28th February 2009 Archive

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• 'Vista Capable' plaintiffs seek class action revival

  Let us sue together, please

  Six folks suing Microsoft over allegations they were hoodwinked by the company's "Vista Capable" marketing campaign are asking a federal judge to revive the case's class action status. Last week, a judge at US District Court in Seattle tossed out their collective claims after ruling they hadn't adequately shown that the …

  Channel Register 28 Feb 01:13

• Caching bugs exposed in second biggest DNS server

  Birthday Paradox stumps djbdns

  For years, cryptographer Daniel J. Bernstein has touted his djbdns as so secure he promised a $1,000 bounty to anyone who can poke holes in the domain name resolution software. Now it could be time to pay up, as researchers said they've uncovered several vulnerabilities in the package that could lead end users to fraudulent …

  Enterprise Security 28 Feb 01:14

• Is Twitter actually making money?

  Web2.0rhea outfit in 'revenue-sharing deal'

  It's a question that has consumed the Silicon Valley pundit brigade for several months now: How will Twitter make its money? And the answer may be just under their noses. Twitter is a way of bombarding the world with an endless stream of self-serving mini-messages. According to the click mavens at Hitwise, it's now the 84th …

  Music and Media 28 Feb 01:18

• Free TV.com comes to the iPhone

  Might Hulu follow CBS?

  CBS Mobile has introduced a new free app into the iTunes App store that streams a selection of its TV.com content onto the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The content is provided by a variety of CBS properties, including the media giant's Entertainment, Sports, and News divisions, plus snippets from additional CBS properties such …

  Music and Media 28 Feb 01:34

• Ten of the Best... laptop stands

  Round-up Give your knees a rest

  You've bought a shiny new laptop PC, MacBook or netbook. Pound to a penny, within a day you'll puzzling over one, two or maybe even three things: how can you use it on your knees while watching telly and not get warm lap syndrome? How can you set it at a better typing angle on your desk? And how can you stop the blasted fan from …

  Reg Hardware 28 Feb 09:02