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Reader exploit prompts Adobe update alert for PC, Mac, Unix users
Malicious PDF running amok
Users of Adobe PDF Reader should check they are running the latest version of the software after the discovery of an exploit that takes advantage of a serious flaw patched only three weeks ago.
iPad and iPhone developers beware. Apple reserves the right to kill an app at any time with no reason, and Apple's liability in any circumstance is limited to $50 (£30).
Apple owned FileMaker has announced FileMaker Pro 11 and FileMaker Pro Advanced 11 with a range of new features and enhancements. The latest versions of the cross-platform database software includes FileMaker Charts, which promises to let users create attractive eye-catching reports in five different styles including vertical bar, horizontal bar, area, line and pie charts. Users can publish the results directly to the Internet using FileMaker's Instant Web Publishing tool.FileMaker Pro 11 allows users to create quick reports in a spreadsheet-like format with the ability to group and summarise information on the fly directly in Table View to create professional looking reports. A new enhanced Layout/Report Assistant offers a streamlined interface, which guides users step-by-step in building reports with grouped data, with the option to select styles and themes and add headers, footers, subtotals or scripts. Snapshot Link lets users save a specific set of records at a point in time. Any changes users make to the file will be updated in the database, with the chance to email the Snapshot Link to anyone who has FileMaker Pro 11 for better collaboration.In FileMaker Pro 11, users can establish a Recurring Import from Microsoft Excel, CSV or TAB files. Users need only set this up once FileMaker notes. Every time users open the database, the data from Excel spreadsheet or data file will update automatically in FileMaker Pro.
Opera Software will soon patch a vulnerability in its Web browser that could allow an attacker to run malicious software on a Windows computer.
NHS Choices has launched a free NHS Quit Smoking application for iPhone and iPod touch in time for National No Smoking Day. The application, which aims to help you successfully stop smoking, provides users with a daily support message during the first 30 days of stopping, along with instant tips and facts at any time. A real-time counter displays the minutes, hours and days you’ve been smoke free and keeps track of the money saved, a significant amount considering the cost of cigarettes and rate of tax.Users can speak to an adviser by tapping the NHS Smoking Helpline button. The helpline is available seven days a week between 7am to 11pm. Available from the Apple iTunes App Store, NHS Quit Smoking is free and requires the iPhone 3.0 Software Update or later. National No Smoking Day is tomorrow, Wednesday 10th March. More details can be found here.
Vodafone, Apple's latest partner for the iPhone in the UK and potential iPad partner, is cutting 375 jobs across its business from this month.The cuts, part of a £1 billion cost-cutting programme, will hit mainly back office positions in a number of locations including its headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire according to the Press Association.The news is not all bad for Vodafone however, with the company announcing 170 new staff, with an additional 50 graduates starting work in September, from a total of 3,000 who applied for jobs as part of a University leaver programme."We're committed to increasing the number of customer-facing employees which will help us simplify our business and continue to deliver outstanding communications services across the UK's best network," said Matthew Brearley, human resources director at Vodafone UK.
Vodafone, Apple's latest partner for the iPhone in the UK and potential iPad partner, is cutting 375 jobs across its business from this month.The cuts, part of a £1 billion cost-cutting programme, will hit mainly back office positions in a number of locations including its headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire according to the Press Association.The news is not all bad for Vodafone however, with the company announcing 170 new staff, with an additional 50 graduates starting work in September, from a total of 3,000 who applied for jobs as part of a University leaver programme."We're committed to increasing the number of customer-facing employees which will help us simplify our business and continue to deliver outstanding communications services across the UK's best network," said Matthew Brearley, human resources director at Vodafone UK.
Newcastle is gearing up to host the Maker Faire this Saturday 13 March at the Centre for Life and Discovery Museum.
Desktop publishing specialists Quark have announced a series of free QuarkXPress 8 eSeminars.
