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innocent people accused of net piracy

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:12 GMT

Twenty net users have come forward claiming to have been wrongly accused of sharing video games illegally.

Bing adds Tweets to search results

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:18 GMT

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.

Google IE Toolbar speaks your language

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:15 GMT

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. Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer introduces revamped translation tools, giving users one-click powers of conversion over many languages.

Government criticised for plan to hire former hackers

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:52 GMT

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.

Conficker costs Manchester council £1.5m

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:18 GMT

After the Conficker worm hit Manchester City Council' fine processing systems, hundreds of fines for drivers caught on camera in bus lanes were cancelled.

do URLs matter nowadays?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:16 GMT

A little while ago, I was working with a client who wanted to change his very large company's brand name.

workplaces set to get smarter

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:14 GMT

Today work is somewhere you travel to - in the future work will come to you.

UKFast creates new benchmark for client area functionality

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:05 GMT

Leading UK hosting provider UKFast has announced the launch of its brand new client area, MyUKFast, promising advanced levels of client access and functionality.

blind teen hacker gets 11-year sentence

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:50 GMT

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.

IT in government to be key election ground

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:33 GMT

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.

websites should stop masking passwords

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:53 GMT

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.

Microsoft's massive datacenters coming online

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:41 GMT

After slowing construction for several months, the heart and soul of Microsoft's 'cloud computing' initiative is moving again.

PC users have a dozen dangerous apps

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:49 GMT

PC users have an average of 80 apps installed and 15% of them are not up to date according to Secunia.

Twitpic hackers pronounce celebs dead

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:02 GMT

Hackers broke into Twitpic accounts for Britney Spears, Ellen DeGeneres and P Diddy and falsely broadcast that they had died.

digital TV in 90per cent of homes

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:39 GMT

Almost 90% of British homes are using digital TV, reveal figures from Ofcom.

Google Voice sets standard in business telephony

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:30 GMT

If you haven't heard about Google Voice, you will. If you're not excited about it, you should be. This new Internet phone service offers a number of features that will change how both businesses and consumers view voice communications.

man hooks his home into Twitter

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:50 GMT

Andy Stanford-Clark, a computer engineer, has connected his home to Twitter so he can tweet about his electricity and water consumption.

agency formed to tackle cyber attacks

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:27 GMT

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 slows after Jackson's death

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:49 GMT

The internet suffered a number of slowdowns as people the world over rushed to verify accounts of Michael Jackson's death.

Google pitches faster internet

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:20 GMT

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.

UK faces state-backed hackers

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:19 GMT

Vital UK computer systems are under attack by "state-sponsored hacking on an industrial scale", the ex-digital engagement minister has warned.

Google highlighting web's need for speed

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:58 GMT

Google is looking to get website programmers and builders hooked on speed with a new website.

Habitat blasted by Twitterers for using Iran election tag

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:36 GMT

Furniture chain Habitat has been accused of taking advantage of the protests in Iran to market its spring collection on Twitter.

Pentagon creates new cyber command

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:34 GMT

Department of Defence sanctions creation of new, united military command focused on protecting America from online attack - and waging information warfare

IBM Takes on Google with Social Cloud Apps

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:21 GMT

IBM put the competition on notice by winning a cloud application prize at the Enterprise 2.0 conference.

China's spam crisis

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:48 GMT

Around 70% of all domains used in spam since the beginning of 2009 have a Chinese top-level domain according to Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Manchester council's school data breach

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:33 GMT

Manchester City Council has been reprimanded over the loss of two laptops which contained sensitive personal information on teachers and workers at local schools.

Steve Jobs to start back at work

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:47 GMT

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has reportedly returned to work following six months of medical leave.

Lord Carter finalises Digital Britain's draft legislation

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:42 GMT

Communications minister Lord Carter has insisted Digital Britain will bear fruit, despite his looming departure and the prospect of a change in government within the year.

Google execs face Milan trial

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:59 GMT

Four executives from Google, the internet search company, will go on trial in Milan court in a trial that could have significant implications for internet privacy and the future of video-sharing websites.