Apple warns iPhones vulnerable; fixes bug (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc has released an iPhone software patch to fix a critical software bug uncovered by two independent researchers that make the devices susceptible to secret attacks by hackers.
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Adobe Patches 12 Vulnerabilities in Flash Player (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Adobe Systems on Friday issued a security update to its Flash Player that fixes at least 12 security holes. The patch plugs a zero-day vulnerability attackers have been using to break into computers via Flash.
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Apple releases software update for iPhone vulnerability (AFP)
AFP - Apple released a free software update on Friday that eliminates a security vulnerability in its hot-selling iPhone.
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EBay working on alternative software for Skype (AP)
AP - EBay Inc. is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company run by the service's founders.
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Apple Patches iPhone SMS Vulnerability (PC World)
PC World - Apple released the iPhone 3.0.1 software update, patching the SMS vulnerability revealed Thursday at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. The release notes of the 3.0.1 update were short and to the point: "Fixes SMS vulnerability" for the iPhone 3G and 3GS.
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Essential Security Fixes for Adobe Flash, Reader, Acrobat and AIR (PC World)
PC World - Adobe has issued a range of patches for its most popular software to head off malware-pushing assaults that use poisoned PDF files to trigger a flaw in Flash.
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'Last Lecture' prof's program to be updated (AP)
AP - Carnegie Mellon University will release an updated version of the animation-based software developed by late "last lecture" professor Randy Pausch to teach computer programming.
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Microsoft Acknowledges Mobile Mishaps (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft had a tough year gaining traction in the mobile space, but the software giant is hoping that a new strategy centered on the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 will help it gain up to 60 percent market share, executives said Thursday.
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Leak: Motorola's 'Sholes' Android Smartphone Headed to Verizon (PC World)
PC World - Motorola's second phone based on the Android mobile operating system is called Sholes and will sport some beefy specs and sleek design that will appeal to serious smartphone users, according to photos and specs leaked online. Last week details regarding Motorola's first Android phone, Morrison, were leaked online, but the phone's specifications and design failed to wow.
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VoloMedia Claims a Patent on Podcasting (PC World)
PC World - Software developer VoloMedia has been awarded a U.S. patent that the company says covers the basic elements of podcasting, including subscribing to a podcast, automatically downloading or deleting podcast files, and synchronizing those files to a portable media device.
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Android, Windows Mobile Phone Sales Slower Than HTC Expected (PC World)
PC World - Taiwanese smartphone maker High Tech Computer (HTC) lowered its 2009 revenue forecast due to slower than expected sales of new smartphones that use Google's Android mobile operating system and Microsoft's Windows Mobile.
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EBay Says No Change to Skype IPO Plans (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - EBay Inc shrugged off speculation on Thursday that its planned spinoff of Skype could be in danger, given an ongoing dispute over the technology used in the online telephone unit and new plans to develop proprietary software.
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EBay says no changes to Skype IPO plans (Reuters)
Reuters - EBay Inc shrugged off speculation on Thursday that its planned spinoff of Skype could be in danger, given an ongoing dispute over the technology used in the online telephone unit and new plans to develop proprietary software.
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Anti-theft software could create security hole (AP)
AP - A piece of anti-theft software built into many laptops at the factory opens a serious security hole, according to research presented Thursday.
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Some Cheap PCs Aren't Eligible for Free Win 7 Upgrade (PC World)
PC World - Many potential buyers of laptops priced under US$300 in the U.S. had an unpleasant surprise over the weekend: The machines would not be eligible for a free upgrade to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system.
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McAfee 2Q profit slides 40 pct, tops analyst views (AP)
AP - McAfee Inc.'s second-quarter financial performance exceeded analyst expectations amid rising demand for the software maker's computer security products.
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Microsoft CEO 'surprised' by market reaction to Yahoo! deal (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday he was "surprised" by the market reaction to the software giant's Web search deal with Yahoo!, whose share price was hammered on Wall Street.
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Intel is Right: Windows 7 Will Succeed (PC World)
PC World - Now here's a prediction you can believe in: Sean Maloney, the chief sales and marketing officer for chip maker Intel, predicted yesterday that Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system will be welcomed and adopted by consumers and businesses much more quickly than Vista.
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Open-source Project Aims to Makes Secure DNS Easier (PC World)
PC World - A group of developers has released open-source software that gives administrators a hand in making the Internet's addressing system less vulnerable to hackers.
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Goodbye, Windows Mobile. Hello, Windows Phone (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft plans to change the name of its Windows Mobile operating system, the company let slip at a recent event. Instead of Windows Mobile, the OS will be known as Windows Phone, the Inquirer reports.
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