Microsoft issued a security advisory today that warned users of a critical and unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE), and acknowledged that it had been used to hack several companies’ networks. “We have determined that Internet Explorer was one of the vectors used in targeted and sophisticated attacks against Google and possibly other corporate networks,” [...]

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The tech industry is opening up its wallets and its Web sites to help with earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. The moves come in the wake of the massive 7.0 earthquake that left much of Haiti’s capital in ruins and millions in the already impoverished country without access to food, clean water, housing, and sanitation. [...]

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Mozilla has made major changes to how it develops Firefox, and plans to drop Firefox 3.7 from its schedule and instead roll out incremental changes throughout the year, a company executive said today. Rather than add features to Firefox only in once- or twice-a-year upgrades, Mozilla will quietly insert some functionality via its regular security [...]

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A former London pizza delivery man faces a 10-year prison sentence after admitting he helped found the notorious DarkMarket forum for computer crime, several news sites reported. Renukanth Subramaniam, a 33-year-old Sri Lanka-born man from North London, pleaded guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court in London to conspiracy to defraud and furnishing false information. Authorities say [...]

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In genetic terms, as everyone but religious extremists acknowledges, human beings are in general very similar indeed to chimpanzees. However, scientists have now discovered that the Y chromosomes – found only in the males – of the two species are extremely dissimilar. The new study is reported this week in hefty boffinry mag Nature, covering [...]

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FewClix, the new e-mail add-on for Lotus Notes by Silicon Valley-based Synaptris Inc., is a mirror image of Xobni, the widely praised e-mail plug-in for Microsoft Outlook. Both aim to make e-mail easier to organize and search, and users — from Getting Things Done followers who religiously clear out their inboxes every day, to more [...]

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These are rotten times for job hunters — but if you know Linux, you have a better shot at getting a job. And now the Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization that backs Linux’s growth, is doing its part to help by starting a new Web site: the Linux Jobs Board. According to the Linux Foundation, [...]

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Over the next several months, networking provider Netgear will be rolling out a new line of ProSafe wireless management solutions, meant to make it easier for small and midsize businesses to set up and manage wireless networks. According to the announcement, Netgear is aiming to fill the gap between wireless networking products intended for managing [...]

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But if you cancel your service before the contract’s up, you’ll pay an early-termination fee. Makes sense; every carrier charges that fee. Otherwise, the carrier would be stuck with the bill for the phone it gave so cheaply. The twist here, though, is that you have to pay an early-termination fee to Google–in addition to [...]

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Irritated by the proposed shakeup to NBC’s late-night schedule, Mike Mitchell, an artist in Los Angeles, sketched a heroic image of Conan O’Brien on Monday night, shaded the hair orange, and, recalling one of that talk show host’s nicknames, added the words “I’m with CoCo.” NBC, Mr. Mitchell said, had “backed Conan and his entire [...]

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