Visa site flaw reveals personal details

A website flaw that revealed the personal details of people applying for visas in Britain was left unchecked for a year after the problem was first reported, according to PC Pro's internet security expert. The bug occurred on the VFS India website, The British High Commission's partner for processing UK visa applications from India. Essentially, you could access the organisation's database just by changing a few numerical identifiers in the URL. ...more

UK games chart: Harry Potter rules the roost

The spell cast by Harry Potter is still not fading - the movie spin-off Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire ascends from number six to number one in this week's ELSPA UK games chart. EA's game version of the bespectacled Hogwartian holds off a former number one, Lucas Arts' Star Wars: Battlefront 2. At number three is THQ's WWE Smackdown! Vs Raw 2006, for the PS2 and PSP, which is body-slammed by Mr Potter from last-week's top position. ...more

LaCie unveils new palm-sized Porsche-designed hard drives

F A Porsche is the latest renowned designer commissioned by LaCie to sculpt one of its products, the Data Bank. The Data Bank is a small hard drive holding 5, 10 or 20Gb of data in a 'sleek', ingot-shaped magnesium casing. At 111mm x 63mm x 13mm it's slightly larger than a credit card and slimmer than a mobile phone. ...more

Awards to be announced

The winners of this year's PC Pro Awards will be announced this evening at the exclusive Mandarin Oriental Hotel Ballroom, London. You can join us (and guests Philippa Forrester and magician Fay Presto) there, virtually, to find out which company is the most reliable notebook PC supplier, who provides the best technical support and service, and who makes the best handheld gadgets by visiting the site shortly after midnight. Black tie not required. ...more

Thomson Travel launch new website

The Thomson Travel Group has launched a new travel site called www.skydeals.co. ...more