Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), believe they have identified a weak spot in the spam infrastructure which could be used to stop spammers gaining financially from their activities. According to UCSD researchers, spammers use powerful distributed delivery networks to ...

 

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According to the New York Times, Google and Microsoft both have early-stage plans to enter the online health care market, with initiatives that could help people make better choices about their health care. The New York Time article included screen images of Google's ...

 

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The European Union has approved a plan by semiconductor group Intel and Switerland-based chip maker STMicroelectronics, to conbine their flash memory chip businesses in a new joint venture. The proposal is also expected to involve a US$150 million cash injection from Francisco Partners, ...

 

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Fujitsu has announced a major step forward in the development of hard drives that can hold a terabyte of data in each square inch of recording surface. This technology could provide a smaller hard drive, with lower power consumption and cooling requirements, combined with substantially ...

 

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Amazon has announced a limited beta version of an online payment system - the Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) - on its web services blog. Amazon FPS is designed for developers who are building online businesses, allowing them to more easily incorporate payment ...

 

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Microsoft is trialling a new version of Windows Live with its online services rearranged into a 'dashboard' view. The new format allows Windows Live users to easily and quickly scan for new emails and blog postings, access contacts or use services such as ...

 

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The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has issued a new report calling for a major review of internet security. The Personal Internet Security report recommends the urgent introduction of a data security breach law and a central web-based e-crime reporting system ...

 

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Media regulator Ofcom has changed its regulations to allow Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology to be used in consumer devices without a licence. UWB is a radio technology which provides short-range high-bandwidth communications by using a large portion of the radio spectrum in a way that doesn't ...

 

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Sony's latest CSR Report highlights the steps the company is taking to ensure its products are energy efficient. According to the report, Sony reduced power consumption within 90 per cent of its product categories during 2006. From February 2007, the standby power consumption of all Sony ...

 

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Apple revealed its latest iMacs at an event at its California HQ - two 20-inch models retailing at £799 and £949, and two 24-inch models, which will sell at £1,149 and £1,459. Apple also unveiled a new thin keyboard with audio and video ...

 

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Dell has responded to pressure from Linux fans on its IdeaStorm forum with the launch of two PCs with the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux operating system pre-installed, in the UK, Germany and France. The Inspiron 6400n will retail for £329, while the 530n will be priced ...

 

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Dr Larry Roberts, who led the team that designed and developed ARPANET, the precursor to today's Internet, is launching a new company, Anagran Inc, on Monday. When the Internet started in 1969, no one could forsee that the network would be used for ...

 

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Nortel and Urban Wimax have partnered to demonstrate the technical viability of 4G mobile Wimax, which will compete with Wi-Fi and 3G across Western Europe. The move is in preparation for the UK's 2.5/2.69GHz spectrum auction in early 2008, which will be carried out ...

 

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In the face of rampant software piracy in China, Microsoft has cut the price of its Vista operating system in the country by more than half. Microsoft has dropped the price of the Home Basic edition of the operating system from 1,521 ...

 

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Research from the Queensland University of Technology's Air Quality and Health Program has identified a potential health risk from particles in toners used in laser printers. According to physics professor Lidia Morawska, who led the research programme, ultra-fine toner particles can infiltrate the lungs ...

 

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AMD has announced 'Falcon', its first "Fusion" processor. Falcon combines CPU and GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) capabilities on a single CPU die. AMD plans to release Falcon processors in 2009. Destktop and laptop PCs with Falcon chips will be powered with 'Bulldozer' - AMD's ...

 

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Organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games are promoting the use of energy-saving green IT initiatives and web 2.0 technologies for the event. Previous Olympics have published competition results on a dedicated website, but the London Organising Committee is taking its IT ...

 

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According to a National Audit Office (NAO) report - 'Improving the disposal of public sector ICT Equipment' - the public sector could save £70m a year by replacing its hardware more frequently. At the moment, the average public sector organisation replaces its hardware every ...

 

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Google has revealed plans to use sophisticated copyright protection technology to prevent the unauthorised posting of copyright video on YouTube. The search engine hopes to have the content filtering software running on YouTube by September. The plans were revealed by Philip Beck, ...

 

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Wikipedia's founder, Jimmy Wales, is planning to go head to head with Google and Yahoo with a community-developed web search service. The open-source search engine will be developed with the help of volunteers. At a conference of software developers in Oregon Wales ...

 

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