Internet Software Consortium patch blocks Verisign Site Finder

US domain name registrar Verisign Inc, has caused a storm in the Internet community by redirecting all misspelt or non-existent domain names to its own 'Site Finder' seach page resulting in the Internet Software Consortium producing a patch to block the site. Verisign said that the move was to 'improves the user-browsing experience when the user has submitted a query for a non-existent second level domain in the .com and . ...more

Open source web authoring tool released

Nvu, an open source, cross-platform website authoring tool has been released, with the aim of providing the tools to create standards-based websites in a WYSIWYG environment, without resorting to code. Pronounced N-view, the software draws on three Mozilla technologies - its Composer HTML layout tool, Gecko rendering and extensible XUL architecture - but is greater than the sum of its parts, with integrated CSS, a comprehensive colour picker, forms, table and cell resizing rulers, a spelling checker and customisable toolbars The standalone application was built primarily for Linux, though Mac and Windows test variants are available. For more information go to www. ...more

PlayStation 2 is hacked

The console Sony said was unhackable has fallen to those electronics wizards of the soldering iron. The PlayStation 2 model SCPH-15000 was said to be hack resistant, but like most things, it was just a matter of time before the next-generation console fell to the hackers. A mod-chip has surfaced in Asia that foils the PS2 mod lock out. ...more

Sony settles over dodgy DRM fallout

Sony BMG has agreed to settle a New York state lawsuit arising from its controversial deployment of digital rights management technologies on CDs released in the US. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, which will have to be approved by a judge, the record company will compensate anyone who purchased a CD that included either XCP or MediaMax DRM and will provide tools for removing the software from PCs. It will also recall all XCP CDs, having already recalled MediaMax discs, and has committed to limiting its use of copy protection measures in the future. ...more

Virus warning: The Party was wild

A new virus has been spotted in the wild that arrives as an email, begging the recipient to click a link to some party photos. The link www.myparty. ...more