New Zafi-C worm targets Hungarian Prime Minister

A new email worm carries a campaign against the newly sworn in Prime Minister of Hungary. The worm, named Zafi-C, is the latest version in the Zafi family. The B variant was widespread and urged the introduction of the death penalty in Hungary. ...more

Future chips to use magnetic chains

Nanoscale magnets may replace transistors in the computers of the future, after new research discovered that when arranged into rows the magnets are capable of passing information from one to another. With the limit of transistor miniaturisation approaching, the tinier nanomagnets could help to prolong Moore's law and ensure that processors continue to get faster and more powerful. Nanomagnets also have other advantages. ...more

Ballmer's Asian IP warning set to backfire

When Steve Ballmer wants to make a stir he makes sure that he makes a big one. At the same venue where he spoke of Bill Gates receiving 4 million emails a day he also chose the meeting of Asian Government Leaders Forum in Singapore to spread another generous helping of fear, uncertainty and doubt about open source software. Citing a report published a few months ago, Ballmer said that Linux violates some 228 existing software patents. ...more

Sun to open-source Java

Newly minted as CEO, Sun's Jonathan Schwartz took to the floor for his first appearance at his company's JavaOne Developer Conference in San Francisco to detail a new strategy to open-source Java and point it at SOA (Service Oriented Architectures). To date, Java has been popular for applications on mobile phones and websites, and is just a part of the systems giant's mammoth portfolio. But by open-sourcing Java, Schwartz seems to be painting it as the glue to unite its wide-ranging offerings as business adopts open-source technologies and moves to an SOA environment. ...more

BT sets SDSL prices for September launch

BT is set to launch SDSL broadband on 8 September and has released details of what connection speeds will be available and for how much. The IPStream Symmetric service - as the SDSL product is known - will be available at four speeds: 256kbit/sec, 512kbit/sec, 1Mbit/sec and 2Mbit/sec costing ?1,440, ?1,680, ?2,520 and ?3,000 a year respectively for a minimum one-year contract. The connection charge will be ?450. ...more