MS readies Vista code injection risk fix
Redmond security gnomes get tough
Critical bug fixes are on the agenda for this month’s monthly patch update from Microsoft.…
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Microsoft touts trustworthy browsing with IE8
If it asks if you’d like to see some puppies, just say no
Microsoft has detailed a raft of security improvements due to appear in Internet Explorer 8. The second beta of Redmond’s web browser will be packed full of features designed to thwart phishing and drive-by download attacks, Redmond explained on Wednesday.…
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Scareware runs amok on PlayStation site
Sony gamed by hackers
Gamers visiting the US Sony PlayStation website risk malware infection after the site was hit by hackers.…
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Built-in browser expiry proposed to fight botnet menace
45% fail to update surfing software, report finds
Nearly half (45.2 per cent) of all internet surfers neglect to regularly update their browser software. Slackness in applying updates in a timely fashion leaves an estimated 637 million surfers vulnerable to drive-by download attacks, according to a new survey.…
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Mobile Music A $7.3 Billion Industry By 2011 (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Research firm eMarketer predicts that music sales as a whole will continue to decline, but online and mobile markets will grow rapidly.
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EU musicians oppose Europe-wide online licensing (AP)
AP - The Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb and other European music composers warned Thursday that standardizing music royalties across Europe could hurt musicians and the songs they write.
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New British ad campaign targets downloaders (Reuters)
Reuters - A grubby man in the pub named
Nigel who buys counterfeit DVDs is being replaced by a sheepish
young office worker named Nigel who downloads movies and music
illegally at his desk in a new British ad campaign against
piracy.
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Recognize the Reveler: Who’s Flipping the Finger? (E! Online)
E! Online - Here’s a Hint: This blond singer has a hit song that’s getting major airplay and she’s clubbing at NYC hot spot Butter, so why’s she giving us a digital diss? Maybe she’s just trying to show off her injured finger to gain some sympathy points from her paparazzi pals.
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BurnLounge Promoter Settles FTC Complaint (PC World)
PC World - The promoter of a digital music service settles a U.S. FTC complaint against him.
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Apple’s iPhone could find Asia tough to crack (AFP)
AFP - The iPhone 3G, which Apple is billing as twice as fast and half as expensive as the debut model, will roll out in cities from Tokyo to Sydney on Friday — but it could face challenges in Asia it will not have elsewhere.
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