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Wii wows with Star Wars light sabre

Wii wows with Star Wars light sabre

LucasArts has revealed that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be coming to Nintendo's Wii, allowing gamers to live out their Jedi fantasies by wielding the Wii Remote as a light sabre.
Staff Writers Sep 24 2007 2:54PM Software
PC Tools launches global threat research site

PC Tools launches global threat research site

PC Tools has launched a global threat analysis website that provides users with detailed information on suspected security risks in minutes.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2007 4:55PM Security
Wabbadabba offers prizes as you search

Wabbadabba offers prizes as you search

A new search engine has launched in the UK that lets users win prizes as they search.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2007 3:17PM Software
PC Tools launches global threat research site

PC Tools launches global threat research site

PC Tools has launched a global threat analysis website that provides users with detailed information on suspected security risks in minutes.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2007 2:44PM Security
Analyst slams UK iPhone strategy

Analyst slams UK iPhone strategy

Analysts have described Apple's iPhone strategy in the UK with carrier O2 as "inadequate " and likely to "frustrate a lot of users".
Staff Writers Sep 20 2007 7:16AM Telco/ISP
PGP Corporation announces partnership with inTechnology Distribution

PGP Corporation announces partnership with inTechnology Distribution

Data protection vendor, PGP Corporation, today embarked on a new partnership agreement with the value-add distributor inTechnology signalling a partner expansion in APAC.
Staff Writers Sep 19 2007 1:15PM Security
Hackers exploit widget security holes

Hackers exploit widget security holes

New attacks that exploit widgets and gadgets are imminent, according to the latest Web Security Trends Report from Finjan.
Staff Writers Sep 18 2007 7:19AM Security
Shavlik further streamlines compliance efforts

Shavlik further streamlines compliance efforts

IT security distributor, Unixpac, has announced the availability of the next generation Shavlik NetChk Compliance for enterprises.
Staff Writers Sep 17 2007 2:56PM Security
Global PC market remains strong

Global PC market remains strong

Worldwide PC shipments are projected to rise by 12.6 per cent in 2007 to 257.5 million units, despite concerns over a slowdown in the market, according to analyst firm IDC.
Staff Writers Sep 17 2007 12:38PM Hardware
Nintendo powers ahead in console wars

Nintendo powers ahead in console wars

Cumulative sales of Nintendo's Wii console have overtaken that of the Xbox 360, despite Microsoft's 12-month head start on its Japanese rival, according to a recent report in the Financial Times.
Staff Writers Sep 17 2007 7:45AM Hardware
Infor cements SOA roadmap

Infor cements SOA roadmap

Enterprise software vendor Infor detailed its three year roadmap for the technology platform at its customer forum in Las Vegas this week.
Staff Writers Sep 14 2007 1:41PM Software
Trend Micro adds host intrusion defence to endpoint offering

Trend Micro adds host intrusion defence to endpoint offering

Anti-Virus company Trend Micro has announced that it will add technology from IPS provider Third Brigade into its current endpoint security product OfficeScan 8,0.
Staff Writers , Fiona Raisbeck Sep 14 2007 9:59AM Security
Open standards 'more important' than open source

Open standards 'more important' than open source

The recent Westminster eForum witnessed considerable debate around the adoption and use of open source software by governments, organisations and individuals.
Staff Writers Sep 14 2007 7:40AM Software
<i>Italian Job:</i> The launch of a new attack

Italian Job: The launch of a new attack

The 'Italian Job' attack was the first large scale use of a Web-based attack, and it was duplicated only a few days later.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2007 5:06PM Security
Managers embrace 'working from home' despite security concerns

Managers embrace 'working from home' despite security concerns

A new survey has found Australian and New Zealand managers are embracing the possibilities of remote or home working for their employees but worry about its effects on security, team bonding and productivity.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2007 12:27PM Security
Mozilla toasts 400 million Firefox downloads

Mozilla toasts 400 million Firefox downloads

Mozilla has announced that Firefox has passed the 400 million download milestone just three years after its launch in November 2004.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2007 6:59AM Software
BigPond boosts broadband cable speeds to 30Mbps

BigPond boosts broadband cable speeds to 30Mbps

Telstra BigPond has given its cable broadband plans a hefty injection of speed, with the launch of its 30 Megabits per second (Mbps) BigPond Cable Extreme.
Staff Writers Sep 12 2007 11:39AM Telco/ISP
Illegal Halo 3 gamers get 8,000 year ban

Illegal Halo 3 gamers get 8,000 year ban

Several Xbox 360 gamers have had their Xbox Live accounts and consoles banned until 12 December 9999, after getting hold of a pre-release version of Microsoft's highly anticipated Halo 3 shooter.
Staff Writers Sep 11 2007 3:33PM Software
Partnership promises better network security

Partnership promises better network security

Intel, Check Point and Nokia have banded together to build security appliances that inspect network traffic in multi-gigabit environments, and search deeper for signs of attacks without slowing network performance.
Staff Writers Sep 11 2007 8:30AM Security
Japan to develop Google rival

Japan to develop Google rival

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is to set aside between ¥14m and ¥15m (around £60m) to research new online search technologies in an attempt to wrest some control away from search giants such as Google.
Staff Writers Sep 7 2007 2:03PM Software

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