Hackers' Attack
If you send or receive e-mail using Microsoft's free Hotmail service, hackers may have been reading your messages today. CNN interactive discovered a security breach that allowed anybody to gain access to accounts and that send messages under the user's name. It's not clear how long the breach was active. 40 million computer users subscribe to hotmail.
New Software
Microsoft is expected to offer new software that could make it easier to read text on computer screens. "The Wall Street Journal" says the software called Microsoft reader makes digital text appear almost as clear as it does in Sprint. The software's benefits are said to be most noticeable on portable computers which can use liquid crystal displays.
