Multi multi-dimensional browser previewed

A Korean company has developed an Internet browser capable of displaying both 2D and 3D multimedia on the World Wide Web. Komid claims it's the first time that 2D and 3D capabilities have been integrated into one browser. The iConnector software will make its debut at Comdex in Las Vegas next month and will be available free-of-charge from December. ...more

Microsoft opens Port 25 peek into its Open Source Lab

Microsoft has created a website to offer us a peek into its little secret - the company's Open Source Software Lab. The new site dubbed Port 25 has been opened to allow the engineers working on Microsoft open source projects to communicate with the community at large. The site consists primarily of blogs from the Microsoft staff working there. ...more

Microsoft plays down virulence of Plug and Play Zotob worm attack

A worm that exploits the new Microsoft MS05-039 'plug and play' security vulnerability is the latest online threat to grab the headlines. In the latest case this is literally true, as media outlets such as CNN, ABC, The Financial Times, and the New York Times have been high profile victims of the attack. Microsoft issued its last monthly security update on 9 August. ...more

Apple releases security updates for three flavours of X

Apple has released several security updates, covering various generations of OS X and OS X Server. The updates provide a number of security enhancements in several areas and for applications including Mail and Safari. Security Update 2004-01-26 is available via Software Update or from the following links: OS X 10. ...more

Intel turns to Extreme UV lithography for printing shrinking processors

Intel has passed two milestones in the development of extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, a technology for building the ever smaller microprocessors of the future. Intel has set itself the goal of printing circuitry as small as 30 nanometers (nm). The chip giant has installed the world's first commercial EUV lithography tool and set up an EUV mask pilot line. ...more