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The software patch, which was released last night, has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals. The problem related to a “zero day” flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website, enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details. “Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks,” said the company in a statement. “Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus, this ‘security update’ will protect computers only if it is installed.” Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch. Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website . “When the patch is released, people should run, not walk, to get it installed,” said Paul Ferguson, a researcher with Trend Micro. “This vulnerability

‘Dialog Satellite TV’ the entertainment arm of the Dialog Telekom announced yesterday that it was on course to achieving its main target of 150,000 subscribers by the end of the year. Chief Executive Officer of DTV Nushad Perera told the Daily FT that this is a gigantic achievement for any industry and the company reached this target within its target range.“Innovation is the main ingredient in the recipe that we used to achieve this target. For that we deviated from the traditional approach and gave our subscribers what they want in real terms. Today we offer various segments that include movies, sports, entertainment and religion which have become the most demanded channel line up. We are also the first in the region to introduce Baby TV which has become a hit with more and more parents now requesting for this service,” Mr. Perera added. According to Dialog TV, Baby TV has become a hit in households which have infants to 3 year old babies. The breakthrough of this channel is that it

Microsoft has launched a freeware graphics viewer for iPhone users. Seadragon Mobile lets users view large images on their iPhone with "just a few taps of your finger". Developed by Live Labs, Seadragon Mobile is the first in a number of planned Microsoft iPhone applications. Although Apple and Microsoft are market rivals, the firm chose the iPhone ahead of other mobile devices because of the phones popularity and graphical capabilities. Talking to Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog, Alex Daley, group product manager for Microsoft Live Lab said the iPhone was the obvious mobile choice for Seadragon. "The iPhone is the most widely distributed phone with a (graphics processing unit)," said Mr Daley. "Most phones out today don't have accelerated graphics in them. The iPhone does and so it enabled us to do something that has been previously difficult to do." "I couldn't just pick up a Blackberry or a Nokia off the shelf and build Seadragon for it w

The British High Commission, ColomboVisa applications for all categories should be made at the UK Visa Application Centre, No. 367 R A De Mel Mawatha (Duplication Road), Colombo-03. Working hours Monday - Thursday: 0800-1430 Friday: 0800-1130 Information on how to apply for a UK visa can be obtained by In person at the UK Visa Application Centre. By phone on0094 11 4513355 0094 11 4516322 from 0800-1700, Monday-Friday. To download an application form or for further information and advice on how to apply for a visa,www.vfs.lk or www.britishhighcommission.gov.uk/srilanka. By e-mail info@vfs.lk For further details visit the Centre's website at http://www.vfs.lk/

As per the British High Commission after the media speculation about the future of the British High Commission visa section and the implications for the Sri Lankan travelling public, A British High Commission Spokesperson said the following on 03/09/2007."There is an ongoing review into British visa services in South Asia. The review is at an early stage and no decisions have been made yet on the position of the visa section at the British High Commission in Colombo. Whatever the outcome Sri Lankan and Maldivian visa applicants will continue to make their applications at the VFS visa application centre in Duplication Road, Colombo 3. If a decision is made which affects visa operations locally we will issue a statement." Recently UK Visa processunderwnet a big changes like introducing new point system for the skilled worker's and visitor visa visiting period going to be decreased. We are tryimg to give you the maximum possible updates about them.

Toshiba announces HD DVD surrenderThe two-year war between HD DVD and Blu-ray officially ended Tuesday morning as Toshiba waved the white flag and declared it would stop producing HD DVD products. The company, which began sales of HD DVD in March 2006 with the HD-A1 player, "decided it was not right for us to keep going with such a small presence," said chief executive Atsutoshi Nishida. The Blu-ray format is now the definitive winner in the war and stands unopposed as the optical media replacement for DVD. Toshiba's news release goes into a bit more detail: "Toshiba will begin to reduce shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels, aiming for cessation of these businesses by the end of March 2008. Toshiba also plans to end volume production of HD DVD disk drives for such applications as PCs and games in the same timeframe, yet will continue to make efforts to meet customer requirements. The company will continue to assess the position of notebook PCs

The feature is available only in the United States for now. To use it, people must first enable it through Gmail Labs, then they can initiate SMS-based instant message chats by typing in a phone number in the chat box on the left of the Gmail page. People who receive SMS messages from the service will get a return phone number from the 406 area code, which Dirac was happy to point out spells G0. Each pairing uses a unique phone number, so a person receiving messages can store a the 406 phone number on his or her phone for future use to communicate with that specific person. Tactfully, Dirac also observes that sending SMS messages from Gmail might be costing your buddies money, so be judicious. (Technewsworld.com)

Full name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Population: 19.3 million (UN, 2007) Capital: Colombo (commercial), Sri Jayawardenepura (administrative) Largest city: Colombo Area: 65,610 sq km (25,332 sq miles) Major languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English Major religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity Life expectancy: 69 years (men), 76 years (women) (UN) Monetary unit: Sri Lankan rupee Main exports: Clothing and textiles, tea, gems, rubber, coconuts GNI per capita: US $1,540 (World Bank, 2007) Internet domain: .lk International dialling code: +94 (BBC)