas wishes along with its malicious code, according to antivirus software companies. Add comment
ZigBee Wireless Standard Ratified
The ZigBee Alliance announced the release of version 1.0. ZigBee is a standard for low data-rate (250kbps max) wireless personal area networks (WPANs). Add comment
New iPod Firmware Locks Out RealNetworks Music
Apple Computer has quietly updated its iPod software so that songs purchased from RealNetworks' online music store will no longer play on some of the Mac maker's popular MP3 players. Add comment
The 80GB iPod Is On Its Way
Toshiba is close to commercialising a new data storage technology that could significantly increase the capacity of hard-disk drives. Apple iPod users are likely to be the first to benefit. Add comment
Hollywood Wants BitTorrent Dead
Hollywood movie studios launched new legal action Tuesday against operators of sites that help connect people to movies on three major peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. Add comment
ASUSTeK Ships VIA K8T890 Mainboards
After some misunderstandings between ASUS’ divisions, the company has started to actually ship its first A8V-E Deluxe mainboard based on VIA’s K8T890 core-logic, creating some choice on the market for those, looking for PCI Express-supporting mainboards for AMD64 processors. Add comment
Toshiba Puts Quantum Crypto Into Practice
Toshiba Research Europe has demonstrated what it claims is the world's first reliable automated quantum cryptography system. Add comment
Is SwarmStreaming The Next Killer P2P App?
A new http proxy on the horizon may or may not be the next big leap in torrent-like p2p file sharing. Add comment
Microsoft Debuts Desktop Search Tool
Microsoft Corp. on Monday unveiled a new, preliminary version of its search tool for finding documents, e-mail and other files stored on personal computer hard drives. Add comment
Chipmakers Advance Transistor Technology
IBM and AMD have devised a new silicon transistor technology they claim will boost the speeds of single- and dual-core chips. Add comment
AOL To Restore Dropped Screen Names
America Online says it expects to have restored today thousands of AIM Instant Messenger names that were accidentally dropped from the network last week. Add comment
WinFS Not In Longhorn Server
Microsoft is pushing back its deadlines again. Microsoft announced on Friday that the file system will now not be in Windows Longhorn Server, which is slated for release in 2007. Add comment
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