A new attack aimed at computers infected with the Bagle virus threatens to generate scads of spam email campaigns, and anti-malware experts concede that the threat remains a major headache. Researchers at anti-virus specialist F-Secure, based in Helsinki, Finland, described the attack, dubbed “SpamTool.Win32.Bagle.g,” and said it involves a new set of URLs being sent to machines infected with Bagle.

Research In Motion and T-Mobile USA introduced the BlackBerry 8700g–a powerful device for staying connected virtually anywhere life, or work, takes you. The BlackBerry 8700g is designed to provide uncompromising performance for email, phone and Web browsing in an impressive and compact form factor. Featuring Instant Messaging support for MSN Instant Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, the BlackBerry 8700g provides customers with a variety of ways to stay in touch with friends, family and colleagues. Whether it’s through IM, phone calls, or the up to 10 supported email accounts you can manage from the device, the BlackBerry 8700g can help you master your busy life.

SplashData announced that SplashID and SplashPhoto, two of the company’s most popular products, now support Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0, the operating system behind popular new smartphones and handheld devices such as the Palm Treo 700w. SplashID safely and securely stores all kinds of personal identification information, including usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, calling card numbers, bank account data, PINs, medical insurance information, and more. SplashPhoto offers a fast, easy-to-use way to manage digital photos and show them to friends and family.

MIT researchers have found a way to extend the working life of mobile computers by drawing power from ultracapacitors rather than batteries. Ultracapacitors are still three to five years away from becoming the main power source for laptops and handhelds, although they’re already used for backup power in many small consumer products, according to Joel Schindall, a professor in MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The new device is called a nanotube-enhanced ultracapacitor, or NEU. Capacitors store energy as an electrical field, which is more efficient than standard batteries that generate energy from chemical reactions. Ultracapacitors are even more efficient. The drawback is size–they need to be larger than batteries to hold the same charge.

Users of Hewlett-Packard printers, scanners and cameras may be experiencing some problems after installing Microsoft’s latest round of security patches, released late last week. The problems, which concern a Windows operating system patch numbered MS06-015, can cause some applications to crash, Microsoft warned Saturday. Microsoft believes the problem is primarily affecting consumer users and is having “little to no impact on corporate networks.” The problem affects users who have installed software that is included with a number of HP devices, “including but not limited to printers, scanners, and cameras,” wrote Microsoft’s Stephen Hui, in a newsgroup posting. Users also have experienced the problem in popular applications like Outlook or Word.

Technology companies in the West should stop thinking about India as a place to dump cut-price, low-tech versions of their products, a senior Indian researcher has said. Ajay Gupta, who heads the Indian labs of Hewlett Packard, said it was a myth that Indians wanted cheap goods. During a visit to the computer giant’s UK headquarters, he urged companies hoping to boost computer use in India to offer innovative solutions and value. Mr. Gupta’s comments came two weeks after chip maker Intel announced a computer specifically for the Indian market.

The way people access, share, view and experience digital content is quickly evolving, and Maxtor is introducing several new products to address these changing consumer needs. Maxtor “Project Fusion,” a code name for a portfolio of products and online services that will be available later this quarter offer consumers a new level of flexibility and control for storing, organizing, accessing and sharing personal digital content. The Maxtor OneTouch III, Mini Edition, a sleek, portable storage solution that allows people to easily take their digital content on the go, whenever and wherever they want it, and to back up and share their files, photos, music and video while away from home or office. The Maxtor Shared Storage II is the next-generation, three-in-one network storage device providing centralized storage, automated backup and media streaming to multiple connected devices on a home or small office network.

A football (soccer) tournament between teams of robots has been won by students from Plymouth University. The third robot football UK championships ended in defeat for organizers Warwick University. The event was aimed at helping the students improve the skills of their robots ahead of the Robot World Cup in Germany in June. Each university has to abide by strict guidelines set out by the Federation of International Robosoccer Association.

A growing number of medical and nursing schools–including the University of Michigan, University of Texas and the UCLA School of Medicine–now require students to buy and use PDAs. Faculty and students say the technology saves time and helps them provide better care, in addition to reducing medical errors. Drug references and diagnostic programs can be stored on them, giving physicians information at their fingertips. The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing also began requiring PDAs this year for some students. One goal is to teach students the value of up-to-date information in a field that is rapidly changing.

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