Critical flaw found in PowerPoint - Secunia

An extremely critical security flaw in multiple versions of Microsoft PowerPoint has been discovered in the wild. The vulnerability is caused by an unknown error when parsing certain strings in a specially crafted document and successful exploitation allows remote execution of arbitrary code. Security firm Secunia recommends that PowerPoint users do not open any untrusted documents until the flaw has been patched. ...more

Hitachi and Microsoft team up on storage

Japanese electronics company Hitachi first announced its strategic alliance with Microsoft last year when the two companies agreed to work on Windows 2000 Enterprise solutions. Now they are to branch into data storage solutions. Hitachi announced yesterday that it will join with Microsoft to develop and market storage products, with the two companies setting up a research centre next week near Tokyo. ...more

Get yourself organised

Are you waiting for the day when total technological convergence means you won't need to juggle a mobile phone, organiser and any associated accessories? For those of us who can't afford the latest hybrid devices, the ultimate case for all your gadgets is available from Pyrim. The CPTO (or Customer Personal Technology Organiser) is available in a number of custom configurations and will stop all those techno tantrums when you drop your PDA as you try to answer your phone! The CPTO is really just a leather case with custom cut slots to fit your goodies. But don't reach for your credit card just yet - these cases are really the bastion of high-powered businessmen and are priced accordingly. ...more

Don't be a Goner

A recently discovered virus that has already spread throughout the US and Europe can disable antivirus software, leaving victims susceptible to further attacks. The virus, known as Goner, is believed to have been created in Europe, and arrives as an email attachment with the .scr (screensaver) file extension and a message: 'How are you? When I saw this screensaver I immediately thought of you. ...more

iPods get Wi-Fi via PocketPC

Those iPod users with a Heath-Robinson mindset, and who happen to have a Pocket PC with USB host capability to hand, can now add Wi-Fi to their armoury using the Pocketster utility. Pocketster is an application that allows your Pocket PC to connect to other Pocket PCs in the vicinity and swap and stream music files from one to the other. The people behind the utility have now found a way to lash an iPod to the Pocket PC. ...more