12th March 2008 Archive

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Code

• Back to batch with Java QCon 2008 Putting a spring in your mainframe's step

Distribution

• HP punches reseller for lying over customers Discounting the truth
• Northamber announces £2.94m cash return Surplus to requirements

Hardware

• Apple fans roast Apple fans Fix for overheating MacBook Airs

Security

• Critical Outlook and Excel bugs star in March Patch Tuesday Black Tuesday updates focus on MS Office
• Foreign losses jack UK plastic fraud up to £535.2m Negative cash flows
• Hacking attacks can turn off heart monitors Lock up your grannies
• IBM buys Encentuate to accumulate Lands security lab on Singapore
• Mac security site littered with malware Gamekeeper turned poacher
• Microscope-wielding boffins crack Tube smartcard The keys to London Underground, and plenty more
• Unpatched RealPlayer bug paves way for drive-by downloads ActiveX-ploit

Servers/Storage

• Microsoft buys virtualization tot for help with Vista Get inoculated with a Kidaro injection

Software

• Steve Jobs rescues freetards from BBC iPlayer wilderness (for now) iPhone streams start DRM-free download party
• Why I downgraded from Vista to XP More like an upgrade?