Symantec blames yesterday's code for today's security flaws

Legacy code is still a factor in the security problems facing modern software. Internet users are facing cyber attacks from flaws in software that are discovered at the rate of seven a day, according to Symantec's Internet Security Threat report for the latter half of 2003. The report reveals the trend is rising - in 2003 the company recorded 2,636 new vulnerabilities compared with 2,587 for 2002. ...more

PC Pro specification change: Mesh Matrix 64 3800+ Ultimate

Due to a shortage of high-end ATi chips, Mesh has been forced to change the specification of its Matrix 64 3800+ Ultimate, which won PC Pro's Ultimate PCs group test in issue 121. Although assured by ATi that 'Mesh is a priority', Mesh has no concrete allocation of the original graphics card, based on ATi's Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition, and therefore can't guarantee supply to its customers. The replacement card is based on nVidia's GeForce 6800 GT chipset (the GeForce 6800 Ultra is proving just as difficult to obtain in any volume). ...more

HP Labs enters a digital fourth dimension

'Making history come alive' is not likely to send shivers of anticipation down the spines of many these days, but what HP Labs is up to in the Tower of London right now might make gazing glassily at dusty old relics and ruins a thing of past. HP Labs is trialling its Mediascape technologies at the Tower during the half-term week, and visitors using a GPS- and RF-enabled iPaq handheld can get an insight into the characters and stories that make up the site's history. So what? A bunch of tourists wandering around wearing headphones and listening to a virtual tour guide. ...more

Yahoo! sued over ads on Google

Yahoo! has been sued for trademark infringement after posting ads on Google. JPEnterprises, which runs the US dating service lovecity.com, alleges that Yahoo! bid for the term 'lovecity' in order to run ads for its own dating system on Google. ...more

Europe to wait months as Sony stocks US with PSP handhelds

Sony has delayed the European release of its PlayStation Portable. The needs of the American market come first. The handheld gaming device - which marks Sony entry into the space currently dominated by Nintedo - has already launched in Japan and is scheduled to be on sale in American stores 24 March. ...more