Computers
Mandriva rolls out Linux 2008
Lately, in the Linux desktop races, distributions like Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS and openSUSE have been taking most of the headlines. Older Linux company Mandriva isn't ready to concede the desktop market to these Linux distributions as it releases its newest version, Mandriva Linux 2008. Mandriva launched its latest community desktop Linux distribution, Mandriva Linux 2008, on Oct. 9. As in the past, ... Read more…
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2007
Published: October 9, 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [url=http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-055.mspx]Vulnerability in Kodak Image Viewer Could Allow Remote Code Execution (923810)[/url] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [url=http:/... Read more…
BitTorrent Rolls Out New Delivery Tools
BitTorrent, whose technology once was considered the very definition of peer-to-peer piracy, is moving toward legitimacy, cutting deals with Hollywood studios and licensed content distributors. On Tuesday, BitTorrent debuted its latest download tools on Brightcove, an Internet TV platform that serves up content for CBS, MTV, and the New York Times. BitTorrent's DNA solution combines peer-to-pe... Read more…
Computer experts unmask alleged paedophile
An alleged paedophile who posted around 200 photos of himself on the internet has been unmasked after computer experts reversed the digital process he used to hide his identity. Interpol is now making a rare public worldwide request for assistance in identifying the man. The original photographs had been digitally altered with a swirling pattern to disguise the man's face. But computer sp... Read more…
IE 7 bug reopens debate over patch responsibilities
Security researchers are again arguing over who is responsible -- Microsoft or third-party developers -- for protocol-handling bugs after a researcher on Friday said Internet Explorer 7 can be used to trick users into launching malware. Posting to the Full Disclosure mailing list, Juergen Schmidt, a researcher at Heise Security, blamed IE 7 for passing invalid Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI... Read more…
Ballmer attacks Google for reading your email
Thanks to [b]piaqt[/b] for this: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has attacked Google's business model, claiming that reading customers' email doesn't work. Ballmer, who was speaking to an audience in the UK, claims making money from email services is very difficult. "Our Windows Live Hotmail doesn't generate much ad revenue, so we've had to put a portal around it, because the traffic it bri... Read more…
Microsoft Releases Windows XP SP3 For Testing
In yet another sign that Microsoft isn't planning a retirement party for its Windows XP operating system any time soon, the company has released a new service pack for the Windows Vista predecessor. Windows XP SP3, build 3205, has been released to beta testers and contains more than one thousand patches and hot fixes, according to bloggers at Neosmart.net. The build is available to beta tester... Read more…
Search and Solution Giants Unite in Clouds
Google and IBM have announced a partnership to help educate computer science students about the emerging parallel-processing model known as "Cloud Computing." Read more…
Microsoft Scrambling to Explain Ballmer Comment on Red Hat Linux
A team of Microsoft spokespeople have been working throughout the day to devise a plausible explanation for a comment made by CEO Steve Ballmer during a company gathering in the UK, which on its face appears to say it is considering litigation against users of Red Hat Linux for copyright infringement. Read more…
.Asia Domain Bidding Begins Today
The .asia domain, approved in December 2006, became available today to businesses and organizations in the Asia-Pacific region. Registration is being headed by the non-profit group DotAsia, which is based in Hong Kong. Read more…
