Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Apple Computer has publicly admitted that a small percentage of its fifth-generation video player iPods have been shipped loaded with a virus called RavMonE.exe that affects the Windows operating system.
Apple Mac OS X are not affected by the vuirus but
the majority of iPod and iTunes customers are Windows users because of
its dominant marketshare.
In a statement on its website, Apple publicly apologised for letting
the virus slip through but also took a swipe at Microsoft by
criticising the vulnerability of Windows to viruses.
"As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy
against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not
catching it," Apple said in the statement.
A saving grace for both Apple and Microsoft is that only a small number
of iPods were affected and standard anti-virus software should detect
and remove RavMonE.exe. According to Apple, less than 1% of Video iPods
that were available for purchase after September 12 had left its
contract manufacturer carrying the virus.
The virus is not considered amongst the more virulent as it does not
affect the data of infected user systems. However, RavMonE.exe does
spread through storage devices, such as cameras and USB memory sticks
attached to Windows computers, so they should also be scanned.
Apple recommends that affected Video iPod owners restore their software
on their newly purchased players using iTunes 7.
David Bass
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