Tuesday, October 07, 2003

Microsoft fixes broken patch. The software giant releases a new patch for a security hole that had already been a conduit for attack by the Trojan-horse program dubbed QHosts. [CNET News.com - Front Door]

Yeah, a patch for a patch.  So it goes.


10:13:01 AM    

Microsoft Alters IE Over Eolas Suit. Microsoft Corp. late on Monday announced a series of changes to Internet Explorer to address a recent jury verdict against it in a Web browser patent infringement lawsuit. [eWEEK Technology News]
10:03:04 AM    

Larry Flynt, Others Bow To Acacia Patents. Larry Flynt fought for his First Amendment rights all the way to the Supreme Court, but his publishing company will license Acacia Technologies' multimedia patents. [eWEEK Technology News]
10:02:43 AM    

'Datacasting' Refuses to Die. Disney and Microsoft resurrect the decades-old technology -- labeled a bust in the '80s and again during the dot-com era -- to offer services such as on-demand movies and smart wristwatches. By Elisa Batista. [Wired News]
10:02:13 AM    

Microsoft to Make Changes to IE (PC World). PC World - Software giant will alter how browser handles ActiveX controls.  The changes, which will alter how Internet Explorer handles some Web pages using ActiveX Controls, will be deployed early next year, Microsoft said in a statement.[Yahoo! News - Technology]
10:01:42 AM