Windows ME's hole in Help

Help and Support Center flaw opens door to hackers. A 'critical' vulnerability exists in the way Windows ME handles requests to the Help and Support Center - giving attackers control over the local system to read and modify files and run code. An attacker could create a Web page or HTML email that contains a link to connect to the Help and Support Center. ...more

Psion buy into Teklogix

Psion PLC has announced the successful acquisition of Teklogix International. Psion, famous for its range of handheld computers have bought into Teklogix for £242 million. The North American company is a leading supplier of portable and wireless computers. ...more

Las Vegas a-buzz over Google keynote

Rumours are buzzing about what Google is planning to announce in its first keynote address at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show today. The Wall Street Journal is reported that the search engine is planning an extension to its Google Video product which will offer downloadable videos, movies and TV programmes for sale through its content partners. Among the names linked with the announcement are CBS and the National Basketball Association. ...more

Red Hat in IPO recriminations

As high-tech stocks lose their lustre, the recriminations continue. This time it is Red Hat that is charged with misleading investors over the details of its original share issue. We have reported before on the search for scapegoats as investors count their losses, with lawsuits being brought against Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Larry Ellison of Oracle. ...more

Google aids the visually impaired

Accessibility is thrown into the general ranking mix as Google's search adds the quality of the page design to the usual factors such as relevance and popularity. Tools used by the visually impaired to access websites, such as text-to-voice machine readers, are often unable to make sense of sites designed for visual impact rather than accessibility. Graphical elements that break up blocks of text and nested tables are just a few of the problems that make websites unusable by the visually impaired. ...more