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Google searches for copyright review
Internet search engine Google has asked for more flexibility in new federal copyright laws, warning Australian businesses could be held back because the new rules are too restrictive.

Linux desktop grows up, eyes corporate users
If employees at Backcountry.com want a Windows desktop they'd better have a good excuse, because the standard issue is Linux.

Google launches new mobile Gmail
Google launched on Thursday a version of Gmail for mobile devices that lets U.S. users do in two clicks what previously took them 10 or more.

World Wide Web creator warns of cheats and liars
The creator of the World Wide Web said on Thursday night that the Internet is in danger of being corrupted by fraudsters, liars and cheats.

Office faces off against freebies
Free online office productivity suites threaten to steal precious customers away from Microsoft's Office package, but the software giant isn't worried. It plans to charge up to $1150 for Office 2007.

Online predator threat on rise
More internet child sex predators are facing court, and most offenders are quick to plead guilty, according to Australian Federal Police online child sex exploitation team co-ordinator Greg Harrigan.

Apple to introduce touchscreen iPod?
The almost venerable wheel on Apple's iPod may be a thing of past as Apple is considering imparting touchscreen technology to its iconic digital music player, according to a report on ZDNet.

Microsoft tunes in to music
It's a great time to be selling ads in America. If the $US3 billion ($3.9 billion) predicted to be spent on this year's US Congressional election campaigns were not enough, there is also the imminent launch of Microsoft's first new version of Windows since 2001, which will crank up advertising budgets across the technology sector.

Dell wins $6m order for school computers
School children in the Northern Territory will have new PCs by Christmas following a government decision to award a $6 million contract to Dell.

MySpace Cracks Down on Music Piracy
Amid growing pressure from the music industry to crack down on digital piracy, social networking behemoth MySpace has licensed antipiracy technology from Gracenote for the purpose of blocking unauthorized uploads of copyright-protected music.

Orange and Microsoft to launch mobile Live Messenger
Microsoft and France Telecom (who operate mobile phone services under the Orange brand) have announced a deal whereby Microsoft will supply a mobile version of their Windows Live Messenger (previously MSN Messenger) for use by Orange customers.

Final Version of Internet Explorer 7 Now Available
Microsoft today released the long-awaited version of the Internet Explorer 7 browser for the Windows XP operating system. It is the first major new version of Internet Explorer since 2001.

Apple shipped infected iPods
Some of Apple's iPod digital music players shipped in the past month carry a computer virus, the company has admitted.

Google boss warns politicians about Internet power
Imagine being able to check instantly whether or not statements made by politicians were correct. That is the sort of service Google Inc. boss Eric Schmidt believes the Internet will offer within five years.

Google offers mini-programs for use on other sites
Google Inc. said on Tuesday it is making it easier to add hundreds of miniature programs to independent Web sites, in a move that brings handy features to users instead of making users rely on Google.com.

Microsoft to cripple pirated Windows PCs
If Microsoft thinks you are running a pirated version of its next-generation Windows Vista, it will shut down your access to the operating system and, within a month, to most everything on your computer.

Dunn charged over HP leaks
California's top prosecutor yesterday filed criminal charges against Patricia Dunn, Hewlett-Packard's ousted chairman, and four others in connection with the computer maker's controversial investigation probe into boardroom leaks.

Google buys start-up garage
Google has bought the Silicon Valley garage where the internet search colossus was born, the company said overnight.

Australian ISP shuts up shop
Veridas, the Internet Service Provider that left thousands of customers without web access when it went offline last week, has officially ceased operating.

Microsoft is trying to shut out rivals
Security vendor Symantec Corp. accused Microsoft on Wednesday of abusing its monopoly in deciding which security products can run on its upcoming operating system.

Mobile web domain up for grabs
Registrations for the dot-mobi domain name open to the public on Tuesday.

MySpace tipped to top $20bn worth
MySpace, the social networking website, could be worth around $US15 billion ($20.02 billion) within three years, measured in terms of the value created for shareholders of parent company News Corporation, a Wall Street media analyst forecast overnight.

Scammers go after gaming gold
Online identity thieves have a new mission. Not content with stealing your bank account details, they are also coming after your World of Warcraft gold and artifacts, according to security company Trend Micro.

All editions of Vista to ship on a single DVD release
Software giant Microsoft has confirmed that they would be shipping all the editions of their upcoming Vista operating system on a single DVD release.

Microsoft may offer web programs
Microsoft is planning free web-based versions of its word processing and spreadsheet programs.

Free anonymising browser debuts
Web users worried about privacy can now use a modified version of Firefox that lets them browse the net anonymously.

Microsoft battles against hacker programme
Microsoft is scrambling to update its Windows Media software after a hacker released a programme that circumvents a safeguard designed to prevent people from freely copying digital movies and songs.

Mozilla Patches Firefox, Thunderbird
Mozilla Corp. Thursday updated its Firefox browser to fix 7 flaws, including 4 pegged by the open-source developer as "Critical."

Google, Microsoft vie for Earth domination
An updated version of Google Earth is to be released on Tuesday night, adding a timescale to the basic version of the Web-based geospatial application.

