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Apple just updated a new MacBook Pro with Intel Core 2 Duo processors. You can choose between Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz or 2.33 GHz. The MacBook Pro is now upgradable to support 200GB Hard drive and 3GB RAM.

Unlike the previous MacBook Pro 15-inch, the new MacBook Pro have 6x dual-layer SuperDrive (DVD burner). The 15-inch also support FireWire 800, unavailable in the previous version.

According to Apple, the new MacBook Pro is faster up to 39% faster than the previous MacBook Pro. Intel Core 2 Duo processors are built on a 65-nanometer process.

Secunia, the Danish computer security company, discovered the first vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7. The flaw can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of redirections for URLs with the “mhtml:” URI handler. This can be exploited to access documents served from another web site.

Internet Explorer 7.0 with a fully patched Windows XP SP2 systems are vulnerable and the advisory is currently unpatched. You shouldn’t worry too much though since Secunia rated the advisory as less critical. It is less critical because the attacker have to lure you to visit the malicious site.

For those who wants to be extra careful, you can disable active scripting support to avoid any problem.

The MacBook Pro is back from 3 weeks repair to solve the shutdown problem.

The logic board and the LCD panel had been replaced with a new one. I’ve been trying to crash the notebook by putting stress on the cpu and try to heat it up.

1. Connect the notebook to the Apple Cinema Display
2. Encode a DVD with HandBrake
3. Open Terminal.app and type

   yes > /dev/null &

   press enter

4. Type

   yes > /dev/null &

   press enter

5. Open a lot of quicktime movie trailers and play it.
6. Turn the heater on
7. Activate screensaver

In the past, doing the above mentioned steps would shutdown the machine once it got to 80 degrees celcius. I used CoreDuoTemp to monitor the temperature of the notebook.

Anyone experiencing the same problem should contact AppleCare.

Google has just bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock. YouTube is a video sharing web site which allows users to upload and share videos. The company was founded in February 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim.

Following the acquisition, YouTube will operate independently. I wonder what will happen to Google Video? Are incoming traffic to video.google.com will get forwarded to youtube?

For more information, Read the Google Press Release.