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  • 10 December 2005

  • News: Broadband mobile wireless standard approved

    The standard for the broadband wireless technology known as mobile WiMax has been approved this week. Mobile WiMax networks will allow customers to wirelessly access the internet anywhere in a city.

  • 09 December 2005

  • News: Microsoft plans one critical patch on Tuesday

    Microsoft is planning two software fixes – at least one of them rated as critical – as part of December's release of security updates.

  • News: Mozilla claims Firefox 1.5 hole poses minor risk

    The first Firefox 1.5 security vulnerability, made public yesterday, is not as critical as initially perceived, but a patch will be available to fix it early next year, a Mozilla executive said.

  • 08 December 2005

  • News: Virgin Mobile spurns NTL advance

    Virgin Mobile has rejected a takeover offer from cable operator NTL on that grounds that the offer price was too low, the firm announced today.

  • News: Next IE 7.0 pre-release bumped to 2006

    The next pre-release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows XP browser has been pushed into early next year, the company's IE team has said in a blog posting.

  • 07 December 2005

  • News: Latest IM bug chats with you

    A new breed of malicious instant-message bots is on the loose, according to IMlogic, the developer of enterprise instant-messaging security applications.

  • News: 'Podcast' is word of the year

    In a small sign of what's happened to digital media in recent years, the editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary have selected "podcast" as their Word of the Year for 2005.

  • News: .eu domains on sale from today

    The first .eu domains went on sale at 10am this morning. At first, and until 7 February, only those with trademarks will be entitled to apply. From February, trade and company names, and then finally, on 7 April the market will be opened and any will be allowed to apply for the new European Union domain.

  • News: Windows Live Local launches

    Microsoft plans to launch Windows Live Local this week, a new version of its Virtual Earth aerial image service, according to company sources.

  • 06 December 2005

  • News: Study: Google users wealthier; net savvier

    US residents who prefer Google's search engine tend to be richer and have more internet experience than those who primarily use competing search services from Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL a new study has found.

  • News: eBay tricked by fake email

    A sophisticated phishing attack has proven to be so successful, it has tricked eBay's own fraud investigations team into endorsing it as legitimate, according to an independent security consultant who reported the attack to eBay.

  • 05 December 2005

  • News: Layoffs pending after Macromedia deal

    Adobe announced today that it will reduce part of its workforce following its acquisition of Macromedia, while other employees may be offered relocation packages.

  • News: Cyberfraud shuts down tax-credit portal

    The UK's tax authority shut down a tax-credits website last week, and a criminal investigation is underway concerning possible identity theft, a spokesman confirmed today.

  • News: NTL sounds out Virgin Mobile on takeover

    Cable TV network operator NTL has approached Virgin Mobile regarding a possible takeover of the mobile phone operator, it said today.

  • 02 December 2005

  • News: Gmail gains virus scanning capability

    Google has added a virus-scanning feature to its Gmail webmail service, complementing the existing virus protection based on blocking certain types of file attachments, such as executables.

  • News: Hackers publish two more Windows attacks

    Hackers have given system administrators more reasons to update users' Windows PCs. Over the past two days, they have published two more samples of software that could be used to attack an unpatched Windows system, bringing the tally of new attacks on the OS released into circulation this week to four.

  • News: Firefox flaw found

    The Mozilla Foundation may have just released its latest update to the popular Firefox browser, but some users say their patience with the software's flaws is beginning to wear thin.

  • 01 December 2005

  • News: Everything you wanted to know about Xbox 360…

    …but were afraid to ask. Whether you're a career gamer with the wrist strength of an ox (and a serious Dorito habit to boot), or a ruddy-faced console ingenué, here's how to impress your mates (and your kids) with the lowdown on Microsoft's latest release. Enjoy.

  • News: Skype 2.0 adds video telephony

    Skype has released the beta of Skype 2.0, including support for video telephony.

  • News: Attackers targeting unpatched IE bug

    Microsoft is warning Internet Explorer users to be careful where they browse, because attackers are now targeting a critical unpatched bug in the software. If successful, these attackers could possibly use this bug to seize control of a user's system.

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