Google commemorates moon landing

Google has switched on the Moon in Google Earth to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, says The Register.

The newly included Moonscape for Google Earth features 3D terrain of the lunar surface for users to fly around and explore like they already can with Mars and Earth.

Users can also switch the scenery into planning charts used by Nasa for Apollo missions, links to landing sites, a guide to artefacts left behind, and panoramic "street view" imagery taken by astronauts.

Mozilla denies a bug that crashes Firefox 3.5 is a security vulnerability, countering earlier reports that the company's latest browser contained a flaw even though it had just been patched, reports ComputerWorld.

In a post to Mozilla's security blog, Mike Shaver, the company's vice-president of engineering, said the bug, which had originally been disclosed on the milw0rm hacker site, is not a vulnerability.

"The reports by press and various security agencies have incorrectly indicated this is an exploitable bug," Shaver said.

Peer-to-peer download sites Kazaa and The Pirate Bay are set to return with a new, legal subscription model, according to BBC News.

Kazaa, shut down by a $150 million lawsuit in 2006, will be reincarnated as an unlimited download service with a fixed monthly subscription rate.

The Pirate Bay has outlined a "give and take" model which pays users for sharing their resources.

McAfee has laid out its plans to expand its software-as-a-service (SaaS) business with an eye toward gaining traction among enterprises, states eWeek.

To back up its talk, McAfee announced the addition of Web filtering and vulnerability assessment to its SaaS portfolio.

All of the major vendors have made a push around cloud-based services: Symantec with the acquisition of MessageLabs and Trend Micro with its Smart Protection Network pitch. Now it's McAfee's turn to talk SaaS.