un-patched Flaw lies in the Adobe Flash Player 9 browser plugin
An un-patched flaw in Adobe Systems Flash Player 9 software; is being exploited by online criminals, Symantec reported on Monday.
Flaw lies in the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player browser plugin, which is widely used by Internet surfers to view animated Web pages. The flaw affects both the recently released Flash Player version 9.0.124 .0 and version 9.0.115.0, according to an advisory posted Monday to Symantec’s Security Focus Web site.
The flaw lets attackers run unauthorized software on the PC, and if the attack fails for some reason it will likely crash the browser, Security Focus said. Symantec is not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for the flaw, the advisory states.
In January, Adobe and other Web-development-tool vendors had to fix bugs in their development tools that created buggy Shockwave Flash (.swf) files that could be exploited in a cross-site scripting attack. This attack can be used by phishers, but it also gives the bad guys a nearly undetectable route into a victim’s bank account or almost any type of Web service.
Adobe last month patched seven bugs in Flash Player, including the one that allowed hacker Shane Macaulay to win a laptop and US$5,000 for hacking into a Windows Vista machine in a March contest at the CanSecWest security conference.
Adobe Soundbooth CS4 Beta released
Tuesday Adobe released Soundbooth CS4 beta, It demonstrates that, Adobe has its ears open to the needs of those who demand more from an audio editor. Not only does Soundbooth CS4 include multitrack editing and allow you to place multiple AutoComposed scores into a single project, it also offers some compelling new features. Highlights include non-destructive editing, the ability to create restore points that you can later return to, automatic volume matching, MP3 compressions preview, and a speech-to-text feature that attempts to transcribe the contents of an audio track (or a selection within it) and then lets you navigate that track by choosing words within the transcript. Soundbooth CS4 beta supports multitrack editing.
As with the original Soundbooth, the Soundbooth CS4 beta lets you add AutoCompose scores. These are license-free also CS4 introduces the Adobe Sound Document (.asnd) format. This format places all the project’s audio resources within a saved file and these files can be used by other compatible Adobe CS4 applications too.
Microsoft adding multi touch Interface to Windows 7
Microsoft plans to add multi-touch interface to Windows 7. Ballmer says it will come in late 2009. Julie Larson-Green demos the Multi-touch technology, painting with several fingers at the same time to show how it can process not just touch, but multiple simultaneous input.
“It’s much faster to do certain tasks than using a mouse,” Like rotating photos by pinching and rotating, much like Microsoft’s surface or Apple’s iPhone.
Microsoft had previously hinted that the touch gestures would find their way into Windows. In an interesting twist though, the new technology will work with existing touch screens, Microsoft said. They showed it running on an existing Dell laptop.
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iTrip AutoPilot newest accessory for iPod and iPhon
Griffin Technology, unveiled its newest accessory, the iTrip AutoPilot. It also added support for the iPhone.
The iTrip allows users to play music from your iPod or iPhone to an open FM frequency in your car. With its built-in SmartScan, the iTrip will even recommend the best frequency for you and if you have RDS, the song information will be displayed on your car radio.
Features
* AutoPilot controls iPod playback from your dash or console’s cigarette lighter with the touch of a finger.
* Industry-leading SmartScan does all the work — scans the radio dial for the three best frequencies then saves them automatically to 3 programmable presets for easy recall at the touch of a button.
* New SmartSound™ Plus technology delivers clear sound under real-world conditions.
* New high-contrast display is easy to read.
* Three-stage light ring changes color to indicate the charging status of your iPod battery.
* RDS technology shows song information on your RDS-enabled car radio display.
The US$99.99 iTrip AutoPilot is compatible with the iPhone and iPods as far back as the 40GB iPod click wheel. Availability is listed as “coming soon.”
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