Firefox flaw 'impossible to patch'

Hackers are claiming that the open source Firefox 1.5 Web browser has a serious flaw in the way it handles JavaScript. What's more, they also claim that the vulnerability is 'impossible to patch' and the implementation is 'a complete mess'. ...more

CE giants team on DRM-ready hardware

Four of the world's largest consumer electronics companies have announced plans to introduce products in 2006 with integrated digital rights management technology. Sony, Philips, Panasonic and Samsung revealed in January that they were working with a US company, Intertrust, to develop a DRM platform known as Marlin JDA. The platform is designed to create a common core standard which each CE manufacturer can tailor to its own specific requirements. ...more

Apple adds new mobo to MacBook Pro

Apple has begun shipping upgraded MacBook Pros following the discovery of several faults with the original design. The company has confirmed that the rev. D machines have a new mainboard to address several widely reported problems with earlier versions. ...more

British hacker steps closer to US extradition

A UK court yesterday approved the extradition to the US of a British man accused of hacking into systems belonging to the Pentagon and NASA. 40-year-old Gary McKinnon from North London is alleged to have hacked into computer systems belonging to the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, Department of Defense and NASA and viewed and deleted data between February 2001 and March 2002. He is alleged to have caused more than $700,000 in damage. ...more

Apple announce beefy 6GB iPod mini

Apple has unveiled a new 6GB iPod mini and cut the price of the existing 4GB model. The battery life has more than doubled and the choice of colours has also been refreshed. The 6GB variety sells for ?169, ?10 less than the old price, until today, of the 4GB model. ...more