SAN FRANCISCO-- The hacker who created a widely reported cross-platform virus that could affect both Windows and Linux PCs may have inadvertently done some free bug testing for the Linux operating system. Linux creator Linus Torvalds said today he had patched his operating system kernel to fix a bug that had been preventing the
Several Apple resellers are marketing Intel-based Mac desktops and portables with Windows XP pre-installed, but Apple Computer Inc. reiterated that it has no intention of following their lead.
The resellers, which include a small Utah-based company and a major California computer online warehouse, are bundling Windows XP with standard
Alcatel will launch a WiMax trial in Tokyo in June of this year for ACCA Networks, one of Japan’s largest DSL and optical fiber access service providers with over a million subscribers.
The trial will integrate WiMax into ACCA's existing DSL services, and will include video streaming, high-speed Internet access and Voice-over-IP.
Activists Draw Attention to China's Internet Censorship
Posted by inet on 2006-04-22
Article Source : NewsFactor
Activists, stirred up by Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the White House, have vowed to disrupt the congenial atmosphere by hurling stinging criticisms at China's human-rights record and Internet-censorship practices.
The bilateral talks with President Bush will focus on a wide range of topics close to the hearts of
Posted by iTech on 2006-04-22
Article Source : CRN
Microsoft plans to re-release a patch ithat caused some snags and Internet Explorer lockups with older Hewlett-Packard devices and NVIDIA drivers.
On April 25th, Microsoft will issue a targeted re-release of the MS06-015 update. The fix will be available though Microsoft Update or automatically delivered to affected computers through Automatic Update, the
Posted by iNext on 2006-04-22
Article Source : CRN
Cisco Systems this week reported security vulnerabilities in several products and issued patches to fix them.
Independent researchers discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow attackers who already have authenticated access to the command line interface to obtain access to the underlying operating system of certain products.
Posted by iNext on 2006-04-22
Article Source : ExtremeTech
Meedio LLC, which designed the Meedio software application, sold the majority of its assets to Yahoo this week, the company said.
The Meedio application, however, will be discontinued, and the support center closed, according to a note Pablo Pissanetzky, the company's chief technical officer, posted to the company's web site.
Posted by inet on 2006-04-22
Article Source : EE Times
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said Thursday (April 20) it has developed a 2Gbyte multimedia memory card, designated MultiMediaCard (MMCmicro), for mobile phones, which combines 4Gbit NAND flash devices.
Samsung claims the MMCmicro is the smallest, fastest and highest-capacity memory card for mobile phones, unveiled only three months after it launched a 1Gbyte
Posted by iMark on 2006-04-22
Article Source : Microsoft Watch
Microsoft is building a Web site designed to allow Microsoft product groups – and, later, third-party software developers – to test new Live features and services in a controlled environment.
The new site, known as the Windows Live Experimentation Platform, went live on Thursday. The site is running on top
People are turning to mobile phones for Internet use more quickly than they are adopting laptops for the same purpose in many parts of the world, according to a recent study of Internet trends.
Personal computers are still the most popular way to gain Internet access, but the rapid pace of mobile
