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On Tuesday Microsoft released a patch for the Windows Animated Cursor Flaw that had become a serious issue for Windows users in the past few weeks. The patch covers all computers running Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista…and without it your system is vulnerable to being taken over by the hacker overlords.

It was originally believed that Firefox wasn’t susceptible to this flaw, but Mike Schroepfer (vice president of engineering at Mozilla) points out:

The vulnerability is caused by a Windows error…it can be exploited through both Firefox and Internet Explorer. We are investigating issuing a workaround within Firefox in an upcoming security release.
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Microsoft has issued a patch to fix Windows and we encourage all Windows users to apply this update immediately.

To make it easier for you to update your Windows machine I have gathered all of the direct links to the update files:

Windows 2000 SP4
Windows XP SP2
Windows XP x64
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 (Itanium-based systems)
Windows Server 2003 x64
Windows Vista
Windows Vista x64

Of course, if you perform a Windows Update on your PC this patch will automatically be downloaded and installed on your computer. Just make sure you get the update installed one way or another because even Firefox is vulnerable!

Source: CNet

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Showing that its Web application priorities extend to the mobile world, Google on Wednesday demonstrated a version of Gmail for the iPhone that could be used even when the phone had no network connection.

Vic Gundotra, Google’s vice president of engineering, showed off at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona what he called a “technical concept” of Gmail even when the iPhone was offline. In January, Google released an offline version of Gmail for desktops and laptops, and like it, the mobile phone incarnation runs in a Web browser, not as a native application.

The software let Gundotra browse and read e-mail even after he switched the phone into airplane mode, which shuts off the wireless network. To watch a demonstration, check the demo video on iPhone Buzz.

Offline applications can’t of course retrieve new data from the network, but they do synchronize when network access is restored. Meanwhile, e-mail is stored in a local database on the phone, even when online.

“You’ll note that it’s very, very fast because it’s using that local database,” Gundotra said. The application also showed a floating toolbar that was visible even as he scrolled through his in-box.

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Originally posted at Webware

Maingear bills itself as a fine purveyor of “high performance luxury computers,” hand built machines such as the Remix workstation (for “creative professionals”), and now Prelude 2, a 3D gaming workstation that features the NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision setup, a 22-inch SyncMaster 2233RZ display, and a desktop PC rocking an Intel Core i7 processor — all for $1,999 (though were guessing that once you start tweaking things here and there the price can rise pretty quickly). More detailed specs are sadly unavailable at the moment, but if you’ve been itching to jump on the 3D bandwagon (not that we approve, but whatever) this one is probably worth a look. Full release is after the break.

Update: Feel free to check out the order page over at Maingear’s site for all the system’s specifications and customization options.

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Maingear intros Prelude 2 3D gaming system originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After having to delay the final vote earlier this month due to a lack of participation (d’oh!), AMD has dotted the final ‘i’ in its attempt to spin off semiconductor manufacturing. Said company, along with the Advanced Technology Investment Company, have now secured the final approval necessary to create The Foundry Company. Stockholder approval was the only remaining hurdle to be jumped, and the joint venture transaction is expected to fully close by March 2nd of this year. By the numbers, AMD stockholders approved a proposal to issue 58 million shares of its common stock along with warrants to purchase 35 million shares of its common stock and 35 million shares of the company’s common stock upon exercise of those warrants to an affiliate of the Mubadala Development Company PJSC (perplexing, we know). Now, let’s see if AMD can keep up with Intel’s own $7 billion investment.

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AMD nets final approval to create The Foundry Company originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve seen some interesting looking shooters from Samsung before, but nothing quite like this latest charmer, a 12 megapixel mystery model that’s just appeared on Amazon’s site. It features a 5x stabilized zoom lens on the front, which is nice and all, but the real bits of intrigue are elsewhere. Beaming back at ya will be a 3-inch OLED screen, a rarity for a digi cam, but it’s also got a pair of those analog gauges we loved on the NV9 on top that show battery life and remaining storage. Sadly, other than Amazon saying it’ll sell for a penny under $330 we don’t know a thing about it’s availability, but we’ll be keeping an eye out for it and its dashing red arrows.

[Via OLED-Info]

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Samsung’s TL320: the mystery digital camera with analog gauges originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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