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Microsoft boosted by Chinese piracy clampdown

Microsoft boosted by Chinese piracy clampdown

Microsoft is expecting a 20 percent sales boost in China over the next year, following the country's clampdown on software piracy.
Jane Hoskyn Apr 12 2007 2:15PM Software
AOL shamed by loss of thousands of emails

AOL shamed by loss of thousands of emails

AOL has assigned technical staff to help UK customers whose email archives were wiped of thousands of messages.
Jane Hoskyn Apr 11 2007 12:15PM Security
British band funded by the internet

British band funded by the internet

Surfers pay US$50,000 for Second Person to record an album.
Iain Thomson Mar 16 2007 10:22AM Oddware
DRM spending to reach US$9bn by 2012

DRM spending to reach US$9bn by 2012

Copy protection becomes big business.
Robert Jaques Mar 16 2007 10:21AM Security
Death by Google

Death by Google

Once a rumour makes it into the Google top-ten searches, the damage can be difficult to undo.
Nick Barron, Mar 15 2007 2:27PM Security
GoDaddy hit by major DDoS attacks

GoDaddy hit by major DDoS attacks

Domain registrar GoDaddy.com said it "came under significant and sustained" DDoS attacks on Sunday that temporarily disabled or slowed many of its hosted websites, CISO Neil Warner said in a statement.
Dan Kaplan Mar 13 2007 7:18AM Security
VoIP provider hit by US$58m patent ruling

VoIP provider hit by US$58m patent ruling

VoIP provider must pay damages to Verizon plus 5.5 per cent royalty.
Tom Sanders Mar 12 2007 1:57PM Telco/ISP
Telcos to lose US$18bn to VoIP by 2011

Telcos to lose US$18bn to VoIP by 2011

Established players cut off at knees by new technology.
Iain Thomson Mar 6 2007 8:22AM Telco/ISP
CNN network hit by Rinbot worm

CNN network hit by Rinbot worm

Antivirus software not updated in time.
Matt Chapman Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Security
Apple, Samsung and SanDisk hit by MP3 patent claim

Apple, Samsung and SanDisk hit by MP3 patent claim

Portable heavyweights accused of violating design patent.
Shaun Nichols Feb 28 2007 8:20AM Storage
Consumers turned off by iPhone price

Consumers turned off by iPhone price

Just one percent likely to pay US$500 for Apple phone.
Iain Thomson Feb 27 2007 11:42AM Telco/ISP
Stealth fighters hit by software crash

Stealth fighters hit by software crash

F-22 Raptors stepped over the International Date Line.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2007 7:54AM Software
US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn

US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn

A former judge was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on Tuesday for possession of child pornography that was initially found by a Canadian hacker vigilante who tipped off authorities six years ago.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 22 2007 10:32PM Security
SMS revenue to reach US$67bn by 2012

SMS revenue to reach US$67bn by 2012

Every text you take, every click you make.
Staff Writers Feb 21 2007 10:56AM Telco/ISP
Nasa plans permanent moon base by 2024

Nasa plans permanent moon base by 2024

And a list of things to do while we're there ....
Staff Writers Feb 20 2007 8:59AM Oddware
1.8 million more people affected by latest VA loss

1.8 million more people affected by latest VA loss

The public relations nightmare for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) worsened this week with the announcement that last month's loss of a relatively low impact hard drive loss actually affected 1.8 million people.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 15 2007 5:54AM Security
Asian firms held back by virus fears

Asian firms held back by virus fears

Lack of qualified IT staff seen as problem.
Simon Burns Feb 14 2007 9:04AM Security
Carriers to spend US$1tn on IP networks by 2015

Carriers to spend US$1tn on IP networks by 2015

Next-gen networks slowly taking over.
Robert Jaques Feb 13 2007 9:41AM Telco/ISP
RIAA stung by wrongfully accused 'pirate'

RIAA stung by wrongfully accused 'pirate'

Defendant to get 'reasonable fees' as RIAA case collapses.
Iain Thomson Feb 12 2007 9:44AM Software
HDTV uptake to treble by 2011

HDTV uptake to treble by 2011

Informa Telecoms and Media predicts new generation of couch potatoes.
Jane Hoskyn Feb 12 2007 9:44AM Hardware

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