Microsoft released April’s security updates, which contain 5 Cumulative Critical updates for Windows, Office, MSN Messenger, Internet Explorer and Exchange Server.

In addition to that Microsoft release another 3 updates for windows ranked as important

You learn more and download the updates here or at Windows Update.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is filing a set of lawsuits against students trading files on Internet2, the super-high-speed network used for largely for research purposes on universities. The suits, to be filed Wednesday, will target 405 students at 18 different colleges, but for now are not aimed at the operators of the i2Hub file-swapping network, the RIAA said.

Source: C|Net

Mac OS X v10.4 “Tiger�? will go on sale Friday, April 29, at 6:00 p.m. during special events at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Tiger has more than 200 new features and innovations including Spotlight, a revolutionary desktop search technology that lets users instantly find anything stored on their Mac, including documents, emails, contacts and images; and Dashboard, a new way to quickly access important information like weather forecasts and stock quotes, using a dazzling new class of applications called widgets.

Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced immediate availability of Adobe® Reader® 7.0 for the Linux operating system. With the availability of the company’s universal client software for Linux®, Adobe now supports the ability to reliably view and print content across all major operating systems in the enterprise. Combined with Adobe LiveCycle™ server software, Adobe Reader 7.0 for Linux lets individuals participate in business processes and interact with many types of content more securely, both on- and off-line, inside and outside the firewall.

Technology companies cut nearly 60,000 U.S. jobs in the first three months of the year, twice the number trimmed in the same period last year and the biggest loss of jobs in the sector since late 2003, according to a new report.

The telecommunications industry accounted for the bulk of the cuts, with more than 35,000 layoffs in the first quarter, said outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which issued the report Monday. The computer industry laid off about 16,100 workers.

The firm attributed the jump in job cuts to a surge in telecommunications mergers, such as the purchase of AT&T Wireless by Cingular Wireless and Sprint’s merger with Nextel.

Source: News.com

Google is doubling down on mobile search, and is set to offer new features for finding local services and calling up driving directions via wireless devices. On Tuesday, the search company plans to introduce two new search options for mobile phones. One feature lets people with browser-enabled cell phones use Google Local, a Web directory of local businesses and sights, by typing in a name and ZIP code. Using the second feature, people can text message Google SMS (Short Message Service) with the short code “46645″ to receive driving directions to most locations.