Java Web Start vulnerability highlighted

The security company Secunia is warning of a 'highly critical' vulnerability in Java technology. Specifically, it reports a problem with Java Web Start, which is included in the Java 2 platform Standard Edition (J2SE). This can be exploited by a malicious application elevating its privileges to read and write local files that are accessible to a user running the Java Web Start app. ...more

Anti-semitic site falls off the Google rankings

The anti-semitic website 'Jew Watch' has disappeared from the pages of Google. Because of the adverse publicity the site's web hosting company EV1 had terminated the owner's contract and taken it down. As a result, Google says, it's web spiders could no longer crawl the site and it therefore no longer officially exists. ...more

Mac OS X 10.1.3 update released

Following several weeks' speculation that it was imminent, Apple has released the latest update to Mac OS X. The 10.1. ...more

Gates gets slapped wrist over private investments

Bill Gates has fallen foul of the US anti-trust authorities over two share dealings he made in 2001 and 2002. As a result he has agreed to pay an $800,000 fine. The offences concern Gates purchase of shares in two companies, Services Incorporated and ICOS Corporation. ...more

Mobile web domains get first date

The Mobile Top Level Domain (mTLD) has announced that the .mobi Internet address will go live on 22 May. The domain is designed to identify websites that have content targeted at mobile devices. ...more