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  • 04 January 2006

  • News: Next Sober worm on the way

    The next variant of the Sober worm is set to attack computers already infected by previous versions of the malware at the stroke of midnight GMT as 5 January turns into 6 January, according to European antivirus software vendors.

  • News: Google denies low-cost PC claims

    The LA Times has sparked an international wave of rumours that Google and Wal-Mart will launch a low-cost PC with a Google-made OS at the CES (Consumer Electronics show) in Las Vegas - but it's just not true, the search giant told Macworld UK this morning.

  • News: BlackBerry users exposed to attacks

    Two recently announced vulnerabilities in BlackBerry Enterprise Server permit a malicious attack that can disrupt the flow of information between Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Router or prevent users from being able to open email attachments, the system's developer said yesterday.

  • News: AMD goes live with digital home strategy

    Articulating its own vision of the digital home days before its major rival unveils a similar marketing initiative, AMD will announce plans today to brand AMD-based PCs designed specifically for home media networking, the company has said.

  • News: Sony names first Blu-ray Disc movies

    Sony's home entertainment unit has named the first 20 films it intends to launch on Blu-ray Disc, the high-definition video disc format backed by Sony and several other major consumer electronics manufacturers.

  • 03 January 2006

  • News: Cornice to launch 8GB, 10GB small hard drives

    Miniature hard disk drive maker Cornice will launch higher-capacity drives at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company has said.

  • News: Microsoft urges patience as WMF threat climbs

    While some security researchers advise Windows users to rush to install an unofficial patch to fix a vulnerability in the way the OS renders graphics files, Microsoft wants customers to wait another week for its official security update, it announced today.

  • News: Sony to compensate for DRM software fiasco

    Sony has agreed to pay limited compensation to US and Canadian consumers who bought CDs containing the XCP rootkit-like copy protection software.

  • News: MP3 spec gets new surround-sound features

    The inventors of MP3 are taking portable music listening one step further with the introduction of two surround-sound enhancements.

  • News: WMF flaw can't wait for Microsoft fix

    Users of the Windows OS should install an unofficial security patch now, without waiting for Microsoft to make its move, security researchers at the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center have warned.

  • News: Samsung, LG open new LCD factories

    Two of the world's largest manufacturers of LCD panels have started making screens at new factories, a move that should enable them to cut manufacturing costs and lead to further price reductions on big-screen, flat-panel televisions.

  • 31 December 2005

  • News: Intel's '06 resolution: improve

    Intel is getting ready to launch two major products that will combine the most visible piece of the company's evolving platform strategy, its Centrino mobile brand, with the company's most ambitious effort yet at building the digital home.

  • 30 December 2005

  • News: Latest and greatest gadgets head for Vegas

    The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicks off in Las Vegas on 5 January and this time it's all about high-definition, portable video, home networking and fun.

  • 29 December 2005

  • News: Analysis: the new breed of batteries

    The quest for longer battery life occupies a great deal of development time, and an increasing amount of this is being spent looking into new technologies such as fuel cells.

  • 28 December 2005

  • News: Virus claims to be MSN Messenger beta

    MSN Messenger users who may think they're getting a sneak peek at the latest version of Microsoft's instant messaging client are in for a nasty surprise, a Finnish security firm warned yesterday.

  • News: Pioneer to launch Blu-ray Disc drive in January

    Pioneer plans to unveil its first Blu-ray Disc format optical disc drive for personal computers at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), it said yesterday.

  • 27 December 2005

  • News: Analysis: looking ahead to the PC of 2007

    PCs enjoyed a better year in 2005 than most analysts had predicted. Notebook shipments continued to accelerate, Microsoft's Media Center PCs started to gain shelf space among receivers and DVD players in the living room, and corporations continued to upgrade as IT budgets proved firmer than anticipated.

  • 24 December 2005

  • News: Happy Web 2.0 Christmas from Google

    With its seemingly meteoric rise to the top, Google has often been named as one of the last dot-com success stories. But if the company's Christmas media party was any indication, its corporate vibe is less reminiscent of the smooth movers and shakers of the internet boom than of a cafeteria full of mathletes.

  • 23 December 2005

  • News: Gartner warns of troubles with Vista OS

    Microsoft does not adequately address metadata management in its upcoming Windows Vista OS, posing risks that documents with potentially embarrassing data could inadvertently be revealed to customers or partners, Gartner has warned in a report.

  • News: Microsoft, Google settle Lee dispute

    Microsoft and Google have resolved their legal differences over Google's hiring of former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee, Microsoft announced late yesterday.

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