iPhone software lock-out is key to security - Symantec

Apple's decision not to allow third-party software onto the iPhone will go a long way to ensuring that it is not prey to viruses and other malware, according to security firm Symantec. Writing on the company's Security Response Weblog, principal software engineer Eric Chien, says that as long as the iPhone remains a closed system - and Apple CEO Steve Jobs seems determined that it will - the risk of infection will be very low. 'The lack of the ability to install just any software will greatly mitigate the risk of malicious code on Apple iPhones,' he wrote. ...more

New bug-fixed version of Firefox released

The open source consortium Mozilla has released a new version of its popular Firefox browser this week. Version 1.0. ...more

PC Pro's Reliability and ServiceAwards 2004

Last night, at the Park Lane Hotel in London, the prestigious 10th Anniversary PC Pro Reliability and Service Awards were held. First of all, thank you again for all the Pro readers who took part in our survey to help determine the prize winners. This year has seen a record response: 13,000 of you took the time to complete our survey, making this the most comprehensive guide to customer support and product reliability in Europe, let alone the UK. ...more

Handspring makes smart move

PDA maker Handspring has entered the smart phone market with the announcement of the Treo 600. While previous models in the Treo range - which was the first to combine a Palm OS based PDA with a mobile phone - were on the bulky side, the 600 is as small as the new generation smart phones, but remains a fully-featured PDA running Palm OS 5 with an integrated QWERTY keyboard. The Treo technology is one of the reasons for the recent agreement that will see Handspring acquired by rival PDA maker Palm. ...more

Nvidia targets mid-range workstation graphics with Quadro FX 1100

Nvidia has extended its Quadro workstation range with the FX 1100. Dubbed by Nvidia as addressing the 'mid-range professional graphics' market - it is aimed at the traditional workstation space of CAD/CAM, multimedia content creation and scientific visualisation applications. With 128MB of memory and a 128-bit floating-point graphics pipeline, it is manufactured on IBM's 0. ...more