IE flaw threat raised to 'extremely critical'

The security company Secunia has re-issued warnings about critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The advisory was first published back in October 2004 - New security holes identified for Internet Explorer post SP 2 - and it even affects machines that have Windows XP SP2 installed. As well as increasing the rating of the threat - from 'highly critical' to 'extremely critical - Secunia has constructed a test program, which can be used to check if a browser is affected. ...more

iPod maker defends its working conditions

Foxconn, the Taiwanese iPod maker, has defended the working conditions in its Chinese factories, denying claims made by the Mail on Sunday. Foxconn said that the report was a vicious attack on the company and that there are huge discrepancies between the truth and the newspaper's allegations. The Mail on Sunday claimed that Foxconn employees were working in 'slave' conditions, with one plant near Shenzhen employing 200,000 people, who worked 15 hour days for $50 per month and lived 100 to a room in company dormitories. ...more

Apple fixes Java security problem

One for those involved with cross platform development. Apple has released an upgrade for its Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ). Version 2. ...more

Web entrepreneur commits perfect cybercrime

A Seattle-based web entrepreneur has achieved the perfect political cybercrime, without breaking any laws. Newsvine.com chief executive and co-founder Mike Davidson's perfect hack was the result of what you might call a social engineering tactic in that it involved the use of one of his free templates. ...more

A low-down on... mobile phone technology

If you've ever wondered what goes on when you're walking down the street talking to a friend over a mobile phone miles away, here's how it all works. ContentsTDMA CDMA GSM Satellite connections Beyond TDMA 3G technologies The Mobile Internet Useful sites TDMA Your voice is sent across the network to the receiver's phone as a digital signal. It's sent to your operator's nearest base station, which then sends on the signal through the operator's network to your friend, all those miles away. ...more