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  • 06 June 2007

  • News: Microsoft to share free music on Xbox Live

    Microsoft is offering a new method of discovering musical acts via its Zune media player - not available in Europe until next year - and through Xbox Live. Microsoft has unveiled Ignition, a program that gives much-needed exposure to up-and-coming artists.

  • News: Microsoft sued over Windows Vista name

    A French television presenter has sued Microsoft for "violation of intellectual property". Philippe Gildas accused the software publisher of illegally using the trademark "Vista".

  • News: Firefox and Google combine to block malware

    Mozilla may add a tool to its upcoming Firefox 3.0 web browser that will automatically block websites Google thinks harbour malicious downloads. Mozilla's security chief remained tight-lipped when asked about the potential web-security feature, however, saying Mozilla is "not ready to talk about the feature".

  • News: Asustek, Intel £100 laptop - hands on preview

    Asustek's £100 Eee PC is grabbing attention at Computex 2007 because of its small size and even smaller price.

  • News: Sponsored search links pose security risk

    When searching with Google, Yahoo, Ask.com or other search engines, clicking a paid link in a results page poses more than twice the danger than using an "organic" link said McAfee yesterday. Security vendor McAfee did concede, however, that the percentage of dangerous sponsored links has fallen in the past six months.

  • News: Google slams Microsoft web security

    Google yesterday claimed that websites running Microsoft's web server software are twice as likely to be hosting malicious code as other websites. In reaching this conclusion, Google's Anti-Malware team last month looked at 70,000 web domains that were either distributing malware or hosting attack code.

  • News: Hardware failure crashes cash machines

    An IT hardware problem brought down the Royal Bank of Scotland's online, telephone banking and cash machines at the weekend, RBS has confirmed. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, which includes the Nat West bank, has a UK customer base of more than 22 million.

  • News: UK spends £2bn a year on online adverts

    The UK accounts for the 39 percent of Europe's online advertising spending. This makes UK the biggest online-advertising spender in Europe.

  • News: Microsoft meets vendors to discuss ID protocols

    Microsoft is to meet this month with vendors and organisations that are backing several different identity management systems. The Microsoft meeting suggests that cooperation between the software giant and its peers is improving

  • News: Google buys server company Peakstream

    Google yesterday bought Peakstream, a California-based developer of software for multicore and parallel processors.

  • News: eBay targets Google, brokers radio ads

    eBay is to broker radio-advertising spots, as part of its strategy to compete with Google which provides a similar service.

  • News: Computer users start young

    According to the NDP Group, children are becoming more acquainted with using consumer elctronics at far earlier ages than ever before.

  • News: Xbox Live Marketplace gets exclusive video

    Microsoft yesterday announced TV and movie content for Xbox Live Marketplace. Xbox Live Marketplace is the online repository of downloadable content for Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console. The new Xbox Live content includes exclusive Japanese anime that you can't find on the iTunes Store.

  • 05 June 2007

  • News: Apple releases faster, greener MacBook Pro

    Apple has updated its MacBook Pro notebooks with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Apple MacBook Pro memory has been boosted to 4GB, and high-speed graphics have been added to Apple's notebooks. The new Apple MacBook Pro is available in 15in models with a new mercury-free, power-efficient LED-backlit display and a 17inmodel with an optional high-resolution display.

  • News: Via unleashes ultraportable PC

    Via has developed a reference ultraportable notebook. The Via NanoBook, which will be unveiled tomorrow at the Computex exhibition, uses Via's 1.2GHz C-7M processor and has a 7in LCD (liquid crystal display) touchscreen and Wi-Fi. The Via NanoBook design will hit European markets soon.

  • News: Tom Tom lets drivers make up their own maps

    Satellite navigation company Tom Tom has found a cunning way round the problem of pesky roadbuilders undoing all their hard work mapping the highways and byways of Britain. It has added an editing feature to its latest Tom Tom GPS products. Map Share lets drivers correct outdated mapping information displayed by their digital driving companion.

  • News: European security alert system gets closer

    A pan-European system to notify SMBs (small and medium-size businesses) of IT security threats is a step closer today. Security experts from industry and academia met at a conference in Berlin today to refine plans for the EISAS (European Information Sharing and Alert System) at a conference in Berlin.

  • News: Intel 'Bearlake' chipsets hit the market

    Motherboards that use Intel's 3-series 'Bearlake' chipsets are everywhere at Computex. This suggests that Intel 'Bearlake' chipsets will soon find their way to shop shelves around the world.

  • News: Microsoft updates web-conferencing service

    Microsoft will today offer more details on Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007, the upcoming version of its hosted web-conferencing offering.

  • News: Acer to launch Ferrari GPS PDA this year

    Acer announced at Computex today that it is to sell a Ferrari PDA (personal digital assistant). The Acer Ferrari Windows Mobile PDA is the latest in Acer's line of Ferrari-branded technology. The Acer Ferrari line includes laptop PCs and a monitor.

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