Apple updates AirPort support for Core2Duo portables

Apple has released updated AirPort wireless connectivity software for its Core2Duo portables. The update improves AirPort compatibility in 15in and 17in MacBook Pros and the 13in MacBook - no further information is supplied. AirPort Update 2006-002 is available via Software Update or from apple. ...more

Microsoft to offer patch for Windows Media Player vulnerability

Following last week's discovery of viruses targetting Windows Media Player, Microsoft plans to release an update for Media Player 10. The company says that the patch will stop viruses using its DRM technology to pull in malware from the net. Last week, Panda Software discovered two viruses, labelled Downloader-A and -B which posed as . ...more

W3C maintains modular progress towards CSS 3

The W3C has published a Working Draft of the multi-column layout module for CSS3. The draft describes how to allow content to flow from one column to another, specify column width, and allow the number of columns to vary, all depending on available space. W3C notes that using CSS to style columns is more flexible than table mark-up as they can more easily be presented on a variety of output devices including speech synthesisers and small mobile devices. ...more

Ofcom finds 118 numbers getting cheaper and more accurate

The deregulation of the directory inquiries service and the replacement of the old BT 192 service with 118 numbers is working, according to OfCom. In a survey of 118 numbers, the watchdog claims that 87 per cent of requests for numbers were accurate and that half the providers charge less than 40p to provide a single number. Researchers made mystery shopping calls to the top 30 directory enquiries providers who now account for 95 per cent of the market. ...more

Rambus wins Supreme Court battle with Infineon

I/O systems developer Rambus Inc has won the final legal battle in its long running dispute with Infineon. The United States Supreme Court has turned down Infineon's appeal against the ruling made in the Federal Courts confirming RAMBus's ownership of memory patents. The Supreme Court also turned down Infineon's claims that Rambus's patents infringe the open standards set by the electronics industry trade body the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC). ...more