Netscape Navigator, now owned by AOL, will no longer be supported after tomorrow
In the mid-1990s the browser was used by more than 90% of people online.Its market share has since slipped to just 0.6% as other browsers such as Microsoft’ Internet Explorer (IE) and Firefox have eroded its user base.
The debate is still on about why Apple Inc. decided to develop a version of its Safari browser for Windows.
One of the most popular ideas online — though one that doesn’t appear to be widely supported in the analyst community — is that Apple hopes to use its age-old rival, Microsoft Corp., to boost its revenues.
Offering Safari to Windows users could significantly increase the number of Safari users, and that larger user base could translate into revenue for Apple because some browser makers have revenue sharing deals with search engines, says John Gruber, writer of the popular Daring Fireball blog. Search providers like Google Inc. reportedly split with browser makers the advertising revenue generated when browser users type search terms in the bar embedded in the browser.
The attacker used a web page designed to deal with IT help desk queries to access the information.
Names and Social Security numbers of 22,396 individuals who were employees and students at the university during 2004 were accessed during the attack.
IT staff at the university discovered the breach on 4 May, following unusual activity the previous day. The attack was traced to two IP addresses in China and Australia.
“University of Missouri technicians identified a large series of errors caused by faulty queries to an application and an associated database,” said a university statement.
“These errors were first assumed to be caused by a problem with a system used to track computer help desk repair calls using the same database.” (more…)
Microsoft has acknowledged that its new Windows Live Hotmail service – which was launched yesterday in 36 languages – will be a critical cornerstone in the company’s online advertising strategy in the years ahead. The company is touting Windows Live Hotmail as the most significant upgrade to its MSN Hotmail service launched in 1996.
The company says that Window Live Hotmail – the result of input from over 20 million beta testers – will deliver a safer, more powerful and productive email experience than previous versions with flexible access via the web, on a mobile phone or with an email client. (more…)
Yahoo has announced that it will be closing its Yahoo Photo service, opting to devote its resources to the Web 2.0-ish photo-sharing site Flickr instead, which the company acquired two years ago.
From a business perspective, the numbers make sense - Yahoo Photos has seen a steady decline in usage while Flickr has grown its share over the past year. Likewise, Yahoo had been offering unlimited photo uploads and storage while Flickr sells the unlimited package in the form of a premium membership for $24.95 a year. (There is a free version of Flickr but it has limitations.)
Yahoo Photos is more of a traditional site where families share photos and visitors can download and print photos. Flickr is more of a social site where amateurs showcase their photography for a larger Web audience that largely just look at pics online and don’t print.
Yahoo is expected to offer its users a one-click option of transferring their photos to Flickr or competing sites, such as the popular PhotoBucket site. It will also offer options to transfer photos to other traditional store-and-print sites such as Shutterfly and Snapfish.
What a wacky week for Sony it has been: Ken Kutaragi prepares to retire on June 19, Sony kills a goat for the launch in Athens of God of War II, and now that the PS3 is out the door, Ken Kutaragi says he has the PS4, 5 and even 6 in mind
Exactly what Kutaragi means about the PS4, 5 and 6 ‘merging into the network’ is unclear, especially when he told eetimes.com that: “The design concept of the Cell processor is the network processor. Now it has become possible, so why not enter?” (more…)