IBM and Adobe lock up PDFs

Acrobat 6.0 keys into IBM security software IBM and Adobe have announced new security features that take advantage of Adobe's Acrobat 6.0 and IBM's encryption utilities. ...more

Autorooter worm attacks Windows RPC flaw

The US Department of Homeland Security's concerns that hackers were preparing viruses to take advantage of a recently discovered flaw in Windows have been vindicated, with the arrival of the Autorooter worm. The almost inevitable sequence of events - from a vulnerability being identified to exploits for it entering widespread use - have been squashed into a couple of weeks. Just two weeks following Microsoft's warning of a Windows vulnerability in the handling of the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) protocol - which allow programs running on one computer to run code on another - Kaspersky Labs has flagged the arrival of the 'Autorooter' Internet worm, which attacks vulnerable Windows NT, 2000 and XP systems. ...more

Nokia's knockout quarter - every third phone is a Nokia

Nokia has revealed healthy figures for its Q4, leaving Chairman and CEO Jorma Ollila 'more than happy'. Although net sales decreased 5 per cent over the corresponding quarter last year, it's still a rosy picture for the mobile phone operator. At the end of a difficult year for the industry, the company recorded an operating profit of ?1,589m and a net profit of ?450m for the final quarter, and a net profit of ?2,200m for the year. ...more

IDF, Fall 2004: Intel eyes all-day battery life

All-day battery life by 2010 is the new Intel target according to Anand Chandrasekher (pictured), General Manager of Intel's Mobile Platforms Group. The commitment sometimes varied to 'eight hours of battery life by 2010' but the principle was the same: 'longer battery life is the new frontier'. Intel is moving power management even further up the priority list for mobile computing. ...more

Stop whining, Microsoft tells Apple

The head of Microsoft's legal department has warned Apple to stop blaming the music companies for its 'inability to sell every conceivable iPod'. General counsel Brad Smith said that Apple was 'doing pretty well', and that it was the music companies that were doing less well. It is they, not the company controlling the delivery mechanism, that Smith believes should be able to decide how their products should be provided to the general public. ...more