HP supports Linux desktop

Hewlett-Packard has achieved certification for the Novell Linux desktop, becoming the first commercial vendor to do so.

The certification includes HP`s business PCs, workstations and laptops, but will not extend to its Compaq systems, says HP worldwide Linux marketing manager Jeffrey Wade.

The company will not sell systems pre-installed with the Novell Linux Desktop. Instead business customers and resellers will be able to get Linux Desktop pre-installed on a particular model for volume sales through HP`s Factory Express service, says Wade.

According to Ziff Davis media, HP will also offer first line support for Novell Linux Desktop on its systems.

A new Trojan is targeting Symbian-based cell phones, rendering their additional functionalities inoperable, CoolTechZone reports.

The Skulls Trojan deactivates all links to Symbian system applications - including e-mail and calendar - and replaces all menu icons with images of skulls, says F-Secure director Mikko Hypponen. Once a phone is infected, a user will only be able to make and receive calls.

Hypponen warns that the programme looks fairly convincing as a general maintenance tool.

Users can reset their phones to factory defaults, but will lose all stored data in the process.

A Californian pornographer is suing its Internet service provider, alleging that its leading Internet search engines are illegally allowing people to access its Web site with stolen passwords, and view hijacked versions of its nude photos.

According to Reuters, the Perfect 10 site filed a lawsuit claiming that Google was violating copyrights and harming its ability to profit from the distribution of the photos via its magazine and Web site.

The site also claims that a Google Web search for "perfect10.com passwords" shows a list of usernames and passwords enabling searchers to access Perfect 10`s Web site and bypass its $25.50 (R155) monthly membership fee.