Novell's SUSE 9.1 brings a 2.6 kernel first

SUSE has launched its first Linux product since its acquisition by Novell - SUSE 9.1 - which it claims as the first commercial distribution to incorporate the new 2.6 kernel. ...more

Firefox bug causes breakup with fianc

Step 9 is 'Break-up with fianc?', but steps 1 to 8 detail a bug in Firefox's password manager submitted to Mozilla's Bugzilla flaw reporting service. According to the details of the bug, Firefox isn't very good at keeping details between XP accounts separate, causing the account holders in this case to, well, separate. Just how this particular privacy issue ended up in a relationship breakdown emerges from the bug report. ...more

Big Blue a bit green, Sun slightly sour, but Apple solid

Here, in one easily digestible portion, is how the major IT players have fared with their latest financial results: IBM, Sun, Compaq, AMD and Apple. Big Blue is a bit green about the gills according to its latest financial results for the quarter ending March 2002. As per its profits warning of a week ago, profit was down and revenue was down, with the company blaming a sharp downturn in orders. ...more

The return of the Bagle

A new variant of the Bagle worm appears to be spreading rapidly. Kaspersky Lab says it has already caused a serious outbreak and uses a range of methods to ensure propagation. The worm arrives as an email with a range of short messages in the subject and message fields and a file attached named wsd01, viupd02, siupd02, guupd02, zupd02, upd02 or Jol03. ...more

Microsoft drops Smart Tags shock

Windows XP, or IE6, will not carry Smart Tags when they are launched in the autumn. The details behind this decision have yet to emerge. A UK Microsoft spokesperson could only confirm that Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6 would not contain the Smart Tags feature when they are launched, 25 October. ...more