Microsoft acknowledged and Symantec also confirmed that it has spotted in-the-wild attacks exploiting the critical vulnerability in IE6 and IE7. Security researchers told that the just-disclosed unpatched bug in Internet Explorer (IE) to launch drive-by attacks from malicious Web sites.
“This attack appears to be rather targeted at the moment, but as with other unpatched vulnerabilities in the past, this has the potential to explode now that the word is getting out. Visiting the page is enough to get infected,” said Craig Schmugar, a threat researcher at McAfee.
Attacks are launched from Web sites in a classic drive-by fashion, said Schmugar and others. “We’re still seeing just limited attacks,” said Ben Greenbaum, a senior research manager on Symantec’s security response team. “The exploit is carried out simply by visiting a Web page hosting the vulnerability. When the browser opens the page, the exploit causes the user’s computer to download and execute another piece of malware.” continue reading…
LG has revealed the World’s first 14.1 inch flexible e-paper, that is almost like a traditional paper, as you can turn pages like you do on normal paper, the images remain crisp and text readable while you bend it 180 degrees and you don’t have to discard it daily, thanks to the digital distribution. This e-paper display is 300 mm thick and only consumes power when the image changes so its power friendly too. The technology used behind is slightly different that we have seen before as it uses the TFTs
The iHandstick is a case for the iPhone which turns the iPhone into a gaming controller, giving your hands a perfect grip. The iHandStick suits various versions of iPhones including the iPhone 3Gs, 3G and also the iPhone Touch of second and third generations.
The Snowflake is a high quality USB microphone that is ideal for podcasting, voice recognition software, iChat, and VoIP software such as Skype and Vonage. It’s even great for recording music via GarageBand and other multitrack recording software. The device comes with a unique design allowing it to sit on a desk with its built-in stand or to hang over the back of a laptop monitor. This USB microphone is also compatible with Mac and PC. You can purchase the Snowflake USB Microphone for $57 a pop.
Netherlands based Ambiance Technology has rolled out their latest e-Book reader for the mass market called the Digibook ADB-106. Measuring 178mm x 128.4mm x 9.9mm and weighing 228 grams, this portable device is equipped with a 6-inch 600 x 800 E-ink display, a Samsung Arm 9 Core processor, a 64MB RAM, a microSD card slot, a USB 2.0 port, a 900mAh Li-ion battery and runs on Linux 2.6 OS. The device also supports a wide range of file formats including JPEG, PNG, TIF, GIF, BMP, TXT, PDF, EPUB, RTF, TCR, PDB, PRC,MOBI, OPF, OEB,HTM, HTML, CHM,FB2, DJVU, IW44, IW4 and DJV. The Digibook ADB-106 sells for £229.99 (about $379).
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