Harvard researcher Ben Edelman on Tuesday released a report tying Yahoo Inc. to adware vendors that he claimed were displaying pop-up advertising that appeared to commit click fraud.
The online report, "The Spyware -- Click-Fraud Connection -- and Yahoo's Role Revisited," traces what appears to be click fraud that starts
Posted by inet on 2006-04-05
Article Source : MacCentral
AmpliTube-maker IK Multimedia on Tuesday announced support for Apple’s Intel Macs. The company said that all of its products, including the popular guitar amp and effects software AmpliTube, would move to the new platform in the second quarter of 2006.
In addition to its completely redesigned interface, AmpliTube 2.0 also
SFLC Establishes Conservancy to Give Aid to Developers
Posted by iTech on 2006-04-05
Article Source : eWeek
BOSTON—Free and open-source developers looking for free financial and administrative help received good news at the LinuxWorld Conference here on April 3 with the establishment of the Software Freedom Conservancy.
The Software Freedom Law Center, a provider of pro-bono legal services to protect and advance free and open-source software, has
Posted by iMark on 2006-04-05
Article Source : Reuters
Online exchange service GoldMoney.com said on Tuesday its customers have purchased more than 1 million ounces of silver since it began offering the metal on its Web site at the start of 2006.
By the end of the first quarter, GoldMoney's customers owned 1.3 million ounces of silver bullion valued
BEIJING-- Chinese Internet censors take more than a week to identify and block access to sites that allow Internet users to circumvent their controls, according to a top executive at Anonymizer.
"We've been surprised how long it takes the Chinese to block these sites," said Lance Cottrell, Anonymizer's president and chief
Apple on Monday released an update for Mac OS X, bringing the current version of the operating system to 10.4.6. The update addresses several issues with the Finder and networking, as well as fixing problems with some Apple and third-party applications.
Nortel reported that it has successfully tested 7.2 Mbps HSDPA mobile data calls using Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem MSM6280 combined with Nortel's HSDPA network equipment.
In reporting the tests Friday, Nortel said the calls covered frequencies in commercially available UMTS spectrum currently in use by mobile operators globally. The spectrum includes
A new twist on the existing exploit of Internet Explorer's zero-day vulnerability has slashed the time it takes to compromise a computer, a security company claimed Friday.
According to Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Fortinet, the exploit -- dubbed "JS/CreateTextRange.B" to differentiate it from the original -- takes much less time to execute. Read More...
Category: Security
IEEE standardizes 'e' verification language
Posted by iNext on 2006-04-05
Article Source : EE Times
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The "e" hardware verification language developed by Verisity Inc. has been ratified as the IEEE 1647 standard, EE Times has learned. The ratification may pave the way for broader acceptance of the language, which faces a challenge from SystemVerilog, also now an IEEE standard.
The use of mobile phones over a long period of time can raise the risk of brain tumors, according to a Swedish study released on Friday, contradicting the conclusions of other researchers.
Last year, the Dutch Health Council, in an overview of research from around the world, found no evidence that radiation from
