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New exploit blows by fully patched Windows XP systems — We saw a new nasty exploit yesterday around 5:00 PM. This is a totally new exploit and is not the same one posted by FrSIRT back on 11/30/05. — We have a number of sites that we have found with this exploit. Different sites download different spyware.
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Microsoft Security Advisory (912840) — Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution. — Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Windows. Microsoft will continue to investigate the public reports to help provide additional guidance for customers.
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John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
INTERVIEW: FOR AOL/GOOGLE, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS — I had a good conversation with Marissa Mayer this morning, who had the unfortunate task of clarifying the terms of Google's recent deal with AOL. I say unfortunate for two reasons: one, I did sort of call her out after her post went up …
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Revisiting The "No Banners On Google" Declaration — I wrote previously of Google promising that the terms of its deal with AOL wouldn't see a flood of banner ads flowing onto its pages nor the selling out of Google's principles. But I still felt there was some "wiggle room" in that "no banners" isn't the same as "no graphical ads."
emsnow.com:
New Apple products will be ODM by Quanta and Asustek — Apple computer will adopt Intel processor next year. According to the understanding, the ODM order of new Apple notebook has been obtained by Quanta and Asustek. — It will help increasing the total production of first quarter next year for both companies.
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Jenstar / JenSense:
Malicious software targets Google AdSense ads — It was only a matter of time before a trojan or virus targeted AdSense or YPM for malicious activity, and the time has come. A new trojan horse discovered by an Indian publisher replaces Google AdSense ads with their own ads …
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Om Malik on Broadband:
Two Tier Internet .... PodSessions — Earlier this week, Niall and I got together to record the latest edition of Om & Niall Pod Sessions. There has been an increase in the focus on two-tier Internet, and network neutrality has become one of the hot button issues, we are likely to hear more of in 2006.
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Jeremy / Jeremy Hermanns dot org:
Alaska Flight #536 - Rapid De-Pressurization and Panic at 30K Feet — Boy, what a day. In what started as a typical flight home from a typical holiday weekend, changed drastically twenty minutes after take off. My fiancée and I were returning from a few days in Seattle …
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Om Malik / Om Malik on Broadband:
Why Bloggers Need Google's Help? — The Blog Plagiarism post has resulted in a wide ranging conversation - and well, now I can point to two that make a lot of sense and bring up different issues. Mike over at Techdirt thinks me flipping out is a pointless. Its a battle one cannot win perhaps?
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Gina Trapani / Lifehacker:
Geek to Live: Top underrated apps of 2005 — Last week I pointed out 2005's best apps - and most of my choices were pretty obvious. (Flickr and Gmail, anyone?) Today I'd like to shout out a few great desktop and webapps that you may not have heard of or taken the time to try out.
Bink / Bink.nu:
What can we expect from Microsoft in 2006 — Just like last year I made a list of what released we can expect from Microsoft in 2006. Last year's list turned out to be pretty accurate, the only things wrong weren't my mistake but delays or change of plans.
Chris Marlowe / Hollywood Reporter:
VH1, iFilm unspooling 'Web Junk' — MTV Networks' VH1 is launching the first programming initiative to result from the company's $49 million purchase of online video aggregator iFilm in October. — "Web Junk 20" is a weekly show based on clips and shorts that will be shown on VH1 and on-demand via VH1's broadband network VSpot.
Dan Tynan / ABCNEWS:
Winners and Losers 2005 — What were the best and worst tech stories of the year? Our expert separates the good from the bad. In some cases, they're the same. — It was the best of years, it was the worst of years. In fact, 2005 was a lot like any other year, only for some reason it seemed longer than most.
Mary Jo Foley / microsoft-watch.com:
The 10 Biggest Microsoft Surprises of 2005 — What were the most surprising Microsoft moments in 2005? Here's our list. What juicy items did we miss? — So many Top 10 lists, so little time. And when your beat is Microsoft, the Top 10 options are as numerous (albeit, only sometimes as humorous) as David Letterman's.
Keith Stuart / Guardian:
A brief John Carmack interview — A couple of months ago, I was contacted by the US mobile games publisher, Jamdat, now owned by EA. Their PR person explained that John Carmack had [been contractually obliged] kindly agreed to answer a few emailed questions from selected games writers …
Yuki Noguchi / Washington Post:
Yahoo Showing Free CBS Sitcoms — CBS made two of its sitcoms available as free streaming downloads on a Yahoo Web site yesterday, marking the television network's entry into Web-based distribution under a model that differs from what its competitors are doing with their shows.
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