INFOCHAT NEWS

News Corp and NBC Universal announced that they had named their new online video site Hulu (http://www.hulu.com).
The two companies said the site would be in the testing mode in October, and would be open to a limited number of users.  Visitors to Hulu.com would need to sign up to get an invitation to be [...]

Security provider Sophos is warning Internet users about the latest disguise being used by malicious software authors in their attempt to infect people’s personal computers (PCs) — an e-mail claiming to point to a YouTube video.
The security company further said that clicking on a link inside the e-mail will send surfers to a web page containing a malicious script and [...]

Microsoft announced that its first service pack for its Windows Vista operating system will be released early 2008 with the company shipping a beta to 10,000 to 15,000 testers.
The update will include operating system updates, bug fixes, and enhancements to improve performance, reliability and application compatibility of Vista.

EarthLink, Inc. announced a corporate restructuring plan. This plan will reduce operating costs across the company. The restructuring will begin immediately and be completed by the end of the year.
Approximately 900 jobs will be eliminated and the company will close its Orlando, FL; Knoxville, TN; Harrisburg, PA and San Francisco, CA offices and substantially reduce [...]

Nokia confirms that the microphones incorporated with its business oriented phone the E90 Communicator has defects.  Early users of the E90 phones complained about background noise during phone calls.
In addition to the defective microphone, users also reported about the scratches on the internal 800×320 pixel screen due to the keyboard keys touching the screen when [...]

Teenage iPhone hacker George Hotz who hugged the headlines for his reportedly successful hacking of Apple’s iPhone is reaping a handsome reward for his work.
Hotz said a mobile phone repair company named CertiCell offered to make a trade for the iPhone for a Nissan 350Z and 3 8GB iPhones, and Hotz on his blog said he agreed.

Israeli company Mempile announced it has successfully created a system to make 1 terabyte optical discs which they call ‘TeraDiscs’.  It has 200 physical layers of about 5GB each on this disc.
A Mempile disc contains light sensitive molecules (chromophores) capable of switching between two distinct states upon the application of light.  This provides for true three-dimensional accessing of small [...]

Logitech unveiled two new PC headsets that make PC-Internet calling, listening to music and gaming more comfortable, more enjoyable experiences.
The Logitech ClearChat Pro USB headset is features proprietary laser-tuned audio drivers, an audio equalizer switch and a noise-cancelling microphone.  It also lets users swap between different modes, including “Internet calling”, “music listening”, and “gaming” modes.
The [...]

Samsung announced their upcoming media players: YP-P2 and YP-T10 each will feature Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity for interfacing with wireless speaker systems and headphones.
The YP-P2 is 0.4-inches thick and features a 3-inch widescreen display and will offer 35-hours of music or 5-hours of video and will be available in 4 or 8-GB flavors.
The YP-T10 is [...]

Symantec Corp. announced the launch of Norton Internet Security 2008 and Norton AntiVirus 2008, industry leading security solutions that have been enhanced to provide computer users with comprehensive protection against new and emerging online threats, including disguised attacks used by drive-by downloads.
New to Norton in 2008:  Browser Defender, Norton Identity Safe, One-Click Support, Home Network Feature, and [...]