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iPods take to the road in more 2006 cars

News When installed by a car manufacturer or the dealer, the iPod is tethered to the stereo behind the dashboard with an access line running either to the glove compartment or a lockable centre console. Custom kits from those companies range from iPod...

8 September 2005, 9:38

New DVDs spark copy-protection chaos

News Many, if not most, of today's top-of-the-line computers and monitors won't make the cut, even if next-generation Blu-ray or HD DVD drives are installed. If both the computer and the monitor have this installed, everything should work as planned.

17 February 2006, 12:09

OS X flaw endangers Macs

News It exposes Mac users to risks that are more familiar to Windows users: visiting a malicious Web site using Apple's Safari Web browser could result in a rootkit, a back door or other malicious software being installed on the computer without the...

22 February 2006, 9:09

News.blog: New rules for batteries on planes

News Passengers are allowed to pack two spare batteries in their carry-on bag, as long as they're in clear plastic baggies.Fortunately, you don't have to worry about the batteries that are already installed in the devices you're bringing.

Tags: pack, installed, devices, fire

2 January 2008, 9:16

IM worm brings unwanted Santa gifts

News People who click on the file will see an image of Santa, but what they are less likely to notice is a so-called rootkit being installed onto their system. Once the user clicks on the link, malicious code is installed and runs on the computer.

21 December 2005, 10:02

Bots could be cloaked by encryption

News Once it is installed on a PC, bot software typically connects to Internet Relay Chat to listen for commands. A computer that has bot software installed -- for example through a malicious Web site or Trojan horse -- is called a zombie.

15 November 2005, 9:03

Italian schools say 'Arrivederci, Windows'

News A 40-strong installation party installed the Debian flavour of Linux and the Gnome desktop environment on 2,460 PCs during July and August. FUSS is the only project which has already installed software onto schools' computer systems.

6 September 2005, 8:34

Leopard users encounter 'blue screen'

News According to the Apple support site, the error may have been caused by a conflict with third-party 'enhancement' software for previous versions of OS X that some users had installed. However, according to posts on discussion forums over the weekend...

Tags: installed, install, party, installation

29 October 2007, 8:51

Australians take aim at spyware

News Namely that no program or cookie or any other form of tracking device is to be installed on any computer without the user of that computer being given full and clear information as to the purpose of that computer or tracking device.

13 May 2005, 8:58

Microsoft: SP2 makes Windows 15 times safer

News A machine that had Windows XP or XP SP1 was 15 times more likely to have one of the highly prevalent top 20 worms installed than on a machine running XP SP2," said Garms, who spoke at a conference sponsored by Australia's national Computer...

26 May 2005, 10:02

Hyperactive Bob gets fries to go

News So far, the company's systems have been installed in approximately 115 Zaxby's restaurants, a chain in the Southeastern United States, and pilot systems have been installed in Popeye's Chicken and Jack in the Box outlets.

27 March 2007, 10:30

Nvidia's new graphics chip to debut at game bash

News The transistor boost means one GeForce 7800 GTX card should process graphics as well or better than two GeForce 6800GT cards installed in a PC. With two graphic cards installed, Peddie said, developers can improve the performance of their yet-to-be...

16 June 2005, 9:29

Microsoft to lock Vista pirates out of PCs

News More than a third of all software installed last year was pirated or unlicensed, she said, citing figures from the Business Software Alliance, a software industry group. People who buy a PC with Vista installed from companies such as Dell, HP and...

5 October 2006, 10:29

Spyware and adware hide in BitTorrent downloads

News He suspects that online marketers have launched campaigns to get their software installed on more desktops using BitTorrent. In most cases, users would be presented with a dialogue box advising that the extra software was about to be installed and...

17 June 2005, 9:39

Microsoft releases Windows security issues

News The problem exists only in versions that do not have the latest service packs installed, the company said. Microsoft's initial investigation has revealed that customers who have not installed the HTML Help SDK on their systems are not impacted by...

8 February 2006, 9:20