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Web defacements escalate as Israel moves farther into Gaza

Web defacements escalate as Israel moves farther into Gaza

The number of websites defaced in protest of the Israeli invasion of Gaza dramatically spiked over the weekend as the war entered its 10th day on Monday.
Dan Kaplan Jan 6 2009 2:28PM Security
RIAA dumps sleuthing firm

RIAA dumps sleuthing firm

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is said to be calling off a deal with the company that gathered information for its legal campaigns.
Shaun Nichols Jan 6 2009 1:34PM Software
Google works on Android for the blind

Google works on Android for the blind

Google is working on an add-on to its Android mobile phone operating system that would make it much easier for blind people to use.
Iain Thomson Jan 6 2009 1:34PM Software
Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5bn

Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5bn

An expert witness in the class action suit against Microsoft over its Vista Capable has claimed that the company made over US$1.5bn as a result of its Vista Capable marketing campaign.
Iain Thomson Jan 6 2009 1:34PM Software
Sanity Loadit music service granted reprieve

Sanity Loadit music service granted reprieve

Sanity Music has issued a stay of execution on its troubled Loadit music service due to ‘customer response’.
Ry Crozier Jan 6 2009 12:19PM Software
EMX reaches $10,000 SMS spam settlement with ACMA

EMX reaches $10,000 SMS spam settlement with ACMA

A small Sydney-based firm will pay a $10,000 ‘settlement’ to the Australian Communications and Media Authority for allegedly spamming numbers it had rented as a list from a commercial brokerage.
Staff Writers Jan 6 2009 12:18PM Telco/ISP
100GbE customer surge predicted within two years

100GbE customer surge predicted within two years

100 Gigabit Ethernet technologies will outship OC-768 in just two years with growth driven largely by customers rather than carriers, according to Freesky Research.
Staff Writers Jan 6 2009 12:17PM Telco/ISP
CA to acquire Orchestria

CA to acquire Orchestria

Identity management company CA has announced plans to acquire Orchestria Corporation, a provider of data loss prevention technology, for an undisclosed sum.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 6 2009 6:32AM Security
Steve Jobs ends cancer rumours

Steve Jobs ends cancer rumours

Steve Jobs has announced that his weight loss is due to a hormone imbalance, rather than the resurgence of pancreatic cancer, and has insisted that he has no plans to step down as Apple chief executive.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 6 2009 6:32AM Hardware
Phishers outwit Twitter users

Phishers outwit Twitter users

A large number of Twitter users have been temporarily locked out of their accounts as a phishing scam continues to attack the social messaging site.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 6 2009 6:32AM Software
Microsoft restructure rumours abound

Microsoft restructure rumours abound

Microsoft is likely to employ cost-cutting measures in the upcoming months to help it maintain a strong position during the economic downturn, according to a fresh wave of reports.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 6 2009 6:32AM Software
VeriSign addresses SSL certificate flaw

VeriSign addresses SSL certificate flaw

VeriSign has moved to address a flaw in its Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certification technology, which could have allowed hackers to create false certificates.
Phil Muncaster Jan 6 2009 6:32AM Security
China lays claim to world's largest piracy bust

China lays claim to world's largest piracy bust

The Chinese state government has issued prison sentences for what was believed to be the largest and most lucrative software piracy operation in the world.
Shaun Nichols Jan 5 2009 2:03PM Software
Mozilla breaks 20 per cent market share

Mozilla breaks 20 per cent market share

The latest data on browser market share indicates that Mozilla has broken the 20 per cent barrier in worldwide adoption.
Iain Thomson Jan 5 2009 2:03PM Software
2009: The year ahead in the US

2009: The year ahead in the US

Predictions are notoriously difficult to make in the IT industry, but here are half a dozen anyway. Some may be wrong, some will be right, but all are based on experience of how the industry works.
Iain Thomson Jan 2 2009 7:34AM Hardware
Telstra ramps mobile network for New Year parties

Telstra ramps mobile network for New Year parties

Telstra claims to have boosted its mobile network capacity to cope with a predicted 76 million text messages to be sent as part of New Year festivities.
Staff Writers Dec 30 2008 10:26PM Telco/ISP
Netregistry deal with local domain name aftermarket

Netregistry deal with local domain name aftermarket

Netregistry has inked a deal with a new local domain aftermarket website, Netfleet, in a move the latter hopes will position it as an Aussie version of international domain selling giants like Sedo.
Staff Writers Dec 29 2008 4:04PM Telco/ISP
HP launches iPhone photo app

HP launches iPhone photo app

HP has launched an application that allows iPhone users to print their photos and pictures wirelessly.
David Neal Dec 24 2008 6:55AM Software
Intel adds to SATA drive range

Intel adds to SATA drive range

Intel is expanding its range of SATA solid state drives with a 160GB version in two different sizes.
David Neal Dec 24 2008 6:55AM Hardware
Mobile web browsing on the up

Mobile web browsing on the up

Mobile web browsing is increasing dramatically, according to the latest report from browser maker Opera.
David Neal Dec 24 2008 6:55AM Telco/ISP

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