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Submission + - Netbooks have higher failure rate than laptops (pcpro.co.uk) 1

Submitted by Barence
Barence writes: Netbooks are more likely to fail within the first year than their more expensive laptop brethen, according to new research. SquareTrade, an independent US warranty provider, analysed the failure rates of more than 30,000 laptops covered by its own warranties. It found that 5.8% of netbooks malfunctioned within the first year, compared to 4.7% for regular laptops and 4.2% for premium laptops costing more than $1,000 (£600). The research also raises question marks over the famed reliability of Macs. Three PC manufacturers — Asus, Toshiba and Sony — boasted better reliability rates than Apple. Macs have a 17.4% malfunction rate over three years, compared to market-leader Asus, which has a 15.6% failure rate. HP was the worst of the nine PC vendors listed, with a malfunction rate of 25.6% over three years.
Microsoft

Submission + - Internet Explorer 9 "to close performance gap" (pcpro.co.uk) 2

Submitted by Barence
Barence writes: Microsoft has unveiled the first details of Internet Explorer 9, promising that it will close the performance gap on rival browsers. The major newcomer is a revamped rendering engine that will tap the power of the PC's graphics card to accelerate text and graphics performance. "We’re changing IE to use the DirectX family of Windows APIs to enable many advances for web developers," explains Internet Explorer's general manager Dean Hachamovitch. As well as improving performance, Microsoft claims the hardware acceleration will enhance the appearance and readability of fonts on the web, with sub-pixel positioning that eradicates the jagged edges on large typefaces. Brilliantly, Microsoft all but admitted IE8 wasn't good enough, then revealed that work on the all-singing, all-dancing IE9 was only actually started three weeks ago. Don't expect it any time soon.
Security

Two Arrested For Zbot Trojan 95

Posted by samzenpus from the sorry-about-that dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crime Unit have made Europe's first arrests in the battle against the ZeuS or Zbot Trojan which threatened to compromise thousands of computers. Officers arrested a man and woman, both aged 20 years, in Manchester for offenses under the 1990 Computer Misuse Act and the 2006 Fraud Act. Both suspects were interviewed by PCeU detectives and have been bailed for further in-depth inquiries to be completed. The arrests in connection with the malware represent some of the first in the world, and the first in Europe to combat the distribution and control of ZeuS."

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