heise online news 28/11/2008

heise online news 28/11/2008 www.heise-online.co.uk Overview of the news from the past 24 hours heise online news MySQL 5.1 is ready After three years and numerous pre-releases, the final version of MySQL 5.1 has been released as MySQL 5.1.30 › Read article     Linux distribution Fedora 10 (Cambridge) released Thanks to kernel-based mode-setting, the new Fedora promises to deliver a faster, better-looking startup sequence. Its software range is comprehensive and state-of-the-art with OpenOffice 3.0 as well as the "glitch-free" version of PulseAudio › Read article     Obama doesn't intend to give up independent communication on his mobile He will not enter into the information bubble that usually surrounds a US president, said Barack Obama in an interview with TV journalist Barbara Walters › Read article     Online civil rights campaigners criticise Apple iPodhash, an open source project aimed at unlocking the secrets of the iPod and iPhone using reverse engineering, has been forced to close down following a copyright warning notice › Read article     Fraunhofer SIT certifies BlackBerry security After two years of work, Fraunhofer and RIM certify that the BlackBerry is has no holes, back doors or other security breaches › Read article     Internet addiction is classified as a "mental illness" in China The classification has caused such an agitated online discussion that one of the medical experts responsible for defining the ailment has now been forced to try and calm the uproar › Read article     Panasonic develops 3D standard for BD disc Panasonic wants to have its say in the future standard for 3D content on Blu-ray discs and has now submitted a predominantly MPEG-4 based proposal to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) › Read article     US Army gets $50M for modern video game training $50M has been approved to allow the US Army to expand its "games for training" programme. The money will be invested in modern gaming hardware and in modifying off-the-shelf games to meet Army requirements › Read article     Windows worm infection accelerates Microsoft is currently observing an acceleration in the spread of another Windows worm that exploits the known vulnerability in the RPC functions of the Server service. The worm is reported to be spreading over company networks in particular › Read article     Google denies security hole in Google Mail Google says that, after working with the victims, it's found that the reported security holes in GMail were the result of hackers getting users' account details via phishing › 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.