F-Secure warns of bogus McAfee email

Finnish security company F-Secure said yesterday it had received numerous reports of an email in circulation that appeared to be from McAfee, which instructed recipients to download a bogus update which was in fact a virus. The email contained a link to a webpage that appeared to be associated with McAfee and requested the download of a file in order to protect against an invented virus called Kongo31.XRW. ...more

Microsoft alerts Windows users to critical flaw in JScript engine

Software giant Microsoft has issued an alert to Windows users of version 98 and above following the discovery of a flaw in the Windows Script Engine. The vulnerability allows a hacker to run malicious code embedded in a Web page or delivered in an HTML email. The Windows Script Engine provides Windows operating systems with the ability to execute scripts written in Visual Basic or JScript. ...more

Next-gen PDA chip

Motorola's DragonBall MX1 processor, developed under the ARM architecture required by the fifth incarnation of the Palm OS, is the first mobile chip to be certified for the software. While Palm-based handhelds pre-PalmOS generally ran DragonBalls at 66Mhz, the MX1 will rocket along at 200Mhz and is optimised for integrating peripherals, multimedia and power-management. It also boasts efficient MP3 and MPEG4 processing as well as support for wireless technologies and so is also aiming at other mobile products including tablets and phones with 2. ...more

HP to sell 'value' cartridges for all inkjet models

HP is to extend its high-yield cartridges to the whole inkjet family under the new XL value range. The inkjet giant today told selected journalists at its ThInk in Business event in Singapore that it will be reshuffling its consumable lines in 2007 to distinguish more clearly the gap between light and heavy users. 'What we want to give is a choice, not only of printer but also of the type of supply you can get for it,' said Eduardo Macias, HP's business development project manager. ...more

Sony cuts PS2 price

Sony has announced that it is to cut the price of the PS2 console with immediate effect. The PlayStation 2 console will drop in price from the current price point of ?104.99 (€159. ...more