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Web Attacks Up By A Third

New data show a massive increase in Web attacks during the second quarter, especially in identity-theft Trojans.
Computing News

Microsoft To Continue IE6 Support Until 2014

It might be outdated, it might have opponents, but Microsoft is going to support Internet Explorer 6 until 2014.
Computing News

China Makes Filtering Software Optional

The Chinese government has said that its citizens can choose whether to use the Green Dam Youth Escort filtering software or not, but it will be on all public computers.
Web News

Pirate Party Expands To The U.K.

The pro-file-sharing Pirate Party, inspired by Pirate Bay, is now officially in Britain.
Web News

Exploding iPods And iPhones?

Reports seem to be appearing about exploding iPod Touches and iPhones, from France, England, and the US, and apparently Apple is trying to suppress them.
Mobile News

Microsoft Ordered To Stop Selling Word

A Texas judge has ordered Microsoft to stop selling Word because it infringes a patent.
Computing Best Ofs

Pirate Bay Bumped Offline After Dutch Court Order

They say it's a power failure, but it comes just a day after a court bands the file-sharing site in Holland.
Web News

IE8 Patch Brings Microsoft In Line With Antitrust Regulators

Microsoft has issued a patch that changes Internet Explorer 8's automatic installation to fall in line with antitrust regulators.
Computing News

U.K. Government Snooping On The Rise

A new report shows that authorities in the UK access 1,400 phone calls and e-mails every day.
Web News

Google Caffeinates Search

Google has unveiled Caffeine, which will in due course replace the present search engine, although appearances will remain the same.
Computing News

Toshiba Goes Blu-ray

Having abandoned HD DVD, Toshiba has announced it will begin making products to play Blu-ray discs.
Audio / Video News

Windows 7 Released To Developers And Manufacturers

The countdown to full release is now on as Windows 7 reaches the hands of IT pros, hardware manufacturers, and software developers.
Computing News

Samsung SyncMaster 2233RZ Review

Games and movies literally pop out of screen with Samsung
Computing Reviews

Patch Tuesday Will Soon Be Here

Microsoft has at least nine security fixes lined up for Patch Tuesday next week.
Computing News

New Chrome Browser Beta Gets Go-Faster Stripes

A new beta of the Chrome browser is 30% faster than its predecessor, according to Google.
Computing News

Britons Would Rather Cut Back On Vacations Than Technology

A new study reveals that Britons would rather spend less on eating out and vacations than cut back on communications technology.
Web News

Will The U.K. Get A Windows 7 Family Pack?

Microsoft continues to hem and haw about the possibility of a family pack for Windows 7 in the UK.
Computing News

Europe Isn’t All About The Net

A new study reveals that one-third of Europeans have never used the Internet, and one in four has never used a computer.
Web News

Marine Corps Bans Troops From Social Networking Sites

Members of the Marines have been told they can no longer use Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter — and that's an order.
Web News

Catholic Archbishop Slams Facebook

The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has criticized social networking sites, e-mails, and texting.
Web News

Pirate Bay Ordered To Block Dutch Users

A court in Holland has told file-sharing site Pirate Bay it must block Dutch users or face stiff fines.
Web News

Convicted File-Sharing Student Refuses Donations

Joel Tenebaum, hit with a $675,000 fine for file-sharing, has refused the donations of money that people have offered.
Web News

NASA Hacker Close To End Of Extradition Appeals

Gary McKinnon, the NASA hacker, has lost another in his series of appeals for extradition to the US for his crimes.
Web News

Apple Quickly Patches iPhone SMS Vulnerability

No sooner have researchers exposed a texting vulnerability in the iPhone than Apple comes out with a patch to secure it.
Mobile News

File Sharer Hit With $675,000 Fine

A Boston college student who admitted illegally downloading music has been given a $675,000 fine.
Web News

Firefox, Over A Billion Served

Friday saw Firefox pass the one billion download mark on its browsers since 2004.
Computing News

MI5 Admits Its Site Has Been Hacked

Britain's leading spy agency admits its website has been hacked — but only visitors were affected.
Web News

MSN Ramps Up Free U.K. Streaming Video

MSN is to launch a new free video service in the UK that will let stream full-length TV shows.
Web News

File Sharing Teen Admits Guilt In Court

In the second music downloading case to go to court, a teen has admitted his guilt.
Smart Home News

Cable Damage Takes West Africa Offline

Damage to an undersea cable has caused communications disruption in several West African countries.
Web News

Stephane Panier Named Bebo Global Chief Executive

After 14 months without a chief executive, social network Bebo has name Stephane Panier to the position.
Web News

Greenpeace Sets Captain Kirk On HP

As part of its campaign to remind HP of its environmental promises, Greenpeace had William Shatner leave them all a voicemail.
Web News

Will Google Try To Stop The Microsoft-Yahoo Deal?

Microsoft's chief exec warns Google will try to block the search deal between the companies, and also that some layoffs will ensue.
Web News

Apple Dumps Google Voice iPhone App

Apple not only hasn't approved Google's Voice App for the iPhone, it's also dumped third-party apps that use it.
Mobile News
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