Out-of-band security patch addresses critical Windows vulnerability
It's a part of Windows that handles all the file and print sharing services over any network. Today, Microsoft decided to take the unusual step of issuing a patch for a vulnerability on this part now, and not wait until November 11.
The part of Windows known as the Server service -- the component responsible for handling file sharing, print sharing, and pipelining between computers -- has been hit once again with an exploit whose profile resembles an August 2006 problem patched the following month. But this time, Microsoft is announcing it received information about this latest exploit privately, indicating that unlike the older incident, Microsoft was working to pre-empt any possibility of the exploit making its way into the wild.
Comcast to roll out 50 Mbps 'wideband' to Philly, Boston, NJ, NH
With fiberoptic service such as Verizon's FiOS and AT&T's U-verse threatening to absorb current cable Internet customers, Comcast is moving ahead with its goal of leapfrogging over fiber by the end of 2010.
In another step toward its goal of providing DOCSIS 3.0 service nationwide by 2010, Comcast today said it will begin the formal rollout of what it's now calling "wideband" service, with download speeds peaking as high as 50 Mbps, in four more markets: Philadelphia, Boston, and parts of New Jersey and New Hampshire. Availability of very-high-speed service in those areas will come "in the next few weeks," according to a Comcast statement this morning.
Finally, BlackBerry Bold to hit the US on November 4
Hoping that consumers will also be willing to vote with their dollars in two weeks, AT&T has chosen Election Day in the US as its premiere date for the BlackBerry Bold, with Android G1 phone sales already well under way by that time.
In a statement this morning, AT&T said it's preparing to sell the HSDPA-supporting BlackBerry Bold for a starting price of $299.99, exclusively through its own retail outlets on November 4.
Apple: 13 M iPhones sold in total, 2.6 M Macs sold last quarter
5:23 pm EDT October 21, 2008 - During Apple's afternoon earnings call for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday afternoon, CFO Peter Oppenheimer reported that any slowdown on iPod unit growth was effectively stopped, along with record Mac and iPhone sales.
Since the premiere of the iPhone 3G in July, Apple has sold 6.9 million units according to company estimates -- which compares to 6.1 million first-generation iPhones sold over the entire life of the product up to the 3G launch date.
Samsung's bid for SanDisk is off, and so are SanDisk shares
This morning, global #1 flash memory provider Samsung announced it is completely withdrawing its bid to acquire NAND flash card leader SanDisk, and even provided a parting insult on its way out the door.
"The decision to withdraw the proposal to acquire SanDisk Corporation at $26 per share was made in considerations of the growing uncertainties in SanDisk's business, its stand alone value, and the current difficult economic environment," reads Samsung's public statement of its decision reached late yesterday.
Apple's Jobs: 'There are some customers we choose not to serve'
"While [our customers] may postpone purchases in tough times, they're unlikely to abandon the quality and seamless integration which they have personally experienced and become accustomed to with Apple's products," said Apple's CEO.
During Tuesday afternoon's quarterly conference call to close out Apple's fiscal year, CEO Steve Jobs made an uncharacteristic appearance -- along with CFO Peter Oppenheimer and COO Tim Cook -- ostensibly to allay fears that Apple would suffer any significant dips in growth as a result of the current global economic crisis.
Microsoft ships RTM of first SCVMM to work with Hyper-V
Several months after the company began its first shipment of its hardware-supported virtualization platform, Microsoft has officially closed development of its premium management console for that platform.
Up to now, many enterprises that had already adopted Hyper-V -- Microsoft's hardware-supported virtualization platform for Windows Server -- have been relying on a release candidate of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, the only working management software for Hyper-V, to get them by. At last, the time for walking that tightrope is over, with the release to manufacturing of the final SCVMM 2008.
New Fennec alphas enable mobile Firefox trials on desktop PCs
Download Mozilla Fennec for Windows 1.0 Alpha 1 from FileForum now.
It's not really a "community technology preview" of the first edition of Firefox for mobile devices, as some have described it to be. Rather, it's a peek inside the minds of people trying to solve some fundamental design problems on small platforms.
Certification process begins for Verizon's open devices
The open network era officially begins for Verizon Wireless, as the company's first choice for testing and certification of anyone's CDMA devices, for customers to bring to the network at will, begins testing new equipment today.
The first independent laboratory for the certification of wireless devices for enrollment by customers to Verizon Wireless' CDMA network, is now officially online. As previously announced as early as November of last year, that lab will be run by Intertek, an established global testing and certification service headquartered in London.
Flash's quirky 'two-second' bug still requires manual uninstall
Download Adobe Flash 10 Player for Windows from FileForum now.
How many times, the old Ronco TV spokesperson used to ask, has this happened to you? You're playing a Flash video in Firefox for Windows, and for a moment, you think it's actually going to start up.
Microsoft's Web Platform finally comes together
SanDisk juggles its assets in advance of NAND flash downturn
In the latest indication that manufacturers are bracing themselves for the worst, the leading provider of flash memory cards for countries including the US is reducing its stake in two key factories where NAND flash is made.
It is a very safe bet that CE devices are already taking a hit in sales, especially including MP3 players, digital cameras, and any kind of devices that use NAND flash memory. SanDisk is a major supplier, representing more than one-third of US sales of NAND memory cards for devices that use interchangeable memory, according to hardware analysis firm iSuppli.
Appeals court tosses Broadcom win, ITC can't ban Qualcomm imports
To paraphrase Yogi Berra, "It ain't over." As the wireless industry's most significant brawl brings itself to a boil once again, the victory upon which Broadcom had pinned its hopes has been eliminated by an appeals court ruling.
In a decision that could completely even the score between long-feuding Qualcomm and Broadcom, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday threw out a December 2006 decision of the US International Trade Commission, upholding a ruling of patent infringement on Broadcom's power-saving technology by Qualcomm.
Adobe Flash 'clickjacking' vulnerability fix requires admin alertness
A revised security architecture in the new version of Flash may drastically reduce malicious users' ability to "clickjack" their way into remote code execution. But it requires admins of content provider sites to take notice.
The cross-site scripting vulnerability problem with Adobe Flash has been known for some time. Since Macromedia first made it possible for Flash clients to receive content and instructions from sites outside the domain that launched them, it's been an even bet that the mechanism relied upon to maintain the integrity of Flash sessions would be the target of malicious attack.
Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is the beginning of something...just a beginning
Download Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 for Windows from FileForum now.
Web users who are expecting a major shift in philosophy in the first round of Firefox betas, may want to wait for the developers to have their say. For now, there are a few helpful features, but one really useful one remains on the way.
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