heise online news 10/10/2008

heise online news 10/10/2008 www.heise-online.co.uk Overview of the news from the past 24 hours heise online news Few reliable voting machines in Florida With the US presidential elections looming, tests of the latest voting machine models also used in local elections exhibit problems differentiating between valid votes and void ones › Read article     Broadcom files complaint against Qualcomm's patent licensing practices The chip manufacturer is opening a new round in a dispute with its competitor that has been running for years. This time, Broadcom detects patent misuse in Qualcomm's licensing practices › Read article     Dell launches browser-based PC remote control PC manufacturer Dell is offering a new web-based remote control tool for Windows PCs › Read article     Asus warns of a virus infection in shipping Eee Boxes Asus is shipping its low-cost desktop machine in Japan with a free extra: a virus infection on the D drive, ready to spread › Read article     Mozy online backups for business users comes to the Mac EMC's MozyPro online backup is now available for Mac OS X users as well as on Windows › Read article     Plasmon's european operations go bust UK storage company Plasmon has called in the administrators. Its US subsidiary of the same name is expected to be sold on as a going concern › Read article     This newsletter is sent to in a multipart format. If you want to read it as plain text, you will have to change the display mode of your e-mail program. You are receiving heise online news because you subscribed at our website. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can cancel your subscription at http://www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/news. For more news from the world of technology, subscribe to our other newsletters: Newsletter heise open source: All the latest about Free and Open Source software from heise online, including news, features, analysis and case studies. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/open Newsletter heise Security: IT security news and alerts to keep your systems secure, with features giving an in-depth look at the world of IT security. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/security Newsletter heise networks features: In-depth articles, tools and techniques for networking and communications. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/networks Legal notice Publishers: Christian Heise, Ansgar Heise, Christian Persson Editor-in-chief: Jonathan Bennett All rights reserved. Any copies or dissemination on any medium, either in part of whole, requires the written consent of the publisher. Copyright (c) 2008 Heise Media UK Ltd.