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Internet

30 January 2012

Virgin Tests 4G Viability

Virgin Media is edging ever closer to rolling out 4G mobile connections after carrying out an evaluation-programme to test the viability of the high-speed mobile scheme.

Internet

26 January 2012

Sonos Reveals Security Vulnerability

A security vulnerability has been discovered in Sonos' wireless music systems.

Hosting

24 January 2012

VMWare Smashes $1 billion Quarter

Virtualisation behemoth VMWare has surpassed financial predictions to smash the $1 billion barrier in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Internet

21 January 2012

SOPA and PIPA Shelved

In a dramatic display of the power of online protest, a congressional vote on the anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA have been shelved.

Internet

20 January 2012

Google+ Reaches 90 Million Users

Senior vice-president of social business for Google, Vic Gundotra has announced that Google+ has surpassed the massive 90 million users mark.

Linux

19 January 2012

Red Hat Take on VMware with Launch of RHEV 3.0

Red Hat has launched their latest assault on virtualisation, and titans VMware, with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation 3.0 (RHEV 3.0).

Internet

17 January 2012

Children's Sites Pose Cyber Security Risk

Parents are being urged to protect their children's computers as leading Czech anti-virus firm Avast reveals hackers are increasingly targeting gaming websites targeted at children.

Internet

16 January 2012

Japanese Space Programme Hit By Trojan

A virus infecting the Japanese space programme may have leaked information about the H-II cargo transfer vehicle, which is used to ferry equipment to the International Space Station.

Linux

13 January 2012

Raspberry Pi Rolls Out Micro-Machine Mass-Production

The Rapberry Pi Foundation has begun manufacturing its eagerly awaited pocket-sized Linux-based micro in volume, with the first batch set to roll off the line by the end of the month.

Internet

10 January 2012

Sony Embarrassed By Latest Anonymous Hack

Anonymous has hit Sony once again - this time apparently due to the organisation's support of the US Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

Internet

09 January 2012

Nginx Overtakes Microsoft to Number Two Web Server

Nginx, the lightweight open source web server software, is now the second most used server software in the world.

Internet

05 January 2012

Connectivity as Important as Safety in Car Choice

Leaders in the automotive industry believe that internet connectivity will be as important as safety levels when purchasing a car over the next five years.

Internet

04 January 2012

Anonymous Hunts Neo-Nazis With WikiLeaks-Style Site

Members of hacktivist group Anonymous have ramped up their offensive against German neo-Nazis.

Internet

02 January 2012

Record Breaking Boxing Day for Online Sale Shoppers

UK shoppers turned out in force to hit the sales on Boxing Day - on laptops, PCs and tablets.

Internet

20 December 2011

'Self-Aware' Bank Hacking Code Unleashed

A hacker has published code for powerful cross-site scripting attacks which he claims surpass normal cookie stealing and phishing for users' private details.

Microsoft

06 December 2011

Microsoft's Spam Battle Helps in HIV Vaccine Search

Microsoft researchers have discovered that the tools they developed to detect spammers' efforts to avoid anti-spam filters are also capable of spotting mutations in the HIV virus.

Internet

01 December 2011

The UN Targeted in Hack Attack

A group of hackers have targeted the United Nations this week, publishing more than 100 email addresses and login details which it claims to have extracted from them.

Security

25 November 2011

Black Friday Malware Warning Issued

Today is Black Friday, a day that is now reviewed by many retailers, particularly in the US, as the start of the Christmas shopping season.

Internet

24 November 2011

New Nominet Proposal Faces Opposition

Nominet is set to approve a draft proposal which could mean that allegedly illegal websites are suspended from the World Wide Web without a court order.

Internet

03 November 2011

Duqu Worm Linked to Word Exploit

The Duqu worm was spread with the help of an infected Microsoft Word document, according to researchers.

Linux

03 November 2011

Ubuntu Mobile on The Horizon

Smartphone and tablet versions of the Ubuntu will be available by 2014 thanks to the development of new versions of the operating system by tech firm Canonical.