Microsoft explains why the SMB replay exploit took 7 years to patch. It appears their NTLM protocol relied on it:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/17/ms_explains_patch_delay/
Scots firm is designing the "I-Ball", a wireless camera with a 360 degree field fo view designed to be fired into hostile positions:
http://www.itpro.co.uk/608331/i-ball-technology-to-give-troops-eye-on-the-ground
Google Maps and the Ordnance Survey (which runs the mapping of the UK) show a rift in UK government policy over free data vs captialism:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/11/the_mapping_mess_google_v_os.html
Adobe release Flash Player 10 for 64-bit machines, targeting Linux first, for a pleasant change:
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/
Google releases SketchUp 7. Linux users still have to wait in line as usual. Wake me up when they start supporting Open Source properly:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/introducing-sketchup-7.html
And finally. A camera for the blind. The user holds it to their forehead & aims it at the sound source. Uses a braille display:
http://www.gizmag.com/touch-sight-camera-for-the-blind/10371/
Vik :v) Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. http://diamondage.co.nz
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