New Flaw Found in Windows Media Player

There is a new vulnerability in the ubiquitous Windows Media Player that could enable an attacker to execute code on the machine of a user who downloads a skin for the player.

When users download new skins - or user interfaces - for the Windows Media Player, the files are automatically saved to the player's "Skins" file folder. As protection against some attacks, WMP introduces a random element into the name of the file so that attackers can't guess the exact name of downloaded skins. However, it's possible to get around this measure by inserting a specific character into the URL of the skin.

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ATI shipping Radeon 9600 PRO chips

ATI Technologies announced that it has started volume shipments of its
new-generation Radeon 9600 PRO (RV350) graphics chips, which it launched in March. Sighs of relief all round.

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April revenues: VIA and SiS see decline, ALi enjoys growth

VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) posted NT$1.733 billion and NT$1.534 billion in April revenues, respectively. Both companies suffered month-on-month sales declines of 7-8%, but the decreases generally met market expectations.

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ECS president elected to Asusalpha board

JT Lin, president of Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), was recently elected to serve as a director on the board of Asustek Computer’s new subsidiary Asusalpha Computer, further raising the possibility of Lin’s rumored career move to the Asustek group.

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MPEG compression chip market to surge; ST and MediaTek top the 2002 market

The MPEG compression chip market will grow from US$1.5 billion in 2002 to US$2.8 billion in 2006. The market grew 27.4% in 2002 as consumers rushed to purchase digital products like DVD players and recorders, set-top boxes (STBs) for digital TVs and MP3 players, according to The Information Network, a US-based research firm.

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