Microsoft to fix .wmf Windows flaw

Microsoft says it has come up with a fix for the vulnerability exposed in the graphics rendering engine between Christmas and the New Year. As we reported yesterday a new strain of virus has appeared which means that a specially designed Windows Metafile (wmf) could be used to gain access to a machine and take control. The situation is worsened by the fact that source code for the exploit has been published on the Internet and that the virus changes itself when it replicates, making it harder for it to be detected by traditional signature-based security software. ...more

NTT DoCoMo to launch Wristomo Wristwatch Phone in Japan

Japanese telecoms giant NTT DoCoMo is to begin sales of the Wristomo, the world's first commercial wristwatch-style Personal Handyphone System mobile phone, on May 7, 2003 in Japan. Costing 37,000 yen, excluding tax, (?193), it comes with a standard accessory kit including battery charger, cushioned pad and adjustable wrist band. An optional cable (SI1001) that connects the Wristomo with a PC to exchange data costs 6,200 yen. ...more

Next Mozilla incarnation speeds browsing

The Mozilla organisation has announced the availability of version 0.1 of its Phoenix browser, which is claimed to start up in half the time of the current Mozilla 1.1 browser and Netscape. ...more

Yahoo! Travel expands to include tourists' own experiences

Yahoo! is expanding its Yahoo! Travel service to introduce additional information from other tourists to help users plan their trips. Instead of simply a service offering flights and hotel bookings, the Internet portal hopes to draw in the experience of other travellers. The additional features of Yahoo! Travel are nothing new and are mostly repurposed tools from other parts of the sprawling Yahoo! empire. ...more

Nasdaq stock exchange threatens to delist SCO

Controversial Unix company SCO is in the dog house with the Nasdaq stock exchange, which is threatening to delist the company if it doesn't straighten out its finances. The troubles centre on accounting procedures for its employee stock purchase plan that delayed the filing of its 10K annual report - due at the end of January. SCO's PR Director Blake Stowell said that this involved 'an accounting treatment we have to consider before filing our 10K . ...more