Security flaw discovered in QuickTime installation

Security firm eEye has discovered a flaw in the default installation of QuickTime. The company notified Apple 14 days ago and its practice is not to reveal details of the flaw until it has been fixed, confining itself to the following description: 'A vulnerability in default installations of the affected software that allows malicious code to be executed with little user interaction.' Further information is available in eEye Upcoming Advisory EEYEB-20040218. ...more

iTunes sales boost Disney profits

Disney has revealed a 27% leap in profits, thanks - in part - to its success in selling movies and TV shows through the iTunes Store. In its latest set of results, the company detailed sales of 23.7 million TV episodes, and 2 million films through iTunes. ...more

Google makes Google Pack Brit-ish

Google has kindly made its Google Pack officially available for the UK, saving us having to download the .com flavour. Containing such freeware as Adobe Reader, Picasa, Google Screensaver and Firefox, it's a 'a free collection of essential software'. ...more

Use the Web better, charities told

When using the Web to reach a bigger audience, charities have been told to look to the Sheffield group Arctic Monkeys for inspiration. At a conference hosted by the Charity Commission, non-profit organisations are learning how to use social networking, blogs, user-generated content, broadband TV and other online innovations to get their message out. 'We are entering an age of participative media where anybody with access to a computer has the potential to contribute in a unique and valuable way,' said Dame Suzi Leather, chair of the Charity Commission. ...more

SCO asks for at least another three months to meet court order

'Like showing up on the day of the final exam and saying you didn't have time to read the book yet' In SCO's response to a court order that it provide evidence to IBM on which it can build its defence, it asked for a further 90 days to fully comply - a request that may meet with a cool reception when the two parties meet in court later this month. The order to compel discovery granted to IBM 12 December last year meant SCO had to provide the documentation IBM requested within 30 days and to the court's satisfaction. While SCO claims to have produced 'all non-privileged responsive documents' and responded 'fully and in detail' to IBM's Interrogatories in the response filed yesterday, it attached a declaration in which SCO's General Counsel, Ryan E. ...more