Slew of critical security alerts announced by Microsoft

Anyone who hoped that Windows XP Service Pack 2 would bring an end to the monthly blizzard of security patches is going to be disappointed. This month, Microsoft has issued a whole slew of 'critical' and 'important' patches to its software. All in all the bulletin is reporting seven 'critical' problems found with its software and three 'important' vulnerabilities. ...more

Psion celebrates 20th birthday

Last night, Psion, Britain's leading manufacturer of electronic organisers celebrated its 20th birthday. The party was held at a swanky wine bar in Covent Garden, but it made one wonder how much Psion had to celebrate. The days of it dominating the handheld computer industry are long gone with the likes of Palm and PocketPC machines swamping the market, but in the light of these changes the company seemed quite buoyant. ...more

The Linux Year [part 1] - a look back at 2005

With the birth of each new year, the accolade of 'year of the penguin' has been dusted off and pre-emptively awarded time after time. 2005 was no different, and there's little reason to suppose that 2006 will underwhelm either. We're coming out of 2005 with a massive vindication of the open source movement. ...more

IE patch leaves a hole

Infoworld reports that the recent patch issued by Microsoft to defend against attackers exploiting the Download.Ject vulnerability does not fix a similar attack that simply targets a different component. Dutch security expert Jelmer Kuperus has published code barely hours following the release of the patch that shows how a patched PC can still be vulnerable. ...more

CES: Conan O'Brien takes the limelight in Gates' keynote

'Gadgets are no longer just for geeks... ...more