Apple upgrades MacBook Pro and cuts price

Following yesterday's release of the first consumer MacBooks, Apple has upgraded the Pro version of the Intel laptops and cut the price. The MacBook Pro range now comprises 2GHz and 2.16GHz options for the 15. ...more

FTC shuts down major spyware operation

The US Federal Trade Commission has shut down the operations of a notorious spyware operation. Acting at the request of the FTC, a District Court has ordered that the company Enternet Media Inc and two of its affiliates cease operation immediately. The defendants are said to have run one of the world's top five biggest spyware networks. ...more

Toshiba shows off HD-DVD forward-compatible DVD disc

Toshiba struck another blow for its high capacity DVD technology yesterday when it announced a new disk which supports both the existing DVD and the HD-DVD format. The new disc, unveiled by Toshiba and Memory-Tech is a single-sided unit, with two layers. An upper layer can store up to 4. ...more

iTunes mobile delayed in launch spat

Motorola and Apple have delayed the unveiling of the iTunes mobile phone, because of differences in product launch policy. While Apple prefers to have the product available as soon as they launch, Motorola likes to unveil them months in advance. And Apple was not prepared to sanction a public unveiling until network operators are ready to begin selling the phone. ...more

Security experts warn of fake Microsoft bulletin

Finnish security experts F-Secure are warning of a fake Microsoft bulletin being spammed out since early this morning. The email claims to be bulletin MS05-039, although June's patches were numbered -034. Microsoft never actually sends out security bulletins via email in any case, but the structure of the email is very close to that of a genuine bulletin description. ...more