The millennium bug has hit a decade late as businesses struggle with software that cannot handle the changeover to 1 January 2010. Originally the Y2K bug affected computers switching to the new millennium on 31 December 1999, because the dates encoded into old software only used two digits rather than four. Users complain that...
Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at anti-virus provider F-Secure, said cybercriminals behind the Waledac botnet have begun using a New Year’s-themed campaign to capture more victims. This botnet is spreading spam messages that contain the subject line “Happy New Year 2010” with a link for what the email claims to be a New Year’s...
Dell has unveiled a pair of touch-screen-enabled systems, one desktop and one notebook, utilizing Microsoft’s Windows 7 Touch platform. The desktop model, the Inspirion One 19, is an all-in-one system, featuring a 19 inch screen and a starting price of around £499. The notebook system, the Studio 17, and the first notebook from Dell...