News for November 25th 2005
Scam e-mails warn of FBI monitoring, agency says
The FBI on Monday said e-mails made to look like they come from the agency are warning computer users that the FBI is monitoring their Internet use.
"These scam e-mails tell the recipients that their Internet use has been monitored by the FBI and that they have accessed illegal Web sites," the FBI said in a statement. "The e-mails then direct recipients to open an attachment and answer questions."
"These e-mails did not come from the FBI," the statement said. "Recipients of this or similar solicitations should know that the FBI does not engage in the practice of sending unsolicited e-mails to the public in this manner."
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Windows Live Custom Domains - Free Email Hosting
A new service was added to the Windows Live Beta family today - Windows Live Custom Domains. The basic idea is that anyone with a domain can now point their MX record to the Live servers. What that means is that users can have Microsoft's servers hosting their own domain's email accounts for free. There's a restriction of 20 email accounts per domain, with each mailbox getting 250MB of space.
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Microsoft release Xbox 360, and then responds to crash reports
Microsoft laucnhed the 360 in the past few days and just after it lauched many have been having issues with the new console with crashes happening throughout game play. Microsoft admitted they were having these issues.
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IE has flaw of doom, visit a certain site and be taken over!
A UK group of hackers has published a zero-day exploit which IE users only have to visit a site to be attacked. It allows a remote hacker to take complete control of a Windows system.
If your concerned use Firefox, Mozilla, or Opera until MS releases a patch
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Maxell presents holographic media with 1.6TB storage capacity
Maxell and InPhase are bringing a revolutionary technology to market - holographic media. With storage capacities achieving 1.6 TeraBytes per disk and data rates as high as 120 MBPs, holographic technology is a true breakthrough in optical media. These features, along with a long archival life, make holographic media a compelling choice for storage and archival requirements.
The first generation of holographic media is scheduled for release in September 2006.
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MSN Beta Team Recruiting for Windows Live Products
The MSN Beta team is currently recruiting likely candidates to test an array of new services and products from the Windows Live family. Successful applicants may be asked to test MSN Messenger 8 (Windows Live Messenger) or future versions of Messenger. If you're interested in becoming an MSN Beta tester then follow the link below for the codes and sign up at Microsoft's connect community. Good luck!
Country Invitation Code (only posting certain countries)
Australia AU-X8FG-XWR9
Canada CA-8VPP-8W8V
UK UK-HQ69-6JBQ
US US-64JX-J2HJ
US/Spanish ESUS-2YB6-8C94
Full list of codes are here
Enter the codes here, http://connect.microsoft.com/
The FBI on Monday said e-mails made to look like they come from the agency are warning computer users that the FBI is monitoring their Internet use.
"These scam e-mails tell the recipients that their Internet use has been monitored by the FBI and that they have accessed illegal Web sites," the FBI said in a statement. "The e-mails then direct recipients to open an attachment and answer questions."
"These e-mails did not come from the FBI," the statement said. "Recipients of this or similar solicitations should know that the FBI does not engage in the practice of sending unsolicited e-mails to the public in this manner."
Source
Windows Live Custom Domains - Free Email Hosting
A new service was added to the Windows Live Beta family today - Windows Live Custom Domains. The basic idea is that anyone with a domain can now point their MX record to the Live servers. What that means is that users can have Microsoft's servers hosting their own domain's email accounts for free. There's a restriction of 20 email accounts per domain, with each mailbox getting 250MB of space.
Source
Microsoft release Xbox 360, and then responds to crash reports
Microsoft laucnhed the 360 in the past few days and just after it lauched many have been having issues with the new console with crashes happening throughout game play. Microsoft admitted they were having these issues.
Source
IE has flaw of doom, visit a certain site and be taken over!
A UK group of hackers has published a zero-day exploit which IE users only have to visit a site to be attacked. It allows a remote hacker to take complete control of a Windows system.
If your concerned use Firefox, Mozilla, or Opera until MS releases a patch
Source
Maxell presents holographic media with 1.6TB storage capacity
Maxell and InPhase are bringing a revolutionary technology to market - holographic media. With storage capacities achieving 1.6 TeraBytes per disk and data rates as high as 120 MBPs, holographic technology is a true breakthrough in optical media. These features, along with a long archival life, make holographic media a compelling choice for storage and archival requirements.
The first generation of holographic media is scheduled for release in September 2006.
Source
MSN Beta Team Recruiting for Windows Live Products
The MSN Beta team is currently recruiting likely candidates to test an array of new services and products from the Windows Live family. Successful applicants may be asked to test MSN Messenger 8 (Windows Live Messenger) or future versions of Messenger. If you're interested in becoming an MSN Beta tester then follow the link below for the codes and sign up at Microsoft's connect community. Good luck!
Country Invitation Code (only posting certain countries)
Australia AU-X8FG-XWR9
Canada CA-8VPP-8W8V
UK UK-HQ69-6JBQ
US US-64JX-J2HJ
US/Spanish ESUS-2YB6-8C94
Full list of codes are here
Enter the codes here, http://connect.microsoft.com/
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