Sean Michael Kerner

Searching from a mobile device is about to get a whole lot easier, thanks to a new mobile search service from FAST. Called “msearch,” the service promises to provide mobile users relevant search results from within their carrier’s networks, including applications such as ringtones. Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) was the company and the technology […]

America Online today made a series of announcements that flesh out its AIM offering. AIM mobile is now set to include picture sending and sharing, a new mobile portal and new MapQuest services for mobile users. The Instant Pictures service allows mobile as well as desktop AIM users to send pictures over to either mobile […]

The Mozilla Browser, originally an offshoot from AOL’s Netscape and the spark that helped to coin the term “open source,” will no longer benefit from new releases from its Mozilla Foundation masters. The movement has since given birth to a new group that may take over future releases of the suite. In an open posting […]

Novell officially announced the next version of its mainstream Linux offering today, called SUSE Linux Professional 9.3. SUSE Linux 9.3, which ships in April, promises a long list of the latest and greatest in open source software, including the 2.6.11 Linux Kernel, which was released a few weeks ago. Novell said SUSE Linux 9.3 would […]

The open source GNOME Project released version 2.10 of its desktop operating environment today, with thousands of changes, new video and audio features, and usability improvements. GNOME 2.10 comes six months after the 2.8 release, which is included in Red Hat and other Linux distributions. The improvements in 2.10 continue the “spit and polish” trend […]

MSN Messenger 6.0 includes video capability that Microsoft claims has been used by 30 million MSN Messenger users, out of approximately 155 million total users. The new video service is being jointly developed with webcam vendor Logitech as part of the two firms’ ongoing relationship. “As part of the extended relationship, MSN and Logitech will […]

Less than a month after the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 4, the number one Linux distributor finds itself walking a fine line in protecting its trademark from clones of its latest product. One of the fundamental tenets of open source, and in particular the General Public License , under which the […]

UPDATED: In a move to keep pace with applications that interoperate on different embedded platforms, Wind River is open sourcing the VxWorks implementation of Transparent Interprocess Communications (TIPC). At the same time, the embedded software player said it has joined the ranks of “Strategic Developer” within the open source tools group Eclipse Foundation; already, Wind […]

Phishing fraudsters are using a pair of DNS exploits to help give them the illusion of credible domains, the latest ploy to dupe people into handing over their sensitive information. According to research firm Netcraft, phishers have begun to use wildcard DNS records to help trick unsuspecting users into giving up information about their identity. […]

Need another excuse to run a firewall? Windows Server 2003 and XP SP2 machines without properly configured firewalls are at risk of a Denial of Service attack via the “LAND” bug, according to a security researcher. Microsoft said it is looking into the situation and claims the potential issue cannot be used by an attacker […]

Security firm PandaLabs reported the emergence of Searchmeup, new malware that exploits the LoadImage vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The LoadImage vulnerability was discovered in December by Chinese Security Group Xfocus, and Microsoft issued a patch for it in January. If left unpatched, the vulnerability can take advantage of a buffer overflow condition in the […]

RSA announced this week that ETrade Financial would adopt its two-factor authentication SecurID technology. The solution is expected to be made available to ETrade’s U.S.-based retail customers in the second quarter of 2005 and will be offered as an opt-in program. RSA SecurID will be used in conjunction with users’ existing username/password combinations to provide […]