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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    Broadcom Wi-Fi flaw hits notebooks   Mozilla claims anti-phishing crown   Google closes YouTube deal, denies new Web bubble   PC makers aim at US$100 mark in emerging-market push   Microsoft warns of five "critical" security holes   Boffins turn rocket science into rockin' science   Internet ad potential underestimated - Yahoo CEO   Dell printer set to rock the market   Motorola to buy Netopia in US$208m deal   Google and Yahoo on the up   Microsoft plugs seven critical security holes   Malaysia to roll out Wimax services in 2007   Sony PS3 has problems running some PS, PS2 games   Google to buy first Israeli startup
Wednesday, 15th November 2006
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This morning, notebook computers from vendors including Dell, Gateway and HP are subject to a wireless card vulnerability that could allow remote installation and execution of malware

Also making news, a Mozilla commissioned study claims that the anti-phishing filter in the organisation's Firebox 2 browser beats Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 hands down.

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Broadcom Wi-Fi flaw hits notebooks
Notebook computers from vendors including Dell, Gateway and HP are subject to a wireless card vulnerability that could allow remote installation and execution of malware.


Mozilla claims anti-phishing crown
A Mozilla commissioned study claims that the anti-phishing filter in the organisation's Firebox 2 browser beats Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 hands down.


Google closes YouTube deal, denies new Web bubble
SAN FRANCISCO - Web search leader Google said on Tuesday that it closed its US$1.65 billion acquisition of top online video-sharing site YouTube, setting a new record in the valuation for user-generated media sites.


PC makers aim at US$100 mark in emerging-market push
TAIPEI - PC players are taking a page from mobile phone makers, eyeing developing markets as their next frontier by creating and selling ultra low-end computers that would retail for as little as US$100.


Microsoft warns of five "critical" security holes
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft on Tuesday issued five "critical" security patches to fix flaws in its software that the company warned could allow attackers to take control of a user's computer.


Boffins turn rocket science into rockin' science
Australian researchers develop air guitar embedded in smart shirt.


Internet ad potential underestimated - Yahoo CEO
LONDON - The growth potential of Internet advertising has been underestimated because the predictions did not include advertising on video, social media or mobiles, Terry Semel, CEO of Yahoo, said on Tuesday.


Dell printer set to rock the market
Analysts big it up for 3115cn laser printer.


Motorola to buy Netopia in US$208m deal
NEW YORK - Mobile phone maker Motorola on Tuesday said it had agreed to buy broadband home network equipment provider Netopia in a deal with a total equity value of about US$208 million.


Google and Yahoo on the up
Search engines driving traffic to e-commerce sites as Christmas approaches.


Microsoft plugs seven critical security holes
Microsoft has released a security update that repairs a total of nine software vulnerabilities, seven of which are rated "critical".


Malaysia to roll out Wimax services in 2007
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia expects to roll out Wimax services sometime next year and will announce its decision on the licences as soon as possible, Energy Minister Lim Keng Yaik said on Tuesday.


Sony PS3 has problems running some PS, PS2 games
TOKYO - Sony has said its new video game console, the PlayStation 3, does not run some PlayStation and PlayStation 2 software titles properly, the latest problem the electronics maker has encountered in its cash cow game business.


Google to buy first Israeli startup
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - US Internet search company Google is planning to buy its first Israeli startup, iROWS, financial news website TheMarker said on Tuesday.
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