Over a million MySpace users have been exposed to spyware that exploits a Windows vulnerability through a banner ad on the site. Those using Internet Explorer that has not been patched against the Windows Meta File vulnerability could be exposed to spyware and adware
Internode is planning a trial of a new flavour of ADSL it says will provide a major lift to upstream data speeds. An adjunct to the ADSL2+ standard, the Annex M
protocol has the potential to lift data upload speeds to 2.5 Mbps, compared to the 1Mbps available under the current Annex A
already in use. Download speeds remain the same, at 24Mbps
Several large studios will start letting people create DVDs of movies in their homes using a new feature of CinemaNow, an online movie-downloading site
The Federal Emergency Management Agency prohibits journalists from having unsupervised interviews with Hurricane Katrina victims who have been relocated to FEMA trailer parks, according to a report in the Baton Rouge Advocate
A plane made almost entirely out of printed
parts flew last weekend at an airshow in Britain. It was made by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and is a 28m unmanned vehicle made of radar-absorbing composites via Boing Boing
For five years, Oxana Malaya lived with dogs and survived on raw meat and scraps. When she was found she was running around on all fours barking via Warren Ellis
A Calgary biotech firm has developed a process to turn genetically modified safflower oil into human insulin in commercial quantities. The process reduces capital costs by 70% and product cost by 40%. SemBioSys says it can make more than one kilogram of human insulin per acre of safflower production. That amount could treat 2,500 diabetic patients for one year and, in turn, meet the world’s total projected insulin demand in 2010 with less than 16,000 acres of safflower production via Slashdot
Nobody’s Watching
, a pilot made for last year’s upfronts that was never picked up, is being put back into development by NBC after gaining attention on YouTube
Google Earth, the satellite imaging site that brought us hovering cars, is now the source of a mysterious new find — this time an unusual man-made landscape in a remote part of China. The Chinese site based in the very remote Huangyangtan region, appears to be a small-scale model of a piece of territory complete with snow-topped mountains, streams and valleys via Warren Ellis
Scientists have managed to regrow nerve fibres after a spinal injury. Using an enzyme called sialidase, isolated from bacteria, researchers were able to stimulate nerve fibre growth in rats
Troubled telco iiNet has started looking for a buyer for its iHug-branded New Zealand business
A Net neutrality law isn’t needed because the US already has antitrust laws that would keep broadband carriers from acting in an uncompetitive manner, Internet pioneer David Farber said Monday in a debate against TCP/IP co-creator Vinton Cerf
Microsoft has filed 26 lawsuits against alleged dealers of pirated software in seven US states. Microsoft claims the companies sold pirated software or computers loaded with pirated software
Giant office equipment maker Ricoh will next year supply an optical component that reads both HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs. The move could take the heat out of the battle between rivals Toshiba and Sony over next-generation DVD formats
The Australian domain name regulator will seek to expand its powers beyond basic domain administration in an extraordinary general meeting of its members to be held in mid-August
On the directions of the government of India, Indian ISPs have started censoring and blocking web properties. This was first noticed by Indian bloggers and upon inquiring with their respective ISPs, the actions are confirmed. Unfortunately, Blogspot and TypePad are the targets until now — via Slashdot
Researchers at Hewlett-Packard have developed a tiny wireless memory spot
chip that can store up to 100 pages of text. Developed over four years by HP Labs in Bristol, the chip is about the size of the head of a match and could potentially store a patient’s medical chart on a hospital band
Indian Scientists have succeeded in developing a vaccine against the bird flu disease that has affected poultry business in many parts of the world. This was formally announced, and ICAR Director-General Mangala Rai described this as a big step forward in tackling the highly pathogenic avian influenza
A research group in China has reportedly developed a third-party application that allows users to communicate with Skype Voice-over-Internet (VoIP) phone calls. Skype has issued a statement that there is no evidence of such reverse-engineering and that, even if true, such a clone would not have the feature set and reliability of Skype
Demand for interoperability will pressure vendors like Apple to bring down technology barriers — or face consequences — via digg
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