apple has issued a
security update for Quicktime 7.1.6.
the vulnerability of the quicktime version in question allows attackers to entice users to a website with a maliciously coded java applet and then run attack code on a compromised machine.
Labels: Technology
# posted by j @ 00:48 et / | 
google offers free book download service
google's book search service will now allow classic literature fans and the general public to access and download PDFs of dante's
divine comedy, aesop's
fables and other popular classics and rare books that are no longer subject to copyright. users will also be able to print the books.
however, books still under copyright will only have bibliographies and limited extracts available through the search service.
the book search service is part of a larger project that google is undertaking with universities to digitise the works of several libraries and put them online in a searchable format. the
university of california is the latest educational institution to sign up to the project, which has already got
harvard,
stanford,
university of michigan,
university of oxford and
the new york public library on board.
source: electricnews.netLabels: Culture, Technology
# posted by j @ 11:06 et / |
the mylo cometh
AFP reports that sony will market the
mylo (standing for
my life online), a palm-sized, first-of-its-kind wireless broadband device that would allow users to exchange online voice and text messages, browse the internet and listen to music.
the oblong-shaped
mylo should be available in the US, in black or white, starting in september for round US$350. the device features a 6,1-centimetre (2,4-inch) colour liquid crystal display with a slide-out thumb keyboard and comes embedded with instant messaging services such as Google Talk, Skype and Yahoo Messenger and so will allow internet-based calls and online chatting services for users
without paying service fees or signing mobile phone contracts.
the mylo can scan for available wireless networks and its HTML browser lets users connect to full web pages as well as send e-mails.
the gadget has a built-in speaker for listening to music stored in its one-gigabyte flash memory, which can also store digital pictures.
sweet!
Labels: Technology
# posted by j @ 11:07 et / |
microsoft security updates
-sorry, but... why are they issuing these patches?
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it's to patch the patch of the patch they've been trying to patch.Labels: quotations, Technology
# posted by j @ 13:30 et / |
