Uninterruptable Power Supplies recalled

Leading uninterruptable power supply manufacturer APC is recalling two models in its range following reports that they may represent a fire hazard. The two models - the Back-UPS CS 350 and Back-UPS CS 500 - may cause overheating of the units, resulting in the melting of the outer casings. APS says that 2. ...more

Palm unveils compact laptop device

Palm has introduced its long-awaited 'third product', a compact portable computer to accompany its Treo smartphone. The new Foleo is about the size of a hardcover book and, at around 1.1kg, half the weight of other small laptop computers. ...more

ICANN asks Verisign to suspend Site Finder redirects

ICANN, The US Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, on Friday asked Verisign to drop its controversial move to redirect all mistyped and unregistered .net and .com URLs to its own Site Finder search service. ...more

Java ousts C++ in American high schools

The US College Board has further sanctioned the establishment of Java by making it the language of choice for high school programming tests. C++ was the language previously used. The Java language will be used for tests of programming skills in advanced-placement (AP) computer science tests (the AP tests enable US high school kids get credits for college-level courses). ...more

IBM adds to Java Security

IBM has released a number of free tools to help improve the security of Java applications. Among the tools on offer is automatic data encryption for Java. The company says that the IBM Secure Shell Library for Java automatically encrypts data transmitted from one computer to another, including passwords and information stored in files, therefore preventing it from being exposed to hackers and other online menaces. ...more