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iPhone takes third of smartphone profits

iPhone takes third of smartphone profits

6th Aug 2009 Apple's iPhone is responsible for an impressive 32 percent of overall profits in the smartphone sector - despite accounting for a mere 8 percent turnover. [15]

WebGL brings 3D acceleration to browsers

WebGL brings 3D acceleration to browsers

5th Aug 2009 The non-profit Khronos Group has given out a few details of its up-coming royalty-free WebGL standard, which promises plugin-free 3D acceleration within your browser. [30]

Visiting hacker foils fraudlent ATM

Visiting hacker foils fraudlent ATM

4th Aug 2009 A hacker attending the DefCon convention at the Riviera Hotel Casino foiled a plot to skim credit card details from attendees after spotting something 'funny' about an ATM. [15]

iPhone SMS hijacking flaw fixed

iPhone SMS hijacking flaw fixed

3rd Aug 2009 A bug in the way the iPhone handles SMS messages which can lead to remote code execution - first spotted by security pro Charlie Miller - has been patched by Apple. [6]

Cable fault disconnects West Africa

Cable fault disconnects West Africa

31st Jul 2009 A fault in an undersea cable has left most of West Africa disconnected from the Internet - and a repair vessel may take up to two weeks to reach the affected area. [31]

CentOS project lead disappears

CentOS project lead disappears

31st Jul 2009 The leader of the CentOS project - a Linux fork based on the Red Hat distribution - has disappeared, prompting an open letter asking for him to get in touch on the project website. [16]

Sky to launch 3D TV service

Sky to launch 3D TV service

31st Jul 2009 Sky is planning on launching a 3D TV channel next year, which is compatible with its current range of Sky+ HD boxes - although dorky glasses will be required. [11]

Google open sources Wave

Google open sources Wave

29th Jul 2009 Before it's even officially launched, Google has release 40,000 lines of code for its Wave collaborative communications platform under the Apache 2.0 licence. [5]

Microsoft launches Marketplace competition

Microsoft launches Marketplace competition

29th Jul 2009 In an attempt to drum up interest in its up-coming Windows Mobile Marketplace, Microsoft is giving away four Surface devices to developers. [6]

NetSol crack loses 570,000 credit card details

NetSol crack loses 570,000 credit card details

28th Jul 2009 A crack which installed code on servers at Network Solutions has leaked over 570,000 credit card details. [13]

Win next-gen hardware with Asus and bit-tech

Win next-gen hardware with Asus and bit-tech

28th Jul 2009 Asus, bit-tech and Custom PC combine their powers to host an event where you can try new Asus hardware, quiz the engineers and take the kit home at the end [19]

HP researchers create browser-based darknet

HP researchers create browser-based darknet

28th Jul 2009 HP workers have created a 'darknet' system for anonymous communications which operates entirely within the browser. [21]

AVG update kills iTunes

AVG update kills iTunes

27th Jul 2009 An update for Grisoft's AVG anti-virus package misdiagnosed iTunes libraries as being Trojan Horse applications, panicking users and disabling iTunes, iTunesRegistry.dll, iTunes.dll, small.bog, trojan [45]

Microsoft proposes browser ballots

Microsoft proposes browser ballots

27th Jul 2009 Microsoft has unveiled plans for a 'ballot screen' in Windows 7 E which will allow users to choose their Web browser, and is just waiting for approval from the EC. [54]

Adobe flaw leads to Trojan attack

Adobe flaw leads to Trojan attack

26th Jul 2009 A pair of flaws in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader are being exploited by ne'er-do-wells to drop a Trojan horse onto Windows boxes. [11]

Qualcomm hit with massive fine

Qualcomm hit with massive fine

24th Jul 2009 Mobile communications giant Qualcomm has been hit with a record fine by South Korean antitrust authorities over claims of anticompetitive behaviour. [8]

Windows 7 released to manufacturing

Windows 7 released to manufacturing

23rd Jul 2009 Microsoft detailed plans for the rollout of Windows 7 RTM and confirmed the Family Pack's existence, but later said that it may not come to the Europe. [25]

Synaptics introduces 10-finger multitouch

Synaptics introduces 10-finger multitouch

23rd Jul 2009 Synaptics has introduced a new range of capacitive touchscreens capable of scaling to display sizes of 8" inches and tracking ten individual points of contact. [17]

Sky sting unmasks repair shop frauds

Sky sting unmasks repair shop frauds

23rd Jul 2009 A sting operation carried out by Sky News showed five out of six computer repair shops overcharging for a simple fault - and attempting to access the customer's bank account. [38]

Adobe open-sources two frameworks

Adobe open-sources two frameworks

22nd Jul 2009 Adobe has released the source code for two of its Flash-based frameworks - the Open Source Media Framework and the Text Layer Framework - via the Mozilla Public Licence. [0]

Taiwan invests NT$30 billion in DRAM firms

Taiwan invests NT$30 billion in DRAM firms

22nd Jul 2009 The Taiwanese government has pledged at least NT$30 billion (£557 million) to help out its ailing DRAM manufacturing industry. [2]

O2 launches iPhone app contest

O2 launches iPhone app contest

21st Jul 2009 O2 UK has launched a competition for the best O2-themed iPhone application - with a £10,000 prize - ahead of its exclusivity deal with Apple ending in September. [5]

Microsoft releases Linux kernel drivers

Microsoft releases Linux kernel drivers

21st Jul 2009 Microsoft has surprised many in the industry by releasing kernel drivers which allow Linux to play nicely with its Hyper-V technology under the GPL open source licence. [13]

Symbian signs malware app by mistake

Symbian signs malware app by mistake

20th Jul 2009 The Symbian Foundation has admitted to a failure of its digital signing process which lead to a botnet-creating malware package being signed as safe for install. [9]

New Firefox vulnerability confirmed

New Firefox vulnerability confirmed

20th Jul 2009 A flaw in the way Firefox 3.5 handles Unicode text can lead to remote code execution - the second such bug to hit the browser in less than a week. [14]

Firefox 3.5 suffers critical JS flaw

Firefox 3.5 suffers critical JS flaw

16th Jul 2009 A flaw in the just-in-time compiler introduced in Firefox 3.5's new JavaScript engine can lead to code execution, with Mozilla calling the un-patched hole "critical." [21]

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