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News Archive February 2005
1st February
- Phishing morphs into pharming
- Skype launches on Mac and Linux
- MSN takes on Google with search engine
- US right-wingers hack into Michael Moore webchat
- Volkswagen drop legal action after bomb ad apology
2nd February
- Justice for gay designer over email sacking
- Online ads win over the brand leaders
- Junk emails on relentless rise
- Google profits continue to soar
3rd February
- Rugby - boost for UKFast sponsored Hodgson
- Open source leaders slam patents
- Amazon sales figures misleading for investors
- Web and Wap spearhead Levi's 501 campaign
4th February
- Casino brands eBay cleavage woman
- MSN Messenger worm seeds zombie networks
- BT offers equal access to rivals
- Warning over tsunami aid website
- Bid for a piece of computer history
- BBC to screen Six Nations rugby live online
7th February
- AOL loses two million punters
- Latest phishing scam targets Harry Potter fans
- Broadband not such a consumer heaven
- Warnings about junk mail deluge
8th February
- Gates launch hit by name blunder
- Ask Jeeves joins web log market
- Popular phpBB forum offline after hacker attack
- More calls for a BT break-up
- Guilty plea for ex-AOL employee
9th February
- Firefox and other browsers face new phishing risk
- Google play catch up with map service
- Cisco profits rise but shares fall
- Email is the new database
- BT gutted at Ofcom's 'prolonged misbehaviour' allegations
- The future of .net domains
10th February
- HP ousts First Lady of America Inc
- Village website's porn link shock
- Microsoft releases bumper patches
- Banking Trojan disables MS Anti-Spyware
- UK.biz fined £1.8m for illegal software
11th February
- Lastminute enjoys 'solid' quarter
- 30,000 children join Net gangs
- Broken hearts for computers with Valentine's viruses
- MP’s heading for electoral online disaster
14th February
- BT Broadband links cut
- 'Google Hacking' Digs Up Sensitive Material
- Linux upgrades on tap
- Apple Computer picks share split
- Online dating is 'good for romance'
- Middle Earth for sale on eBay
15th February
- Online adspend up 52% in paid search boom
- Nokia + Microsoft agree on media software deal
- Online blunder as Tesco fail to say it with flowers
- BT 2 meg punters hacked off
- Reuters launches interactive TV channel on the Internet
- Tech industry puts phish on diet
16th February
- US gang admits $650m internet porn fraud
- Bloggers usurp power of mainstream media
- Amazon and eBay slip up on customer satisfaction
- One PIN to rule them all?
- MySQL network continues to grow
- Microsoft plan new IE browser
17th February
- Web-surfing juror causes rape re-trial
- PCs do thousands of years of work
- Support for proposed eBay strike fades
- Spam gets vocal with VoIP
- Cisco adapts its defenses to new threats
- Hallmark apology for Valentine's Day downtime
- Iranian cleric blogs for free expression
18th February
- Want to know how much next door paid for their house?
- IBM puts cash behind Linux push
- UK net users leading TV downloads
- Chav burglar collared by webcam
- The Role of the Government in IT Industry
21st February
- Broadband big boost for online shopping
- Global blogger action day called
- New phishing tactic dangles millions as bait
- New tools may put a lock on networks
- Google online book plan sparks French revolt
22nd February
- UN panel to end Internet tug of war by July
- American hacking attacks rarely made public
- Lastminute asks FSA for fax-checking probe
- Microsoft v EC: peace unlikely
23rd February
24th February
- Is eBay spinning out of control?
- Google's toolbar sparks concern
- American media vs the blogs
- Students fall for potato PC scam
- Iranian blogger jailed for 14 years
- Egg still nursing French wounds
25th February
- Call for child porn users amnesty
- Global digital divide 'narrowing'
- NI heralds 100% broadband coverage
- BT deadline in June for ‘equal access’ issues
28th February
- Webcam Trojan perv gets slapped wrist
- eBay provides a backdoor for phishers
- Creator of first Apple Mac dies
- Delay for UK pop chart downloads
- Spam could cost businesses worldwide $50 billion