Security experts puzzled by lack of OS X malware

Security experts at McAfee have expressed a degree of bewilderment at the complete lack of malware for OS X. While malware - viruses, spyware and the like - is widespread on Windows machines, not one pervasive infection has been witnessed in the six years since OS X 10.0 was released. ...more

And also today (21-September-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. A Tiny enterprise Tiny Computers has launched a new division to specifically address the corporate market. The move comes on the back of signing a corporate agreement with Avon Cosmetics. ...more

Band outwit Napster Users

It doesn't take much to catch out the freeloaders of this world and Canadian group Barenaked Ladies have proved that this is the same on the Internet. In an action that could be described as a 'poke-in-the-eye', the band has flooded Napster, the popular music-swapping community, with copies of their new single. The catch is that the song isn't the new single, but a rather clever advertisement. ...more

Sony launch baby PDA

Sony has announced three new Cli? PDAs, including its smallest ever model. Aimed at the low to mid level markets, the SL10 weighs only 103g and is only 16.5mm thick. ...more

Retailers panic over BBC Wi-Fi scare

Leading electronics retailers fear that sales of wireless networking equipment are set to plummet following a BBC Panorama investigation into Wi-Fi radiation. Panorama will tonight claim that radiation given off by a Wi-Fi equipped laptop is 'three times higher than the.. ...more