February 27, 2006
Google open Base for payments
Link: Google open Base for payments
Filed under: Ecommerce News, Google News
Google will soon be allowing people to trade goods on Google Base, using their newly unveiled Google Payments system.
A reputation system may also be built into the payment system, allowing buyers to recognise which merchants have a good reputation.
This would effectively allow Google ...
Windows Vista: Six versions coming
Link: Windows Vista: Six versions coming
Filed under: Software News, Companies News, Microsoft News
Microsoft have announced that their follow-up to Windows XP will come in 6 versions.
Named Windows Vista, it has been under development with the codename "Longhorn" since the development of Windows XP.
It plans to feature key improvements to graphics, multimedia, and search functions.
The ...
Mobiles pick up speed, but Vodafone overvalued
Link: Mobiles pick up speed, but Vodafone overvalued
Filed under: Mobile News, Technology News, Microsoft News
The BBC reports that mobile phone operators are looking at HSDPA technology to speed up 3G download times for mobile devices.
Additional speed increases are being planned with 3G-LTE technology.
The developments come at a time when mobile devices are still limited by the speed ...
February 22, 2006
Windows Servers sales beat Unix
Link: Windows Servers sales beat Unix
Filed under: Hardware News, Linux News, Unix News, Microsoft News, Internet News
According to Server Tracker as reported at CNet, Windows Servers accounted for $17.7 billion in sales over 2005, while Unix servers accounted for $17.5 billion.
Linux server sales were third at $5.3 billion.
While these figures mean that Microsoft now leads the server ...
Broadband reaches 64% of UK
Link: Broadband reaches 64% of UK
Filed under: Web Development News, Marketing News, Internet News
The BBC reports that broadband now accounts for 64% of internet use in Britain.
It also suggests that broadband will continue to become more widely used in Britain as companies compete for the market, and greater broadband speeds are made available.
Additional information ...
Nominet faces rebellion on changes
Link: Nominet faces rebellion on changes
Filed under: Web Development News, Webhosting News, Webmaster News
Nominet, the governing body in charge of overseeing UK domains, is facing rebellion over plans to overhaul the company.
Advocates say that Nominet needs to change because it wasn't structured to cope with the vast market in UK domain names that ...
February 21, 2006
WiFi Cloud over London
Link: WiFi Cloud over London
Filed under: Mobile News, Technology News, Internet News
The City of London is get its wireless internet access over the Square Mile.
Provided by The Cloud, it is expected to provide full coverage of the area within 6 months, with equipment installed in lamposts.
The network be available to customers ...
February 17, 2006
Worm finds Apple
Link: Worm finds Apple
Filed under: Apple News, Security News
The Apple OS X computer operating system has ordinarily been safe from virus attacks - but yesterday security companies revealed that malicious software targeting Apples is on the loose.
According to Security Focus, the new virus was named OSX/Oomp-A by Andrew Walsh and ...
February 11, 2006
Mobile phone sales over 800 million a year
Link: Mobile phone sales over 800 million a year
Filed under: Mobile News
Over 812 million mobile phones are claimed to have been sold in 2005.
This is up from 713 million the year before.
Both figures dwarf PC sales, which in 2005 are estimated to have been at just over 200 million in 2005.
According to CNet, the ...
Yahoo! helps China jail dissidents - claim
Link: Yahoo! helps China jail dissidents - claim
Filed under: Political News, Yahoo! News
Yahoo! has been accused of helping Chinese authorities jail a second dissident.
Li Zhi was jailed for 8 years in 2003 for posting messages criticising corruption in the Chinese government. It is claimed that data provided by Yahoo! was instrumental in his convinction.
The claim ...
February 10, 2006
Businesses warned on software modifications
Link: Businesses warned on software modifications
Filed under: Software News, Webmaster News, Internet News, Business News
Businesses were today warned to be vigilant when using third-party modifications to their online software.
It comes after it was found that a developer providing modifications on the popular Invision Power Board software, was discovered to be secretly adding code to ...
Ericsson mobiles flawed as Microsft and RIM add protections
Link: Ericsson mobiles flawed as Microsft and RIM add protections
Filed under: Linux News, Legal News, Mobile News, Technology News, Microsoft News, Security News
Security companies in France and Denmark have warned that a flaw in how bluetooth operates in some Sony Ericsson mobile phones, could make them vulnerable to attacks.
While the flaw is rated as low risk, it continues a disturbing trend in mobile ...
Users warned on Google privacy
Link: Users warned on Google privacy
Filed under: Desktop search News, Legal News, Yahoo! News, Google News, Microsoft News, Search Engine News, Internet News
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has warned that Google latest software release may be a serious threat to user privacy.
Google launched Google Desktop Search 3.0 this week, with an increased number of user features, such as data sharing.
While groups such as Gartner ...
February 9, 2006
Property market slows, but may roll on yet
Link: Property market slows, but may roll on yet
Filed under: Property Market News
Data from the Land Registry has shown that house prices over 2005 grew at their lowest level since records began in 1995.
Meanwhile, the Halifax Building Society has reported a 0.5% fall in house prices for January.
However, the Nationwide claims that "seasonally adjusted" ...
Danish websites hacked in protest
Link: Danish websites hacked in protest
Filed under: Political News, Webmaster News, Security News, Internet News
The BBC reports that around 2,500 websites - 1000 of them Danish - have been hacked and defaced by Muslims, in protest of cartoons published showing Mohammed.
The new protest has been swift in targeting Danish-owned websites, and security experts expressed surprise at ...
Yahoo! seeks search incentives
Link: Yahoo! seeks search incentives
Filed under: Companies News, Yahoo! News, Search Engine News
Yahoo! is in consultation with its email users - to find out what incentives would persuade them to make Yahoo! Search their prefered search engine.
The consultation comes only weeks after Yahoo! Chief Financial Office, Susan Decker, was quoted as saying that Yahoo! ...
EU seeks cap on mobile network charges
Link: EU seeks cap on mobile network charges
Filed under: VoIP News, Mobile News
Mobile phone operators could have their "roaming" fees capped by the European Union.
It comes as Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information, Society & Media, outlines price cap plans to national regulators.
Roaming fees are the costs incurred to users when they have to rely ...
February 7, 2006
New Internet Explorer could pose risks to users
Link: New Internet Explorer could pose risks to users
Filed under: Phishing News, Browsers, Webmaster News, Microsoft News
There are concerns that the coming release of Internet Explorer 7 later this year, could bring a new wave of phishing scams and confusion about the identity of websites.
While only beta versions of Internet Explorer 7 are currently available, a feature ...
BT suspends SMS trials over data protection
Link: BT suspends SMS trials over data protection
Filed under: Companies News, Mobile News, Technology News
British Telecom is to suspend trials of its new SMS system - after users were able to look up sensitive information on other telephone numbers.
Short Message Service (SMS) allows users to send short text data between mobile phones, IP addresses, and fax machines.
The ...
Linux competes to keep with graphics developments
Link: Linux competes to keep with graphics developments
Filed under: Apple News, Software News, Linux News, Open Source News, Technology News, Microsoft News
Novell is trying to keep pace with new graphics developments on Windows and Apple, with the release of its Xgl graphics software.
Novell operates Suse, one of many "flavours" of the open source Linux operating system.
Linux is traditionally seen as less graphics-friendly, and ...
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