December 29, 2006
Google changes cause concern
Link: Google changes cause concern
Filed under: Google News, Search Engine News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
Changes that occured in Google results over the Christmas period have raised concerns, particularly for independent adult sites.
Google engineer Matt Cutts indicated that no changes had been made to the Google algorithm - the key feature that ranks webpages for relevance. ...
December 28, 2006
Microsoft bodges Vista promo to bloggers
Link: Microsoft bodges Vista promo to bloggers
Filed under: Blogs, Marketing News, Webmaster News, Microsoft News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
Microsoft sent bloggers a laptop installed with Vista for Christmas - now these bloggers are outraged to find they are being asked to get rid of them.
The ruckus was caused by a marketing promotion partnered by Microsoft and AMD, ...
December 27, 2006
Earthquake disrupts Asian communications
Link: Earthquake disrupts Asian communications
Filed under: Technology News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
An earthquake off the coast of Taiwan on Boxing Day caused serious disruption to Asian telco networks.
The earthquake, which measured 7.1 on the Richter Scale, resulted in few injuries or fatalities.
However, Asian telecommunications companies are reporting extensive damage to undersea cables.
Internet connections, ...
Google fails to find own software
Link: Google fails to find own software
Filed under: Marketing News, Google News, Webmaster News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
Google is showing ads on its homepage for people to download the Google Toolbar - even if they have already installed it.
The ads are being shown to users surfing with Internet Explorer, which is the only major internet browser compatible with Google's toolbar.
However, Google ...
December 20, 2006
Mortgage approvals and house prices up
Link: Mortgage approvals and house prices up
Filed under: Money News, Property Market News
by Brian Turner
Mortgage approval rates reached another record increase - at the same time as a report declares strong housing inflation for 2007.
Mortgage approval rates increased by £6.5 billion in November - a record monthly record score - according to the British Bankers' ...
Google Search convicts hacker
Link: Google Search convicts hacker
Filed under: Legal News, Google News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
A disgruntled ex-employee of a wireless communications company has been convicted - after Google Search records showed that he used the search engine to find information on disrupting the company's systems.
Matthew Schuster had provided technical support at Alpha Computer Service in the USA, ...
Debian developers delay over funding
Link: Debian developers delay over funding
Filed under: Software News, Linux News, Programming News, Open Source News, Technology News
by Brian Turner
The latest Debian release has reportedly been delayed because volunteer developers are being snubbed over funding.
Debian versions 4 - named Etch - was due to be launched on December 4th. Although already delayed, the Debian files are apparently ready for release ...
December 19, 2006
HMRC new target in phishing scams
Link: HMRC new target in phishing scams
Filed under: Phishing News, Security News, Business News
by Brian Turner
The HMRC - Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs - has become the latest target in internet phishing scams.
Phishing scams involve sending emails to random users, usually claiming to be from a bank, asking them to log in via a link.
However, the link is to ...
DMOZ back online
Link: DMOZ back online
Filed under: Webmaster News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
DMOZ - the Open Directory Project - has recovered it's editor server.
It comes after almost 2 months of DMOZ editors being unable to log in due to serious technical problems.
Issues still remain - for example, site suggestion, update listing, ...
HD DVD arrives in UK
Link: HD DVD arrives in UK
Filed under: HDTV News, Technology News
by Brian Turner
The first HD DVD player has arrived in the UK.
It sets the the stage for a direct battle for the heart of the next generation DVD format.
At present, two rival technologies - HD DVD and Blu-ray - are ...
iPhone: Cisco beats Apple to name
Link: iPhone: Cisco beats Apple to name
Filed under: Apple News, Technology News
by Brian Turner
Cisco have formally announced the launch of the iPhone - and it's not from Apple.
Linksys, a division of Cisco, launched two VoIP handset devices on Monday with the "i" prefix iconic to Apple products.
While Apple fans may accuse Linksys of trying to cause ...
December 16, 2006
EC to enable wireless devices to work Europe-wide
Link: EC to enable wireless devices to work Europe-wide
Filed under: Mobile News, Technology News
by Brian Turner
The European Commission is harmonising radio frequency bands across the European Union in order to promote the use of wireless devices such as wireless computer keyboards, headphones and garage door openers.
It is hoped that the initiative will enable anyone in Europe to ...
December 14, 2006
Norway tests Minority Report ads
Link: Norway tests Minority Report ads
Filed under: Mobile News, IPTV News, Marketing News, Technology News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
The future of the internet is moving closer to scenes in Minority report, as Norway tests contextual advertising for mobile TV.
The trial involves at least two TV channels, and will serve ads according to what viewers watch.
The move is being labelled as "proof ...
Phishing scams up 8000% - FSA
Link: Phishing scams up 8000% - FSA
Filed under: Phishing News, Security News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
A report by the FSA to the government states phishing scams have increased over 8000%.
The figures relate to phishing scams recorded between January and June for 2005 and 2006 - which were tallied as 312 and 5,059.
However, while the banking trade body Apacs ...
Forrester in damage limitation over Apple iTunes report
Link: Forrester in damage limitation over Apple iTunes report
Filed under: Apple News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
Forrester has begun a damage limitation exercise, to distance itself from media reports about the fall in iTunes sales.
A Forrester Research report on a sample of credit card transactions had stated "that iTunes sales had dropped in the first six months of this ...
December 13, 2006
Microsoft forces BIOS changes
Link: Microsoft forces BIOS changes
Filed under: Software News, Technology News, Microsoft News, Security News
by Brian Turner
Microsoft has secured an agreement with PC manufacturers to add a change at the BIOS level to improve security in Windows Vista.
Microsoft's Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) feature could make automated, large-scale attacks significantly more difficult.
ASLR relies on Data Execution ...
MIME encoding could exploit anti-virus
Link: MIME encoding could exploit anti-virus
Filed under: Security News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
Security researcher, Hendrik Weimer, has reported that anti-virus software could be bypassed by exploiting MIME encoding.
MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions - is used to code mail so that it can be read by SMTP - Simple Mail Transport Protocol.
According to Hendrik, malware ...
iTunes fall raises controversy
Link: iTunes fall raises controversy
Filed under: Apple News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
Media coverage of a reported fall in iTunes sales has raised controversy, with Apple claiming no such fall exists.
The controversy followed the publications of details from a confidential study conducted by Josh Bernoff, for the Forrester Group, which tracked a sample number of online ...
Yahoo! and IBM offer free enterprise search
Link: Yahoo! and IBM offer free enterprise search
Filed under: Software News, IBM News, Yahoo! News, Business News
by Brian Turner
Yahoo! and IBM have teamed up to deliver a free enterprise search application for SME's.
The IBM OmniFind Yahoo! Edition will apply IBM's search technology but use an interface from Yahoo!.
The aim is to undercut products from rival companies such as Microsoft and Oracle, ...
Apple iPhone delayed as iTunes crashes
Link: Apple iPhone delayed as iTunes crashes
Filed under: Apple News, Mobile News, Technology News
by Brian Turner
Expectations that Apple may announce an iPhone in January may be dashed.
Suggestions and rumours that Apple were going to launch an "iPhone" with Motorola - a mobile device merging phone and iPod technology - have been alive for years.
Speculation became heightened that ...
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