Mobile operators rush to win iPhone contract

Mobile operators are already scrambling for the rights to carry the iPhone in the UK. According to The Times, O2's owner, Spain's Telefonica, has already had preliminary talks with Apple CEO Steve Jobs, but will face strong competition from Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone. NTL-owned Virgin Mobile was not mentioned in its report, possibly because it does not have its own network, but rents space from other carriers. ...more

Apple puts high-speed, high capacity storage online

Apple has released a beta version of new software for creating shared access across a network to high-speed, high-capacity storage. The Xsan software enables the easy creation of storage area networks (SANs) which can be accessed simultaneously by all users and are ideal for environments where many people need access to the same data. These include professional video editing as well as large enterprises and organisations. ...more

Microsoft makes 200 changes to IE7

Microsoft has made over 200 changes to Internet Explorer 7 as it struggles to meet CSS standards. The development team says that the new browser, which has been feature complete since March, is now in the process of being given a final polish before the official release later this year. Markus Mielke, the IE 7 Program Manager writes in the blog posting, 'We understand that we are far from being done and we know we have still a lot of work ahead of us. ...more

Firefox flaw faked

One of the researchers who claimed to have found a major flaw in Firefox at the ToorCon hacking conference has admitted he made it all up. In a Statement on the Mozilla web site Mischa Spiegelmock said that the flaw in the browser's handling of Javascript was not an exploitable issue and that the exploit code he presented wouldn't work. He claimed the whole thing had been a joke. ...more

Microsoft poised to open Times Square store

Microsoft is poised to follow Apple into the US retail market by opening a store in New York's Times Square. The New York Post reports that the company is currently 'on the prowl' for a suitable location in which to create a 'branding experience'. Microsoft declined to comment on the report, which said that real estate broker Jones Lang LaSalle has been asked to supply information about One Times Square, the building made famous every New Year's Eve. ...more