Adobe patches critical PDF vulnerability

Adobe recently issued patches for Acrobat, Acrobat Reader. The fix plugs a hole that exposed Windows XP users to attackers sending PDF files containing malware. According to various reports, exploits are running rampant around the Internet in search of unpatched applications.


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Security firms warns of attacks using PDF files

F Secure, a leading security firm warned about attacks using vulnerability in pdf document files. If those pdfs are read using a vulnerable computer then it will start downloading software from malicious websites. Usually pdf documents are not scanned and filtered at email gateways so the risk is high.

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Apple imposes limit on iPhone sales

Apple Inc. imposes new limit for iPhone for sales. It no longer accepts cash for iPhone purchase. Also Apple is limiting sales of iPhone to 2 per person. Buyers have to use credit card/debit card for making the purchase. The move is to discourage people who are buying iPhone for reselling. Apple estimates about 0.3 million iPhones are unlocked.

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Mac OS X Leopard Review by WSJ

First Leopard Review by WSJ

Apple lowers price for DRM free songs

Apple computers lowers the price of DRM free songs to 99 cents. This is in response to Amazon's new music store which offers music downloads for 89-99 cents. Apple's DRM music is available at 99 cents. The DRM free songs can be played on all players.

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Apple to Release Unlocked iPhone in France

Orange is expected to introduce an unlocked iPhone in the French market. French laws forbids companies to bundle a cell phone to a specific mobile operator. Orange is expected to release a locked iPhone for $560 equivalent and an unlocked version for more. Recently Apple decided to allow third party developers to create applications for iPhone.

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Mac OS X Leopard Up-to-Date Program

If you have purchased an Apple Computer after October 1, 2007 and don't have Mac OS X leopard then you can use Apple's Up to date program for low cost upgrade to Mac OS X leopard. Apple's website claims of as low as $9.95 for upgrade. For more details click here (Apple's website up-to-date page)

Ubuntu 7.10 countdown ends tomorrow

Canonical will launch the Ubuntu 7.10 tomorrow. The new Ubuntu is packed with more punch than all previous versions with improved multimedia capabilities, Software manager, X configurator among many others. Kubuntu and Xubuntu are likely to be released along with it.

Already beta versions and Release candidate versions are available. And if you are planning to download, use torrents instead of http servers because they are likely to flooded tomorrow.

Apple to launch Mac OS X Leopard on October 26

Apple Computers is all set to launch the next big thing in Operating Systems, the Mac OS X Leopard. This major update to Mac OS X comes with a whole new Desktop, Quick Look, Spaces and Time Machine, an utility for roll-backs. Apple claims that it comes with more than 300 new features. There is also boot camp so that you can run Windows over it. If you are new to mac check this page .

If you already have a mac you can preorder the OS X leopard now through apple's website or online stores

iPod Touch hacked: Runs iPhone Applications

iPod Touch hacked. Hacker reports about iPod Touch running iPhone applications like Google maps.

Apple lists iPhone Web Apps

Apple lists 204 Web Applications for iPhone. Various categories are listed in Apple's website.They include Face book Application, ESPN podcaster and many others. The list seem to cater needs of various users.

Apple webapps link: here

Adobe says Acrobat, Reader vulnerable to hacks

Acrobat, Adobe Reader contains unpatched bugs, Acrobat admitted today. These vulnerabilities can allow malicious programs to get on to a PC without the user's knowledge. Adobe promises a patch at the end of this month. But as the programs are so popular there is a good chance of a Zero Day Attack.

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Ubuntu 7.10 to be released in one week

Ubuntu 7.10 , the latest version of Ubuntu Linux , the most popular distribution is due to be released within 6 days. The new version comes with Gnome 2.20, Fast Switching, Graphical Configurator for X and NTFS write support. Apparmour is new addition which is an Application Firewall. The new version promises to be the best Ubuntu ever. Canonical recently signed an agreement with Dell for preinstalling Ubuntu in their PC lineup. The beta version is now available for download.

Microsoft patches Vista, IE

Microsoft released six critical patches on Tuesday. The patches cover both Vista, IE and Microsoft Office bugs. Most the patches are described as critical as well as important. The bugs can be easily used to compromise the system as easy as by clicking a weblink.

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Google buys instant-message startup Jaiku

Google bought Finnish instant message start up Jaiku. Jaiku has strong presence in instant messaing world as well as mobile messaging. Google has been focusing more on mobile market with its recent acquisitions.

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Yahoo mail celebrates 10th birthday and moves out of beta

Yahoo Mail Beta is no longer beta. Yahoo launched the final version of Ajax based mail service as it celebrates 10th birthday. The version comes with faster loading, all new icons and colours plus a wide range features including right click, shortcuts and tabs. Yahoo started mail service by acquiring Rocketmail 10 years ago. Yahoo is currently one of the largest email service in world with over 255 million customers.

EA Games now available for Mac

EA Games 's hot titles are now available for Macs. Currently there are six titles available. It includes big hits like Maddes NFL 08, Tiger Wood's PGA tour 08, Harry Potter, Need For Speed Carbon. EA is likely to announce release of new games soon looking at the demand. You can preorder them Apple store

Apple Store link: click here

Apple Patches Year-Old Windows QuickTime Vulnerability

Apple finally issued a patch for a year old QuickTime vulnerability. The problem was regarding the way the player handles the url. The vulnerability only affects Windows users. Mac OS X users are safe and Firefox already issued a patch to prevent use of exploit through it.

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Novell launches OpenSuse 10.3

Novell announced the release of Opensuse 10.3. It is promised to offer best in both world of Windows & Linux. Novell claims of improved boot up time. The earlier version was too slow in booting. The improvement is as much as 50 %. Also it has experimental KDE 4. Gnome is the default environment but it also has KDE 3.5.
Virtualization support is there with the latest version of Xen.

Download here

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Man Says Nano iPod Caught Fire in His Pocket

PCWorld reports of an incident that Lithium ion battery in iPod nano caught fire. It burned a man's pant. Luckily he was not hurt. There were issues relating to Lithium ion batteries earlier this year with laptops. Many companies like Apple, Dell, Lenovo recalled batteries because of problem.

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Yahoo! upgrades Search

In a recent move to catch up with the competitors like Google, Microsoft and Ask Yahoo upgraded their search recently. Yahoo search now shows suggestions similar to google. Alongside with Flickr Yahoo now has the largest image gallery in the web. Yahoo has been playing a catch up till now. The company is now focusing to reestablishing it as an innovator.

Hackers Post Techniques for Reversing iPhone Update

Hackers posted couple of ways to roll back the iPhone firmware update in a website iPhone dev wiki. The roll back restores some of the features of the iPhone like WiFi but call facility is not yet ready. Security experts believes this move of Apple will make people fear about iPhone updates. The new patch is believed to be a stronger encryption so a difficult one to crack.

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Software update disables hacked iPhones

As announced earlier Apple computers released a new update that render hacked iPhone useless. Many found their iPhone didn't work after the update was applied. Some worked after inserting original AT&T sim. The new update brings iTune WiFi music store and other added features to iPhone

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