Wordpress, which offers one of the biggest blogging software platforms on the internet, has been penalised by Google for spamming its index with advertising. Allegations of were raised while the WordPress creator and lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, was out of the country. ...

 

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After concerted wrangling between Microsoft and the European Commission, Microsoft has been forced to name its new releases of Windows without its media player as "Windows XP N". Microsoft last year lost a mammoth battle against EU over anti-trust issues, which specifically focussed on Microsoft's ...

 

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A contest that promised $25,000 to the person who could write a virus to infect computers running Apple's OS X, has been withdrawn after legal advice. DVForge, a company that develops digital products, including for Apple, made the offer apparently in response to ...

 

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According to a MiraPoint survey as many as 10% of people are buying products/services from spam e-mails. In the server, which covered the company's e-mail server and e-mail security application customers, as many as over 30% of respondents will reportedly click on embedded links ...

 

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Gentoo Linux today launched its Gentoo Linux 2005.0 release, which aims to bring added functionality to the popular Linux software distribution. While some people use Microsoft Windows as their operating system environment, Linux remains an increasingly popular alternative. Gentoo Linux is already one ...

 

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The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which obtained personal information on around 12 million airline passengers to test a new computerized system, stands accused by a report from by the Homeland Security Department Acting Inspector of misleading Congress. Not only was the data ...

 

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Rumours are circulating that Adobe are about to announce plans of the next stage in their Photoshop graphics software, which will be named "Adobe Photoshop CS2". Adobe Photoshop is one of the most common graphics software packages among graphic designers, and a market leader in graphical editing. The new Adobe Photoshop ...

 

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ICANN will meet tomorrow, where it is expected to agree to laying the ground rules for .eu domains to be distributed and applied on the internet. The .eu domain name was originally proposed in February 2000, but due to bureaucratic processes with the European Union and ICANN, there had ...

 

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IBM and Novell are pushing on the development of SUSE linux applications to run on IBM's eServer platforms. The companies are seeking closer working ties, in terms of "consulting support and technical expertise" to help them develop applications for SUSE Linux on IBM platforms. The move is part of ...

 

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A report to be published tomorrow highlights the dangers of current high debt in Britain. It warns that up to 15 million people are vulnerable to economic shocks, with unsecured debt levels at close to £1 trillion. The reports findings are publishing by Lord Griffiths, vice-chairman ...

 

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Webmaster resource Threadwatch has changed its design and implemented advertising, as the site focuses on developing long-term goals. Started by Nick Wilson, the project began as a way to post the most interesting news and information from webmaster forums. However, Threadwatch has since become ...

 

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The European Commission has dismissed Microsoft's attempts to implement last year's landmark anti-trust case in Europe, and has told the company to rewrite its approach. Microsoft was told to license to its rivals 80 communication protocols, which would allow them to develop abd improve the ...

 

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Alongside the budget, the UK Treasury has announced that it is planning to introduce legislation over the coming year to allow REITs from 2006. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are a method of investment fund management using property, that has been popular in the USA, ...

 

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NTL is now extending trials of ADSL2+ to on-demand streaming of high-definition TV (HDTV). ADSL2+ offers superior connectivity to the internet, with speeds of 18 megabits per second being tested. Currently, the highest broadband speeds in the UK are up to 8 megabits per second, ...

 

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Shares in Research In Motion, makers of the iconic Blackberry, rose 18% after a long running patent dispute with Canada-based RIM was settled yesterday. RIM had alleged infringement of a number of its patents, including on its use of radio technology, and was upheld by ...

 

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French President, Jacques Chirac, has commission the French national libary to digitise its works and present a European archive of non-English texts to rival the Google print project, which aims to digitise major libraries. It comes on the back of French objections that Google Print would present ...

 

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Google has pulled a page that re-presents Google's products in the form of the Mac OS X dock. The release was announced by Software Engineer Chikai Ohazama on the Google Blog in Google goes X: Today is an amazing day: A small idea - a ...

 

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Rincon, the Microsoft code-word for IE7, has had details of its development released. According to the Microsoft-Watch article, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Details Begin to Leak: IE 7.0 will feature international domain name (IDN) support; transparent Portable Network Graphics (PNG) support, which will allow for the display of overlayed images in ...

 

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Google has updated it's Terms of Use (TOU) for AdSense publishing, and additionally added a new publishing option, as well as offering new payment options for internation publishers. The most significant changes to its TOU are as follows: A big change is that publishers are now allowed to disclose accurate information on ...

 

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MSN is expected to announce tonight that the first stage of their online advertising and publishing network is undergoing live trials. Known internally at Microsoft as "Moonshot", the paid listings program is Microsoft's answer to Gooogle AdWords, and is set to go live in France and Singapore, where markets are more ...

 

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