New kids on the blog, SCMP.com, August 22, 2005

“Whether gaining publicity for Canto-pop releases or turning up the heat on government policies, Hong Kong is slowly catching on to the latest communication craze.”

Full story at: http://technology.scmp.com/techmain/ZZZTRZ67MCE.html


Diversification Helps Spammer Make Fortune, Yahoo News, August 20, 2005

“Christopher Smith’s neighbours didn’t know exactly what he did for a living. But they knew well that he liked to collect expensive cars and set off fireworks at all hours.”

Full story at: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050820/ap_on_hi_te/a_spammer_s_tale


Google bypasses browser to search PC drivers, Web, Yahoo News, August 22, 2005

“Google Inc. unveils a computer and Web search tool on Monday using self-updating navigation and personal information software that puts it in more direct competition with Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL. The creator of the world’s most popular Web search system said it was branching out beyond pure search to help users manage email, instant messages, news headlines and music.”

Full story at: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050822/wr_nm/google_desktop_dc


Worms Exploit Plug and Play Vulnerabilities, eWeek, August 21, 2005

“New Analysis: The Zotob outbreak has put a spotlight on ongoing security woes and is forcing IT departments to find better, quicker ways to distribute patches. In 2003, the blaster worm infected as many as 10 million computers just three weeks after Microsoft Corp. issued a patch for the hole the worm exploited.”

Full story at: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1850269,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594


Customs Computer Virus Strands Passenger, Yahoo News, August 19, 2005

“Travellers arriving in the United States from abroad were stuck in long lines at airports nationwide when a virus shut down an US Customs and Border Protection computer system for server hour, officials said.”

Full story at: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050819/ap_on_hi_te/customs_computers_down


Microsoft Working to Fix Browser Flaw, Yahoo News, August 19, 2005

“Microsoft Corp. was working Friday to come up with a fix for a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser that could let hackers gain remote access to computer systems through malicious Web sites.”

Full story at: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050820/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security


Qualcomm buys Elata for $57 million, Reuter, August 18, 2005

“Wireless technology company Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday said it bought British software company Elata for $57 million to help it expand its product offerings for European wireless operators.”

Full story at: http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=9406350&src=rss/technologyNews


Google plans big new stock sale, ZD Net, August 18, 2005

“On Thursday, the eve of the first anniversary of its initial public offering, Google announced plans to seek more capital by selling 14.2 million shares of common stock on the public market.”

Full story at: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5838065.html


E-mail Wiretapping Prosecutions Could Increase in the Future, eWeek, August 19, 2005

“A federal appeals court ruling in Boston last week on email wiretapping is reverberation throughout the Internet community-and legal world-with a consensus emerging that there may be prosecutions in the future for what today is considered normal business practice by ISPs.”

Full story at: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1850388,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594