24-03-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Microsoft's digital signature security compromised AMD tweaks Athlon but delays big change IE 6 improves privacy support The last of the Xeons Kodak snap new Palm camera Report condemns chat-room abuse Putting the user at the centre of "Hailstorm" EC sympathetic towards 3G licence debts 1GHz notebooks arrive Palm launches new handhelds Don't forget, we welcome your comments. Just click on a story and go for the 'Comments' link on the right-hand side of the screen. ...more

Sony Ericsson goes clamshell crazy

Sony Ericsson, the mobile phone spin-off, has released a group of new handsets including clamshell models and a new variation of the Walkman phone. The clamshell models are aimed at the style conscious business user. They are equipped with push e-mail support and RSS feeds for news updates and traffic reports direct to your phone. ...more

CeBIT 2007: Commodore Gaming revives brand

Those nostalgic for the Commodore 64 should note that the brand is reportedly relaunching with a range of gaming PCs at CeBIT 2007, courtesy of Commodore Gaming. '25 years ago, Commodore launched the best selling personal computer of the late 20th Century, the C64, and defined the early computer games experience for millions of people worldwide,' said CEO, Bala Keilman in a statement. 'We are privileged and excited to bring the Commodore brand back to the gaming community and mark a new chapter in its history with this exceptional machine. ...more

LaCie announces big drives

LaCie has unveiled the latest addition to its collection of hard drives, the Triple Interface. Each drive is equipped with two FireWire 800 ports 'for speed', one FireWire 400 for computers that don't support 800 and for 'daisy chaining devices' and one Hi-Speed USB 2 port, 'for cross-platform convenience'. The drives include all the necessary cabling, including a DV cable to enable digital footage to be downloaded direct from a camera. ...more

Top 20 vulnerabilities get Government thumbs up

Slow patching keeps old favourites on the list The US government and the SANS Institute have published the annual list of 20 most common security holes in a bid to spotlight and close weaknesses in Federal systems. This year's list reflects the growing popularity of Unix in both private and public sectors. The report now divides into two top 10 lists: one for Windows and another for Unix. ...more