Intel plans six-core chip, due late this year
Chip giant Intel is working on a new version of its Xeon server processor that incorporates three dual-cores, giving the chip six individual processing engines.
Archive for February 28, 2008
No fix for Windows Home Server corruption, admits Microsoft
Two months after the issue was identified, Microsoft has admitted it still has no fix for a serious data corruption issue Windows Home Server users are facing.
Why selling an iPhone to an Aussie might be illegal
A twist in Australian competition law means that Apple’s iPhone might be illegal in its current form. Bundling a phone with a network contract is established practice, so what is it that Apple’s doing wrong?
Trojan targets Windows Mobile
McAfee has unearthed a Windows Mobile PocketPC Trojan that disables security, installs via a memory card, can’t be uninstalled and makes itself your home page.
Resident Evil Zero being ported to the Wii?
The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed that Capcom could be planning on developing an updated version of Resident Evil Zero for the Wii. Its been called Biohazard 0 in Japan and will be released during the Summer, but no information was given for a release in Europe.
Wikipedia bans UK government department over editing issues
Between August 2005 and August 2007, people at the Uk’s Department of Health had made almost 1,500 edits, page creations and/or entries on Wikipedia. This resulted in Wikipedia banning the DoH’s address from the site.
Gotcha, CAPTCHA! Gmail bot detector system cracked
Spammers have figured out a way to crack Gmail’s CAPTCHA system so that they can set bots to automatically sign up for gmail.com e-mail addresses. It apparently took a little more work than cracking the Windows Live Mail CAPTCHA, but it was still doable.
Microsoft must pay $1.4bn to EU!
The European Commission has fined US computer giant Microsoft for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.
Wireless worms will follow influenza’s example
It’s not just the flu that thrives aboard a busy flight or within a hectic workplace. Computer worms could spread in remarkably similar fashion, according to a new mathematical model.
Union to hijack global search engine - Google!
Britain’s biggest private sector union is using “cyber-warfare” to open a new front in a campaign against Marks & Spencer over workers’ rights. Unite, which has nearly two million members, plans to use searches for M&S on Google from 5am today to divert users to its list of grievances.
Overseas sales could revive Apple as Wall Street darling
The stock has fallen 40 percent from its recent highs, losing some $50 billion in market value –and it isn’t clear what could turn things around.
Pakistan lifts YouTube ban
Pakistan says it has lifted a ban on YouTube, after the website removed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, adding that an earlier worldwide outage sparked by its actions was unintentional.
