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East Coast Site Editor

Daily News beat for May 9, 2008

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May 9, 20081 min

Installing Windows XP SP3 sends some PCs into an endless series of reboots. A Windows blogger has tentatively identified XP SP3’s problem as involving only machines using processors from AMD.

Apple is once again being pilloried for its green credentials, taking last place among computer firms rated within a recent ClimateCounts survey on climate friendliness.

Windows Vista has experienced 639 unique vulnerabilities over the last six months, slightly more vulnerabilities than Windows 2000.

AT&T has offered no explanation for why it scrubbed from its Web site all references to iPhone users receiving free access to AT&T’s public wireless hotspots.

In the high-tech industry dozens of CEOs came away with multimillion dollar compensation packages, pumped up by huge stock and option awards, which is doing little to quell the cry for reform from industry watchdogs and activist shareholders.