Washington D.C. - After the discovery of three "un patched bugs" in Microsoft Word some time back, the users of the word processing suite are warned against possible IT security issues following hacker attacks that target this software.

The presence of bugs within the program has enabled attackers to create so-called "booby-trapped" documents which can potentially capture sensitive business data or even gain complete control of computer systems when they are opened.

Seattle, WA - Mozilla released Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Wednesday, as a precaution against security problems and to improve overall compatibility with the soon-to-hit-retail Windows Vista.

However, 100 percent compatibility with Vista appears to be more of an issue than previously thought.

London, England-A new report from computer security company McAfee suggests that organized "cybercrime" gangs are recruiting IT students to join their illegal operations-and are even helping finance the would-be hackers.

Tokyo, Japan - Nintendo's Wii console went on sale this weekend, prompting long lines by shoppers. More than 3,000 people waited outside Tokyo stores for them to open.

Seoul, South Korea - South Korean researchers have designed an optical lens that can produce wide angle images without any distortion.

New York, NY - After a five-year gap, Microsoft has come out with a new operation system for the PC. Now, all it has to do is convince consumers that they must have it.
 
On Thursday, businesses that buy Windows licenses have the first chance of acquiring the Vista, available to the average consumer as of January 30.

Seoul, South Korea - Scientists from the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology are working on a new-generation robot which they say will be the first android capable of walking and dancing. The latest version, EveR2-Muse was unveiled last month at a robot exhibition in Seoul.

New York, NY - Yahoo Inc. has reportedly declined a request by Google Inc. to provide it more information about the online book search projects. The response comes as Google is gathering evidences in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it by a group of publishers and the Authors Guild, AP reported on Thursday.

China Considers Measures To Stop Internet Addiction In Children

Beijing, China - Based on concerns raised by Chinese psychologists, the government of the Peoples Republic is looking into measures to prevent children from developing internet addiction, a report said on Friday. China boasts the world's second largest population of internet users after the U.S.

Shanghai, China - A Chinese technology company will begin selling hydrogen cars this week, just on a smaller scale. The toy cars are considered one of the first steps in producing the technology in life-size vehicles.

Beijing, China  - Google is likely to abandon its China-based search engine Google.cn as the users of Google.cn are not even up to 1 percent of people who use Google.com.

 

Beijing, China - According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, internet companies are welcome in China as long as they respect and abide by the laws in China.

Paris, France - U.S. search engine Google is once again being sued for piracy after they launched a new project last year.  

As the specter of a robotic society looms, it's about time that someone start thinking about some rules to keep things from getting out of control.

New York, NY - Microsoft will remove Adobe PDF compatibility from its latest version of Office.

Oslo, Norway - Internet auction giant eBay and Opera on Friday announced a join scheme to launch "Opera Mini eBay" that will bring eBay's auction services to mobile users in Germany.

 

New York - Internet companies are looking to MySpace.com for inspiration.

MySpace.com owes its success to effectively filling the social-networking needs of teens and young adults.

New York - A security flaw in Symantec's antivirus software, has put millions of users at risk of an attack. 

According to security experts at eEye Digital Security, the company that discovered the flaw, say the hole could be exploited to take complete control of a PC "without any user action."