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  • 07 February 2007

  • News: Internet slows following DDOS attack

    Online attackers briefly disrupted service on at least two of the 13 "root" servers that are used to direct traffic on the internet yesterday.

  • News: EFF opens European office

    Consumers in Europe have another group looking out for their digital rights with the opening of a Brussels office by the US non-profit group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

  • News: Sony Ericsson launches 9.4mm-thin Walkman

    Sony Ericsson has announced a new Walkman music phone - its slimmest handset yet. The product is one of several announced ahead of the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona next week.

  • News: Wal-Mart takes on iTunes

    Wal-Mart joined a growing field of providers of digital video download services with the launch of an online movie store in the US.

  • News: Google urges governments to back free web

    The internet has an ever-growing role to play in allowing free expression across the globe, but only if attempts to reign it in are unsuccessful, according to Google chairman and chief executive Eric Schmidt.

  • News: Amazon & Tivo in movie download deal

    Owners of Tivo's digital video recorders (DVR) will soon be able to download films and television shows for rental and purchase from Amazon.com, the two companies announced today.

  • News: iTunes teams with Ticketmaster

    Camping out for concert tickets has never been less attractive. With sales for summer concerts about to begin, Ticketmaster will give free music from Apple's iTunes Music Store to everyone who purchases event tickets at its US website, Ticketmaster said today.

  • 06 February 2007

  • News: Mikhail Gorbachev begs Microsoft for clemency

    Former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, the man credited with ending the Cold War, wrote to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates yesterday, asking for help in halting the trial of Aleksandr Ponosov. Ponosev, 40, is a high school headmaster who faces up to five years in prison for using pirated software.

  • News: Mobile operators move to protect kids

    Europe's mobile phone operators have created and signed a voluntary code of conduct designed to protect children from accessing harmful internet content on their mobile phones.

  • News: YouTube offers copyright compromise

    YouTube will start displaying a notice in Japanese on its website warning users against uploading copyright content, its two founders told representatives of a broad group of Japanese copyright holders today.

  • News: HMV to sell PlayStation 3 for £675

    The first PlayStation 3 consoles sold at HMV's launch in the UK will cost £675 - almost £250 more than the console itself. Gamers in the UK were already angry at the UK price for Sony's new console. The PS3 costs the equivalent of £300 in the US. In Japan its price equates to £250.

  • News: Vista antispyware fails security test

    Microsoft's Windows Vista OS has already failed a major security test. Independent security certification body Virus Bulletin has revealed that Microsoft's much touted antivirus product, Live OneCare, is one of four similar products that failed to reach the required standard.

  • News: UK big business fails to destroy old data

    UK businesses are failing to remove sensitive data from old PCs. The contents of such systems remain available to whoever buys them second hand, according to a survey released today by Pointsec Mobile Technologies.

  • News: 40% of US youngsters have seen web pornography

    According to a study published yesterday, about 40 percent of American youngsters age aged between 10 and 17 years claim to have seen pornography on the internet. Two-thirds of respondents said the adult images were thrust upon them uninvited.

  • News: Michael Dell outlines comeback plan

    News leaked yesterday that founder Michael Dell plans to remain as CEO of Dell for several years. It was also revealed that Michael Dell intends to trim the number of managers reporting directly to him and to eliminate bonuses.

  • News: BT users could share Fon hotspots

    According to a Reuters report, BT is close to a deal that would let its users share Wi-Fi with the Fon network of shared home hotspots.

  • News: Low-cost, £66 PC announced

    A Chinese PC maker today revealed a low-cost system that will cost only £66. Designed for customers in rural China, the computer can be used with a television as a display.

  • News: Rival sues Apple and Nike over iPod sport Kit

    iPod-manufacturer Apple Computer and sports shoe maker Nike are being taken to court by PhatRat Technology over claimed patent abuse.

  • News: Skype-management package announced

    FaceTime Communications has announced software that will make Skype easier to manage. The company will release GEM (Greynet Enterprise Manager) 3.5 next month.

  • News: Hollywood goes after UK mobile phones

    Three deals announced yesterday finally saw prominent Hollywood figures getting deeper into the business of mobile video. The deals will bring comedy, news and other shows to UK small screens later this year.

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