Well, that was quick. After gamers found "evidence" that Valve may bring some of its wildly successful gaming products to the Mac, and Valve teased as much last week, we now have official confirmation. Valve is coming to the Mac in a big way.In a press release Monday, Valve announced that Steam, its "Source" gaming engine, and a number of its most popular titles will be available on the Mac in April. Selections from Valve's library that will be available at launch include Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2,Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half Life series.Valve also announced that game licenses can transgress platforms, so any game that you purchased for the PC will also work once it comes to the Mac, with no additional fee.Valve will bring Steam, its wildly popular Windows game marketplace, to the Mac as well, and it sounds like third-party publishers are on board:"Our Steam partners, who are delivering over a thousand games to 25 million Steam clients, are very excited about adding support for the Mac," said Jason Holtman, Director of Business Development at Valve. "Steamworks for the Mac supports all of the Steamworks APIs, and we have added a new feature, called Steam Play, which allows customers who purchase the product for the Mac or Windows to play on the other platform free of charge. For example, Steam Play, in combination with the Steam Cloud, allows a gamer playing on their work PC to go home and pick up playing the same game at the same point on their home Mac. We expect most developers and publishers to take advantage of Steam Play."This should be great news for Mac gamers who have become accustomed to using Boot Camp or building an entirely separate Windows PC. Valve notes that they specifically wanted to go with native development solutions, and not just emulation, which rarely yields a great experience. The company also confirmed that its upcoming Portal 2 sequel will be its first official simultaneous release for Mac OS X and Windows.
Compensation for Adobe Systems president and CEO Shantanu Narayen took a big hit in 2009, as did the company’s annual revenue and income.
Universities and their population of students have been marked out as the next soft target by online criminals, security company RSA has reported.
Sony will begin selling 3D TVs in Japan on June 10 and worldwide at about the same time, it said Tuesday. A firmware upgrade to its PlayStation 3 console that adds 3D support and other 3D-compatible home electronics products will also be available to coincide with the television launch.
Remember what life was like before the iPhone? Back when we had to print out maps for trips, do simple calculations in our heads, drive around to find a good restaurant, and watch YouTube videos on a device no smaller than a laptop? Dark times, indeed.
Researchers have unveiled lip-reading technology, which could be integrated into mobile phones, allowing users to have 'silent conversations'.
A winding, cobbled street in York has been voted the most picturesque street in Britain in the inaugural Google Street View awards.
Apple's campaign to get tough on iPhone applications is reportedly continuing with a new target: template-based iPhone applications. You can find services that build these so-called cookie cutter applications all over the Web, and they have been used by a variety of prominent celebrities, bloggers, and brands including Ashton Kutcher, blogger Seth Godin, and the U.S. Army.
Gordon Brown, to get some coverage on International Women's Day, says the lack of women on the boards of companies is "unacceptable". Considering his cabinet is a bit thin on the influence of women, this could be seen as a bit ironic. Although the men dominate the CIO world, there are a number of very impressive women heading up the IT operations in the UK. There are 11 major UK organisations whose IT strategy is led by women, click on the hyperlinks to learn more about them. The leading women CIOs are: Tania Howarth, CIO and HR director for food maker Birds Eye led an impressive split from Unilever to create a Greenfield IT site and strategy. Tiffany Hall has recently become the CIO of national cultural organisation the BBC and helping the broadcaster adapt to how technology is changing the face of the media. Christine Connelly has probably the hardest brief a CIO can have, leading the modernisation of IT in the NHS as CIO of the Department of Health. Anne Moises is CIO of one of the youngest government IT positions, heading up technology for the new and very modern Scottish Government. Just along the M8 at Glasgow City Council the IT strategy is led by Cathleen Nelson. Elsewhere in the public sector Ailsa Beaton heads IT for Britain's largest police force the Metropolitan Police at Scotland Yard and Catherine Doran is very well respected as head of IT at Network Rail and Caroline Smith is navigating technology issues such as subsidy payment problems at Defra, the department responsible for keeping British agriculture feeding the nation. In financial services Veronique Arnoldi is pulling together IT at Aviva Investors, part of the Aviva insurance and pensions empire and Yasmine Jetha is putting her impressive record into IT improvements for insurance and private healthcare provider Bupa. In the utilities sector Theresa Hayes leads IT at one of the largest energy providers RWE Npower. Technology companies are not to be outdone either with Adobe and Avaya having their own IT operations governed by women.
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