Ryan Naraine

Apple Computer has issued a security fix for vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X operating system. The Cupertino, Calif., company pushed out an update to Mac OS X 10.2.8 to plug holes in OpenSSL, the open-source toolkit for SSL . Two brief alerts from Apple said the OpenSSL flaw, first detected in October, was patched […]

Expanding its footprint into the U.S. mobile streaming market, RealNetworks Thursday announced a deal with AT&T Wireless to hawk on-demand streaming content to AT&T’s mMode wireless subscribers. The AT&T pact puts RealNetworks’ flagship RealOne service at the fingertips of another big-name U.S. carrier, coming on the heels of a similar partnership with Sprint PCS. While […]

Online security experts have raised the alert level on yet another e-mail virus ‘phishing’ for PayPal credit card numbers and other sensitive information. Just days after the appearance of the MiMail.I worm, anti-virus firms have started detecting a new, more sophisticated MiMail.J variant that has grown into a mass-mailer. MessageLabs slapped a ‘High Risk’ rating […]

Networking equipment giant Cisco Systems and a trio of allies in the anti-virus industry Tuesday declared war on malicious network worms. In a partnership with security specialists Network Associates , Symantec and Trend Micro, Cisco launched its Network Admission Control program to thwart the spread of worms across enterprise IT networks. Cisco, which makes a […]

With ambitious plans to “shift the tide” in the fight against junk e-mail, Microsoft on Sunday announced plans to port its SmartScreen spam filtering technology to new versions of Exchange. Microsoft boss Bill Gates used the spotlight of the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas on Sunday to spell out the company’s anti-spam and software […]

Looking to ride the wave of popularity in the online music space, San Francisco-based tech publisher CNET Networks on Friday announced a deal to acquire the assets of download pioneer MP3.com. Financial terms of the acquisition, scheduled to close in December, were not released. In a brief statement, CNET Networks hinted it would use the […]

The PayPal ‘phishing’ scourge is wearing a new mask. Security experts on Friday warned that a new variant of the MiMail e-mail virus is fast spreading through inboxes worldwide, trying to dupe PayPal users into giving up credit card numbers and other sensitive information. Internet scammers have been using the high-tech ‘phishing’ tactic to swipe […]

With aggressive plans to elbow its way into the high-end storage market, PC maker Gateway has inked an enterprise SAN reseller pact with Hitachi Data Systems. Gateway is expected to formally announce next week that it plans to resell Hitachi’s SAN product line as part of its push into the enterprise storage market. The Poway, […]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has ordered a reexamination of the controversial ‘906 browser patent, handing a crucial victory to Microsoft and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). USPTO spokesman Richard Maulsby told internetnews.com a direct order was issued by deputy commissioner Steve Kunin calling for a reexamination of all claims relating […]

Microsoft on Tuesday included three ‘critical’ security patches in its new monthly bulletin, including a cumulative update for Internet Explorer (IE), the world’s most popular Web browser. The November alert, which is the second monthly update issued under Microsoft’s plan to release security patches on a monthly cycle, also includes a fix for another ‘critical […]

Looking to steal the limelight from rivals Napster and iTunes, Seattle-based RealNetworks has inked a lucrative deal to market its Rhapsody music service to 5 million Comcast broadband subscribers. The Rhapsody service, acquired in April, will now be available as a music service option for Comcast high-speed subscribers. More importantly, RealNetworks will kick off a […]

Bookseller giant Barnes & Noble on Friday announced plans to spend $115 million to take full control of its BN.com subsidiary. Just months after increasing its stake in the online unit to 75 percent, Barnes & Noble offered to pay $2.50 a share for all shares in BN.com that it does not already own. If […]