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News Archive April 2006

3rd April

• Boost for UK's superfast computer
• Microsoft Set to Attack Linux with Patents?
• Google sells $2.07bn of its stock
• MySpace acts to calm teen safety fears

5th April

• Trojan-powered scam network dismantled
• Dixons to quit high street for online
• Yahoo may gain from adware click fraud - report
• File-sharers face legal onslaught

6th April

• Smaller agencies hit as Yahoo! cuts commission rates
• Spyware for the masses
• EBay sellers can no longer receive cash
• Google to build wireless network in San Francisco

7th April

• Google aims to track users with wi-fi
• China, Russia top international piracy list
• Microsoft’s five patches, include fix for IE bug
• European net domain opens to all

10th April

• Adware firm facing NY AG lawsuit denies illegality
• Newspapers sign on to syndicated blog service
• Microsoft ships 'URL Tracer' to find typo-squatters
• IBM unveils security for chips

11th April

• Sudoku used as bait for adware download
• Innovation, rights key in Microsoft's EU case
• Google digs down under
• Disney’s free online TV in ad-skipping battle

12th April

• Search users 'stop at page three'
• Microsoft fixes 14 flaws
• Yahoo improves travel planning via search and maps
• Microsoft tests Google with scholarly search

13th April

• Iceland comes first in broadband
• MS SQL Server man lets betas have it
• Google defends cooperation with China
• Germans lead charge for .eu domain names

18th April

• Firms slow to fix security flaws
• Revealed: how credit cards are plundered on the net
• Wikipedia founder calls protest site Wikitruth 'a hoax'
• AOL in new tie-up with China firm

19th April

• Internet plays bigger role in life decisions: poll
• Hu makes IPR pledge during Microsoft visit
• Ignore bloggers at your peril, say researchers
• Yahoo! earnings! slow!

20th April

• Honda extends customer mag Dream to podcast
• IBM speaks out on Red Hat-JBoss deal
• Yahoo accused of helping jail China Internet writer
• Brands consider action over eBay domain sales

21st April

• EMI sees download sales jump 150%
• Feds issue security alert on Firefox
• US call for tougher Net porn laws
• Google’s revenues up 100% on European gains

24th April

• Net neutrality debate heats up
• EU hearing to open on Microsoft antitrust challenge
• eBay explores 'super union' to thwart Google
• New unit targets Net paedophiles

25th April

• McNealy quits post as head of Sun
• IE7 Beta 2 out of preview
• Microsoft argues EU antitrust ruling was flawed
• Apple argues that blogger can't protect source

26th April

• Online interest sees Internet World registrations soar
• Microsoft ramps up EU challenge
• 'BBC 2.0' reinvented for digital generation
• World's digital divide is narrowing