Theft victim chats up thief

A mix of dim and sharp wits and Net chat software helped a theft victim recover a stolen laptop. According to a Skype blog, one user had a laptop stolen on which Skype had been installed and configured to start automatically when booting. The victim downloaded Skype and set up another account which they then used to make contact with the new 'owner' of the laptop. ...more

AMD outlines its quad-core computing

AMD has been revealing details of its technology roadmap, specifically what lies ahead with quad-core computing. Scheduled to appear in the first half of 2007 - first for servers, but then rolled out across AMD desktop and laptop offerings - this will be the next step for AMD multi-core processing. AMD's Technical Director, Sales & Marketing EMEA, Giuseppe Amato, outlined details of the 65nm process-based quad-cores that we can expect. ...more

Microsoft offers enterprises time out patch for IE's Eolas legal tweak

Microsoft has confirmed that it is going ahead with the scheduled 'update' of Internet Explorer that will bring the browser into compliance with the Eolas ruling. However, the company says that it will also issue a 'compatibility patch' (deployed like a hotfix) that allows customers to turn off the change until the 2 June security update cycle The delay has apparently been made at the request of Enterprise customers who have their own ActiveX controls built into their systems and need extra time to resolve compatibility issues. However, Microsoft is strongly advising customers not to deploy the compatibility patch unless they absolutely have to. ...more

Linux is the success story in server market

IDC has published its state-of-the-nation research on the worldwide server market, for the second quarter of 2003. And it is Linux that stands out as the success story of the last three months. IDC reports that Linux server platforms generated almost a 40 per cent increase in revenues from the same period a year ago, up to $650mn. ...more

Symantec reports boom in viruses and worms

The number of malicious attacks has hit an all time high in 2003. Not only are viruses and worms increasing in number, but, thanks to the Internet, are propagating at an ever faster rate. These are the gloomy findings of the latest Internet Security Threat Report from Symantec Corporation. ...more