I generally like applications with an attitude -- they understand their mission, and their makeup and design make no bones about the way they intend to accomplish it. I'm not, however, enamored of attitudinal applications that are difficult to configure and confusing to navigate. Regrettably, that pretty well sums up SpamX 3.0.2
In addition to a long-running lawsuit in the U.S. that is expected to come to a head soon, Blackberry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is now also facing a series of lawsuits in Europe. This week, a five-day hearing began in the U.K. involving several patent-related complaints. The lawsuits are happening just as RIM is facing increasing competition.
Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. issued warnings Monday that some versions of their Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) contain a flaw that could let a malicious hacker see the information of a user surfing the Internet.