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...HIGH-DEFINITION) GAMES BEGIN Microsoft's Xbox 360 has the advantage of having already shipped, but Sony's competing game console may be worth the wait. Due out this spring, the PS3 is supposed to have better graphics and will support up to seven wireless game pads (Xbox 360 allows four). PS3's best advantage: it will play high-definition Blu-ray DVDs. But at an expected retail price of $400 to $500, it won't come cheap. TAPPING INTO THE POWER OF FUEL CELLS Could Medis Technologies turn the Energizer Bunny into roadkill? The company's disposable $19.99 fuel...
...Microsoft's Dec. 28 security advisory recommends trying several ways to keep your PC safe. Under the heading "Suggested Actions," the advisory gives step-by-step instructions for disabling the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer...
...time when most people are enjoying a holiday break, computer security experts are on high alert. On Wednesday, Microsoft confirmed that it is investigating a new security vulnerability in the Windows graphics-rendering engine-the part of Windows that turns code into pictures...
...Microsoft is expected to introduce a patch soon, available to all users through Windows Automatic Update. However, the company will not confirm whether or not the patch will be available by January 10, the date of the next scheduled Windows update. "We're investigating the issue aggressively," Mike Reavey, operations manager for Microsoft's Security Response Center, told TIME. Reavey stressed the need to test the safety patch thoroughly before uploading it to users...
...McAfee's Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team Labs, says that disabling the Picture and Fax Viewer is a good "roadblock," while users wait for a patch. (The downside is that if you don't have another picture viewer installed, you will have difficulty opening image files.) Schmugar also echoes Microsoft's suggestion that users check that their anti-virus software is up-to-date. McAfee and other anti-virus software makers have traced all known attacks to mitigate damage an intrusion might cause...