* Existing malware could affect Vista users, Sophos says * Vista blast–off * Top 10 tech leaders * Follow-up: Details of the Antikythera Mechanism mysteries unveiled * Round 2: Testing Firefox 2 against IE 7 * Cool Tools video: Palm's Treo 680 * Buzzblog: Tech execs don't give tech gifts, and watchdog grades e-voting * Today on Layer 8
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Existing malware could affect Vista users, Sophos says
Microsoft has touted Vista as a more secure version of Windows, but on the day of Vista’s official launch, a security company has identified malware already in circulation that can infect computers running the operating system. Click here for more.
Vista blast–off
After one of the longest dress rehearsals in history, Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system is set to go. Plus: See Vista error messages, read Mark Gibbs on Microsoft’s nonsensical statements, debate the value of Vista’s Kernel Patch Protection, and see our review. Click here.
Top 10 tech leaders
We all hear people say that Cisco is the leader in networking or Microsoft is the leader in software. But what does it mean to be a leader? Beyond the top few, what other companies are perceived as leaders? To find out, we surveyed 643 technology decision makers, asking them to rate technology companies on various types of leadership to see what patterns would emerge. Click here to read about which companies made the top 10.
Follow-up: Details of the Antikythera Mechanism mysteries unveiled
Details of the newest research on the ancient astronomical calculator called the Antikythera Mechanism have been published online by Nature magazine in advance of Thursday’s international conference in Athens. The 2,000-year-old device is a complex of hand-cut bronze gears and dials, inscribed with numbers and astronomical terms. It was found a century ago by accident in a wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera and has baffled scientists for much of the time since then. Click here for more.
Round 2: Testing Firefox 2 against IE 7
While our initial review of Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 focused on cataloging their new features, this follow-up test put the new browsers through an extensive range of trials. These tests, of development standards conformance and page performance, were designed to show that browser choice can affect greatly how well users access Web content. Click here for the full results.
Cool Tools video: Palm’s Treo 680
A quick look at the new Palm Treo 680, which hits U.S. stores on December 1. Watch now.
Buzzblog: Tech execs don’t give tech gifts, and watchdog grades e-voting
Two-thirds of tech execs say they won’t be giving tech gifts this holiday season. What’s up with that? Plus: Electionline.org, a non-partisan watchdog group, says problems with voting machines were “plentiful” during the recent midterm elections.
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