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Friday, 17th December 2004  

 
Microsoft still coy on critical bug in Windows XP SP2
Wi-Fi hacker sentenced to nine years
Symantec, Veritas reach US$13.5B merger pact
Phones as payment devices catching on in Japan
US, Europe, Japan lead in digital camera sales

 
Microsoft still coy on critical bug in Windows XP SP2
Although Microsoft issued five security bulletins this week as part of its regularly scheduled patch process, another touted as "critical" and specific to Windows XP SP2 generally slipped under the radar, and the company still isn't saying much about it. More...

Wi-Fi hacker sentenced to nine years
A 21 year old Michigan man was sentenced to nine years in prison for breaking into the network of home improvement retailer Lowe's, the longest jail term ever handed out in the US for hacking. More...

Symantec, Veritas reach US$13.5B merger pact
Symantec said this week that it has reached a US$13.5 billion stock swap merger deal with storage software maker Veritas Software. More...

Phones as payment devices catching on in Japan
Japan's NTT DoCoMo said that, since July, it has sold one million phones that can be used to make payments. More...

US, Europe, Japan lead in digital camera sales
Worldwide revenue from digital cameras is expected to reach US$31 billion in five years, according to a market research firm. More...

 
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