Adobe promises patch for seven-month old Flash and Reader flaw

From InfoWorld: Adobe Systems Inc. late Wednesday admitted its Flash and Reader software have a critical vulnerability and promised it would patch both next week.

One security researcher, however, said Adobe's own bug-tracking database shows that the company has known of the...

Yahoo Acquires Xoopit; Should You Care?

From PC World: Late yesterday, Yahoo announced that it had acquired Xoopit--a company known for its photo management tools--and said it plans to integrate the service as a new feature in Yahoo Mail. Xoopit is the company behind My Photos, a third-party application for Yahoo's e-mail...

Apple releases new Final Cut Studio

From CNET News.com: Apple introduced on Thursday a new version of Final Cut Studio, the company's high-end video production suite.

The suite comes with six applications in all, including Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color 1.5, Compressor 3.5, and DVD Studio Pro 4...

Intel Appeals Massive $1.45B EU Fine

From DailyTech: The largest chipmaker on the planet -- Intel -- has appealed the EU ruling that fined it $1.45 billion for antitrust allegations. The massive fine is the largest ever imposed on a company by the EU and stemmed from what the EU calls abuse of its market dominant...

Windows 7 RTM Release Date, Family Pack Officially Announced

From DailyTech: Last week Windows 7 builds claiming to be the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build of Windows 7 hit torrents. Only, it wasn't really the RTM build, Microsoft announced midweek -- the RTM build was still forthcoming. The natural question remaining was -- when...

AMD adds Phenom, Athlon chips to lineup

From InfoWorld: Advanced Micro Devices has added new desktop processors to its chip lineup, including an upgraded quad-core chip that draws less power.

Bottom Line Telecommunications, an online vendor, is taking preorders for an updated version of the Phenom II X4 945 quad-core...

Google Wave Opens to Select Users this Fall

From PC World: Are you looking forward to the day when Google Wave, Mountain View's all-in-one communication and collaboration tool, goes public? Well, for a select group of users, that day is coming this fall. Google announced in a blog post earlier this week it will open up Wave to...

iPhone, Mac sales continue to propel Apple forward

From CNET News.com: Though iPod sales slipped, Apple rode increased Mac and iPhone sales to a better-than-expected quarter.

Revenue came in at $8.34 billion, resulting in earnings of $1.35 per share. That's a 12 percent increase from a year ago, when Apple reported earnings of $7.46...

Firefox 3.0.12 patches five critical problems

From CNET News.com: Mozilla on Tuesday released Firefox 3.0.12, an update to the open-source browser that fixes five critical security vulnerabilities and fixes a handful of other bugs.

"We strongly recommend that all Firefox 3.0.x users upgrade to this latest release," Mozilla said...

Intel Launches 34nm NAND SSDs, Claims 60% Price Cut Possible

From DailyTech: Intel is announcing a new generation of Solid State Drives (SSDs) using 34nm NAND flash memory from IM Flash Technologies, its joint venture with chipmaker Micron Technologies. IMFT had previously announced production of 34nm NAND flash in November of last year, but...

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