Articles Posted on 31 December 2008
New rogue security products
News Security
Few Rogue Security applications seen in the last week of December.Astrum Antivirus ProSites Associated74.50.119.187 Astrumavr com74.50.119.187 Astrumavrpro com
HP To Launch Mac-Friendly MediaSmart Home Servers
News Mobile & Telco
Hewlett-Packard on Monday has rolled out the next generation MediaSmart Servers, which is said to offer four times the memory capacity as compared to its prior versions, and is expected to be compatible with Mac...
Windows Media Player Has No Flaws Says Microsoft
News Security
Microsoft Corp. has denied reports that a security hole in its Windows Media Player application could be exploited to execute remote code on user’s PC. In its post to Security Vulnerability Research and Defense blog, the...
Verizon Wins $33 million Damage Against OnlineNIC
News Mobile & Telco
In the largest cybersquatting ruling ever, a US District Court in Northern California has granted a whopping $33.15 million to Verizon Communications, in a case against OnlineNIC, an internet domain registration firm. According...
LG Releases LCD TV With 0.5KHz refresh Rate
News Security
LG on Tuesday announced that it is all set to unleash 480 Hz LCD TV panels in the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas scheduled for next month. Dubbed as “Trumotion 480 Hz”, the new LCD panel will be equipped to...
Sony Still Loses Money on PS3 Despite Massive Cost Reduction
News Consumer
Sony has trimmed down the costs of manufacturing its next-generation PlayStation 3 gaming consoles by 35 percent, to $448.73, according to a recent reports by the analyst company iSuppli. According to the tear down report from...
Microsoft Downplays MD5 Hashing Algorithm Hack
News Security
In its response to security researchers’ claims of a method to launch undetected attacks on users’ PC by creating forged digital certificates, Microsoft Corp. has asserted that it is not expected to pose any...
