Second disk image flaw found in OS X

A security vulnerability has been found in OS X, the second flaw related to disk images that has been reported within a matter of days. The latest discovery reports a vulnerability caused by Mac OS X failing to properly handle corrupted UDTO HFS+ image structures, such as bad sectors. The flaw can be exploited to cause a system panic and denial of service. ...more

Yahoo! tries the personal touch to win search audience

Internet portal Yahoo! is showing its latest thinking in the development of search with new extensions to its My Yahoo personalisation. Visitors to the beta My Yahoo Search are able to edit individual results to store or block particular pages. Underneath each search result is the option to either Save it, Save with Note, Share or Block Site. ...more

Surf the Net from the skies

British Airways is testing a system that will allow its passengers to surf the Net from the comfort of their seats. The airline wants to be the first company to offer in-flight Internet and e-mail access and, thanks to advances in telecommunications, such a system could be in place by 2002. Aimed primarily at business users, the passenger will be able to connect their laptop computers to telephone sockets in the back of plane seats. ...more

The noose looms for Napster

Free music lovers are logging on in their millions as an impending court decision could put paid to the song-swapping side of Napster for good. The decision, to be made by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, is expected at 10am (about 6pm tonight, GMT). At a hearing in July, the Recording Industry Association of America had asked for an injunction to temporarily shut down the service be reinstated, until relevant copyright law has been agreed. ...more

Fox in iTunes movies talks with Apple

Fox movies may soon be on sale at Apple's iTunes Store, according to an executive for the studio's owner, News Corp. Peter Chernin, News Corp's chief operating officer, told a conference call with analysts and journalists that the company is holding talks with Apple, but would not say when, or even if, they would be successfully concluded. Currently only Walt Disney and its subsidiaries, such as Pixar, sell movies through iTunes, although Apple does sell Fox television shows. ...more