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Internet
02 July 2009
innocent people accused of net piracy
Twenty net users have come forward claiming to have been wrongly accused of sharing video games illegally.
Internet
02 July 2009
Bing adds Tweets to search results
Microsoft on Wednesday started adding some Twitter posts into Bing search results, gaining a bit of a leg up on competitors even though the capability is limited.
Internet
02 July 2009
Google IE Toolbar speaks your language
Toolbars have long been an effective way for software publishers to add several features to a browser at once, and the Google Toolbar has long been among the most popular of these.
Internet
01 July 2009
Government criticised for plan to hire former hackers
Lord West the UK security minister has been slammed for hinting that former hackers are being recruited by Britain's security forces in order to help protect IT infrastructure.
Internet
01 July 2009
Conficker costs Manchester council £1.5m
After the Conficker worm hit Manchester City Council' fine processing systems, hundreds of fines for drivers caught on camera in bus lanes were cancelled.
Internet
01 July 2009
do URLs matter nowadays?
A little while ago, I was working with a client who wanted to change his very large company's brand name.
Internet
01 July 2009
workplaces set to get smarter
Today work is somewhere you travel to - in the future work will come to you.
Internet
30 June 2009
UKFast creates new benchmark for client area functionality
Leading UK hosting provider UKFast has announced the launch of its brand new client area, MyUKFast, promising advanced levels of client access and functionality.
Internet
30 June 2009
blind teen hacker gets 11-year sentence
A blind teenager known as "Little Hacker" from Boston sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the investigator who was building a case against him.
Internet
30 June 2009
IT in government to be key election ground
According to a new report, "It's Ours: Why we, not government, must own our data", the government should scrap its £16.5 billion annual expenditure on centralised databases.
Internet
30 June 2009
websites should stop masking passwords
Websites should stop masking passwords as users type because it does not improve security and makes websites harder to use, according to two of the technology world's leading thinkers.
Internet
30 June 2009
Microsoft's massive datacenters coming online
After slowing construction for several months, the heart and soul of Microsoft's 'cloud computing' initiative is moving again.
Internet
29 June 2009
PC users have a dozen dangerous apps
PC users have an average of 80 apps installed and 15% of them are not up to date according to Secunia.
Internet
29 June 2009
Twitpic hackers pronounce celebs dead
Hackers broke into Twitpic accounts for Britney Spears, Ellen DeGeneres and P Diddy and falsely broadcast that they had died.
Internet
29 June 2009
digital TV in 90per cent of homes
Almost 90% of British homes are using digital TV, reveal figures from Ofcom.
Internet
29 June 2009
Google Voice sets standard in business telephony
If you haven't heard about Google Voice, you will.
Internet
26 June 2009
man hooks his home into Twitter
Andy Stanford-Clark, a computer engineer, has connected his home to Twitter so he can tweet about his electricity and water consumption.
Internet
26 June 2009
agency formed to tackle cyber attacks
The British government has formed a new agency to deal with online threats, after admitting that the UK is facing increasing threats from hostile foreign states, terrorists, and criminal gangs.
Internet
26 June 2009
internet slows after Jackson's death
The internet suffered a number of slowdowns as people the world over rushed to verify accounts of Michael Jackson's death.
Internet
25 June 2009
Google pitches faster internet
The search giant has launched a developer Web site that offers advice on optimizing CSS, gzip compression, and HTTP caching so that Web pages load faster.
Internet
25 June 2009
UK faces state-backed hackers
Vital UK computer systems are under attack by "state-sponsored hacking on an industrial scale", the ex-digital engagement minister has warned.
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