Nachi.B virus sweeps up after MyDoom

A new variant of the virus that cleaned up after last August's Blaster worm has appeared - this time with the purpose of sweeping up after MyDoom. Nachi.B removes both the a and b variants of MyDoom, but this is largely redundant considering that MyDoom's attack on the SCO site is due to end today. ...more

VIA launches JEDEC Standard DDR400 Memory certification

Chip developer, VIA Technologies, has introduced a programme to validate JEDEC specification DDR400 memory for its chipsets for the Intel Pentium and AMD Athlon XP processors. The programme, developed in conjunction with Advanced Validation Labs (AVL), uses VIA's PT800 and KT600 reference platforms. During testing researchers will perform a range of thermal, stress and compatibility tests. ...more

Researchers schedule January as 'month of Apple bugs'

Two security researchers intend to kick off the new year by detailing a range of Mac exploits. Kevin Finisterre, an independent security researcher, and a hacker known only as LMH, will begin publishing information on vulnerabilities in Apple products on 1 January 2007. Each day they plan to disclose one flaw involving Apple's operating system Mac OS X or applications that run on the OS. ...more

Pinnacle smiles on analogue shooters

Owners of analogue camcorders will be pleased to know that Pinnacle's latest editing suite, Studio Deluxe, supports analogue and digital video. The new release features a capture card that boasts inputs and outputs from and to DV and analogue camcorders, VCRs and TVs, meaning that those with analogue equipment will be able to upgrade to digital without changing the card, and that those already owning digital equipment will still be able to edit video on old analogue tapes, for example. Aside from the card, the suite comes with breakout box, so you don't have to duck under the desk to plug and unplug your equipment, and Studio 7, Express DVD and Hollywood FX Plus software to edit, create DVDs and add effects to your video. ...more

UK games chart: PlayStation 3 blasts the charts

A feast of new entries in this week's ELSPA UK Games Chart as the debut of the PS3 on these shores makes waves, along with the final arrival of a major PC game in the form of S.T.A. ...more