Mozilla vulnerability quickly fixed
The Mozilla Foundation last week issued a patch for a new vulnerability in the Windows version of its browser and email client family, and urged all users to download the fix or update to the newest versions. More...

AMD, Intel rev their engines as race heats up
Competition between Advanced Micro Devices and Intel is forcing both into new territory, with preannounced products, tweaked road maps and new dual-core product launches escalating their fight. More...

Broadband to continue rapid worldwide growth: report
Broadband-subscriber growth on a worldwide basis is expected to be driven heavily by DSL in Asia-Pacific markets and by cable in North America, according to a new report. More...

French ministry trades Windows for Linux
In another European win for Linux against Microsoft Corporation, a French ministry is replacing 1500 Windows NT computers with Linux systems, the supplier of the open source operating system said last week. More...

Short Takes: Week of July 12
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including Portable Media Centers, Microsoft and the EU, Microsoft vss Japan, the IE fix, a Mozilla vulnerability, and Sun JDS. More...

Japan regulators to issue warning to Microsoft
Japan's fair-trade regulatory agency is expected to issue a warning against the US software giant, while stopping short of leveling a fine, according to press reports last week from Tokyo. More...