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Symantec: Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks will intensify

Easy-to-use Neosploit toolkit takes advantage of a vulnerability revealed last week in Microsoft's database program

Acer in talks to supply netbooks with built-in 3G to operators

Mobile service providers could subsidize part of the cost of the Aspire one mini-laptops to encourage people to sign up for a 3G contract

Yahoo rejects MS proposal, seeks bid for entire company

Yahoo's board said it rejected Microsoft's latest offer because its recent search deal with Google is financially superior and less risky

Researcher to demonstrate attack code for Intel chips

Kaspersky says CPU bugs are a growing threat, with malware being written that targets these vulnerabilities

Borland sets ALM rollout with three tools

Borland's software delivery management platform is intended to help improve on project delivery

Micro Focus buys Liant

PL/I, modernization capabilities picked up

iPhone 2.0 includes critical security fixes

Besides adding new features, the iPhone 2.0 software also patches issues with the previous OS's networking and browser software

Top 10: iPhone 3G, DNS flaw, Microsoft’s cloud

This week's roundup of the top 10 tech news stories includes the release of the iPhone 3G, a controversial DNS flaw, Microsoft's cloud computing strategy, and more

Users eager, integrators mixed on enterprise iPhone use

Despite rabid consumer interest in Apple's iPhone 3G, IT professionals still wary of device's enterprise-readiness

Former HP exec pleads guilty to stealing trade secrets

Former Hewlett-Packard vice president of imaging and printing services shared confidential information about IBM's product costs and materials with superiors

ATI acquisition still weighing on AMD

AMD will take a charge of $880 million related to ATI's former business units in the second quarter of 2008

Sun lays off approximately 1,000 employees

More staff cuts planned in wake of restructuring, poor quarter

Is the Do-Not Call list not working?

Update: iPhone activation woes hit early buyers

A problem with the iTunes server has caused problems with Apple's plans to activate new iPhones at the Apple Stores

Daily news beat for July 11, 2008

Apple turns its back on mobile standards

The iPhone continues to go its own way when it comes to industry specs for remote management

FCC moves toward prohibiting Comcast traffic management

Comcast says the FCC has provided no guidance on how to deal with network congestion

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Securing that home PC

iPhone 3G: The arrival-day FAQs

We have answers to your most pressing questions about Apple's newly arrived iPhone 3G

Microsoft fixes month-old WSUS patch snafu

Redmond patches flaw that had blocked users from grabbing security patches through Windows Server Update Services for several weeks

Experts: Microsoft’s online service push has holes

Microsoft is shining a bright light on the benefits of hosted online services, but many corporate users will find the Exchange and SharePoint services fall short of the mark

PC maker takes preorders for quad-core Intel laptop chip

The same PC maker that earlier leaked details of Intel's Centrino 2 is now taking preorders for laptops based on an unreleased quad-core mobile processor from Intel

Intel set to launch Centrino 2 next week

Intel's latest mobile platform will deliver speedier performance and faster wireless connectivity to laptops

First impressions: iPhone 3G

The iPhone 3G is a sleeker, more professional iPhone that benefits from some major refinements

Debating the merits of SSDs

iPhone 2.0 download is a beta. Wait ten hours and get the real deal.

Artificial intelligence tied to search future

IBM-sponsored conference focuses on paradigms for "The New AI"

Oracle to release 45 security patches Tuesday

The security fixes are considered critical and will include 11 database fixes that affect a number of versions within the 11g, 10g, and 9i releases

Analysts: Think twice before choosing iPhone contract

Experts warn that 'unlimited' deals may cost consumers more in the long run; businesses, meanwhile, should negotiate for better pricing on Apple's smartphone

Incentives for service reuse? Not good

Oracle pushes BI to the iPhone

The Business Indicators BI app will be made available via the App Store as Oracle begins a planned wave of releases for the iPhone that will include BPM and CRM apps

Oracle expands access to key database feature

In a move designed in part to help businesses upgrade to the 11g database, Oracle has extended support for Real Application Testing to all 10g releases and 9i Release 2

Daily news beat for July 10, 2008

Storm worm exploits U.S., Iran tensions

McAfee warns users to be wary of e-mails with the headers 'The beginning of World War III' and 'USA declares war on Iran'

Lab test: HP’s iPaq 910c worth the wait

Putting Apple, Microsoft and VMware in perspective

Hands on: HTC’s iPhone 3G rival, the Touch Diamond

The Touch Diamond should give the 3G iPhone a run for its money, so long as HTC is able to work with service providers to lower the price of the handsets

Talk of Internet bug spawns backlash from hackers

Researcher says a full disclosure of the technical details about a major flaw in the DNS could be exploited in a 'cache poisoning attack' that would make the Internet unsafe

Yahoo opens its search technology to third parties

Yahoo to release an API that Web sites can use to build their own search services, including the ability to rerank results and control how they are presented

Linux build service offered

The Novell-sponsored openSuse Build Service 1.0 provides access to code repositories and makes it easier for developers to contribute code

Microsoft offers free Vista-to-XP downgrade help

Microsoft is offering free tech support to businesses that buy Vista PCs, and if the customers are unsatisfied, the company will offer a free downgrade to Windows XP

Apple hopes cheaper iPhone 3G will broaden market

The new features of the iPhone 3G as well as the price drop should make the handheld more appealing, even to businesses

Senators question NebuAd, targeted ad privacy

NebuAd's chairman/CEO tells Senate committee that company collects limited data about users and anonymizes the data it collects, including IP numbers

Good incentives boost datacenter energy efficiency

Microsoft has found that resistance to datacenter efficiency improvements is a behavioral problem, not a technological one

Fighting spam with Exchange 2007

Microsoft confirms active Word attacks

Microsoft provided few details of the vulnerability other than to say that it could be triggered by rigged Word documents if the user opened them

Daily news beat for July 9, 2008

Major Web hosting provider launches low-cost Exchange rival

MailXchange includes e-mail, calendaring, contact, and document sharing and management starting at $4.99 per user, compared to $6.99 per month for Microsoft Exchange

Update: Google tool creates 3D social spaces on Web sites

Google's Lively platform integrates with the regular Internet, enabling users to create a 'room' and embed it with their Web site or blog