Tag: message

Telco/ISP

Vodafone forced to send pro-Egypt SMS

By Liam Tung | Feb 4, 2011 | Comment Now

Carriers accused of scripting messages.

Software

NZ Government invests in anti-truancy SMS

By Liz Tay | Jun 10, 2010 | Comment Now

Systems dob truant students in.

Oddware

Man fined $1650 for Twitter 'bomb threat'

By Dan Worth | May 11, 2010 | 1 Comment

Joke tweet lands 26-year-old a criminal record.

Software

Google Android vulnerabilities disclosed

By Phil Muncaster | Oct 12, 2009 | Comment Now

Flaws could lead to denial of service.

Oddware

NASA to text message interplanetary cousins

Aug 12, 2009 | Comment Now

Prepare for binary bombardment.

Software

Twitter targets businesses with new guide

By Phil Muncaster | Jul 25, 2009 | Comment Now

Make money from microblogging.

Oddware

Death threat SMS comes to your phone

Jul 1, 2009 | Comment Now

Media regulator says be alert but not alarmed.

Security

New malware threat targets Twitter users

By Shaun Nichols | Jun 19, 2009 | Comment Now

Email attachment hides as message notification.

Software

Google adds language translation to Gmail

By Phil Muncaster | May 21, 2009 | Comment Now

Google has launched a new translation feature in Gmail which could allow colleagues in global organisations to communicate with each other in their native language.

Security

Security experts uncover first ever SMS virus

By Phil Muncaster | Apr 10, 2009 | Comment Now

Finnish anti-malware firm F-Secure is predicting that SMS-generated mobile spam will be a major problem in the future.

Security

Symantec gains new CEO, MessageLabs

Nov 18, 2008 | Comment Now

Global security firm Symantec announced today that it has finalised its acquisition of MessageLabs, and CEO John Thompson will retire to be replaced by Enrique Salem.

Security

The A to Z of spamming exposed

By Emma Hughes | Aug 29, 2008 | Comment Now

Spammers are fans of the alphabet according to recent research – you’re going to start wishing your name was Zebedee.

Security

Spammers celebrate Madonna's 50th bday with special message

Aug 22, 2008 | Comment Now

Pop-diva Madonna is the highlight of a new round of malicious spam messages, security vendor Sophos has warned.

Oddware

Cops catch teen by text message

By Iain Thomson | Jul 26, 2008 | Comment Now

Police in North Carolina have managed to catch a teenager suspected of burglary by using text messages.

Security

Infosec: Security pros 'ignoring' their own message

By Ian Williams | Apr 24, 2008 | Comment Now

Security professionals at Infosec Europe 2008 are ignoring their own message and leaving laptops lying around without locking them down securely..

Software

One in seven dumped via text message or email

By Guy Dixon | Dec 17, 2007 | Comment Now

Following in the tradition of Phil Collins, who reputedly divorced his wife using a fax machine, today’s generation are using technology to end their romances..

Software

MessageLabs launches partner program

By Byron Connolly | Oct 24, 2005 | Comment Now

MessageLabs has launched a new sales associate partner program that rewards resellers for passing security business to the vendor.

Hardware

Dell CEO brings services, printing message down under

By Sarah Stokely | Sep 28, 2004 | Comment Now

Dell's CEO has reaffirmed the direct juggernaut's commitment to expanding into services and consumer electronics as he embarked on a whirlwind trip to meet Australian partners ...

Telco/ISP

Love is a text message?

By Vivienne Fisher | Feb 11, 2004 | Comment Now

Telco/ISP

Rugby World Cup: get the message?

By Vivienne Fisher | Nov 24, 2003 | Comment Now

Mobile phone users clocked up 202,000 calls and 226,000 SMSs from Telstra Stadium at Saturday night's Rugby World Cup final.