From the This Doesn’t Inspire Confidence Dept comes news that a patch recently released by Microsoft to fix a critical security vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser does not work, according to security experts. CNET says that the vulnerability was discovered by eEye Digital Security around four months ago. The vulnerability in question can be exploited by… Read More »
The RIAA PR dept may not like this, but then again, they must have been pretty busy the past coupla months: The New York Post reports that The Recording Industry Association of America is suing a 12-year-old New York City girl. Brianna LaHara was among 261 people sued for copying thousands of songs via… Read More »
Bad news for those of you who hate pop-up ads: A U.S. federal judge has rejected a lawsuit by truck and trailer rental company U-Haul which sought to ban software by Internet advertising company WhenU that launched rival pop-up ads when customers access U-Haul’s Web site, Reuters reports. The judge said the ads don’t… Read More »
Apple have also just released 20GB and 40GB models of its best-selling iPod digital music player. The new 40GB iPod holds up to 10,000 CD-quality songs in an enclosure that is lighter and thinner than two CDs. iPods are available in three models: a 10GB model for just $299 (US), the new 20GB model for… Read More »
In case you didn’t think there was a future in paying for music downloads, Apple have announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over ten million songs from the iTunes Music Store since its launch just over four months ago, averaging over 500,000 songs per week. The ten millionth song, “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne,… Read More »