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Archive for September, 2006
Bug in Internet Explorer could be patched sooner than expected.
Sep 25th
Microsoft is considering releasing a fix for a bug in Internet Explorer, as malicious hackers are actively exploiting the bug online. The bug could be deemed serious enough that waiting for the usual monthly patches would put too many users at risk.
The bug means that “hackers” can take over Windows machines and install ad/spyware which could not only annoy alot of users, but compromise the security of online activities such as online banking.
It was discovered by anti-spyware firm Sunbelt Software on 21 September, and can be exploited by using the weaknesses found in the way Internet Explorer handles vector graphics.
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Launch for PS3 delayed for Europe
Sep 7th
According to the BBC, the launch of Sony’s long-awaited PlayStation 3 games console in Europe has been delayed until March 2007.
Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony’s global computer entertainment division, said the machine would still be launched in November in the US and in Japan.
Mr Kutaragi blamed the European delay on problems in mass producing elements of the high-definition Blu-ray disc drives in the machines.
Sony said it still aimed to ship six million new PlayStations by March.
But it halved its forecast for the end of 2006, saying just two million units would be shipped worldwide before the end of December.
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