Microsoft net search launched
Microsoft today officially started its internet search engine crafted to compete with offerings from rival online powerhouses Google and Yahoo.

Viagra spammer sent two billion emails
An Australian man is being investigated for sending more than two billion spam emails, most of them promoting Viagra.

The computer that launched our IT revolution
Its turning out to be a big year for celebrations among the computing fraternity. Last month the IBM PC turned 25, and today Australia's first high-speed computer marked its 50-year anniversary.

Internet users like short videos
If the rise of sites like YouTube has taught us anything, it's that people like short clips of other people doing stupid things. That conclusion is backed up by a new AP poll, which found that most Internet users watch only brief video clips on their computers, not full-length television shows and movies.

Croc Hunter news consumes the web
When news of Steve Irwin's sudden and bizarre death broke, it spread rapidly across the internet and around the world.

New Engine 'ChaCha' Offers Real-Time Answers From Live 'Guides'
Part Wikipedia, part Yahoo Answers and part About.com, ChaCha is a new search engine with a compelling hook – real-time results from human beings.

Shine wearing off iPod
Few cynics are as hardened as teenagers. Add the experience of growing up in Manhattan and the seen-it-all attitude comes with an extra helping of scorn.

Corel Releases Snapfire Rivaling Google
Corel Corp. was defeated by Microsoft Corp. a few years back while competing for the PC software market. Now that it's relisted as a public company and has been reorganized, it faces a tough new rival in Google Inc.

Apple may launch movie downloads: analysts
Apple Computer Inc. <AAPL.O> may soon launch a service that allows users to download feature-length films, boosting its presence in the digital home, analysts said on Tuesday.

Google bends to Brazilian data request
Google, renowned for taking on the US Justice Department early this year over the integrity of its user data, has agreed to hand over a small portion of its data to Brazilian authorities under threat of hefty fines and possibly closure of its local office.

This iPod's ready to roll
The new Japanese robot Miuro turns an iPod music player into a dancing boombox-on-wheels.

Google Brazil in hot water with authorities
The Brazil office of search leader Google has been threatened with massive fines unless it complies with an a federal judges's order to hand over data on users of the South American country's most popular social networking site.

Internet addiction plaguing China's youth
Well, the future of disposable chopsticks may not be uppermost in people's minds in China, where the country's headlong rush into the age of the internet is leading to some bizarre contradictions.

Disgraced internet tycoon denies fraud
Japan's disgraced internet tycoon Takafumi Horie, founder of the scandal-tainted Livedoor company, pleaded not guilty to fraud charges at the start of his trial today.

AOL slammed for 'badware' release
Stopbadware.org, the website created by Harvard Law School and Oxford University to name and shame allegedly dangerous software, has added the free version of AOL's latest software to its blacklist.

Harvey Norman Opens Online Music Store
Harvey Norman has launched an online music store, with vouchers for the service available in-store.

New service to offer free music downloads
A new, ad-supported music downloading service called SpiralFrog said Tuesday it would make the catalogue of Vivendi's Universal Music Group available for free download in the U.S. and Canada.

Tech addicts may blame workplace
Keeping employees on electronic leashes such as laptops, BlackBerries and other devices that keep them constantly connected to the office could soon lead to lawsuits by those who grow addicted to the technology, a US academic warns.

Google releasing package for the office
Gmail is headed for the office - officially.

Qantas makes passengers remove Dell batteries
Qantas has made the first move to protect planes from problems caused by defective Dell batteries.

Internet satellite provides high speed broadband to outback users
The Federal Government says a satellite dedicated to providing Internet connections holds the key for regional residents keen to access high speed broadband.

Apple to recall 1.8m laptop batteries
Apple Computer Inc will recall 1.8 million lithium-ion notebook computer batteries after nine devices overheated, causing minor burns to two users, US safety regulators said on Thursday.

Microsoft now needs a patch for its patch
It just seems to get worse for for Microsoft on the Windows security front. Now the software company has been forced to create a patch for a patch released earlier this month which has introduced a new critical security vulnerability in Internet Explorer.

Google prosecuted in Brazil to hand over user data
Google is in danger of being shut-down in Brazil and faces a possible US$61 million fine for refusing to hand over user information associated with one of its social networking sites.

Microsoft Rolls Out Red Carpet for Firefox
Microsoft has offered to help the Mozilla Corporation port Firefox and Thunderbird to its forthcoming Windows Vista operating system.

Microsoft tells cybersquatters see you in court
Driving traffic to your site and generating money from click-through advertising is the name of the internet game. However, when your domain name is a knock-off derived from a Microsoft trademark, you're now asking to be sued by Microsoft for cybersquatting.

Heads roll at AOL over search data fiasco
AOL chief technology officer Maureen Govern, who oversaw the division responsible for accidentally releasing search data for more than a half a millions internet users, has resigned from the company, according to an internal company memorandum.

SanDisk Drops a Flash Bomb
This morning, SanDisk announced something that should make lots of holiday shoppers happy: an 8GB version of the SanDisk Sansa e200 series—officially called the e280. The kicker is that it will cost only $249 (list), which is the same price as the current 4GB iPod nano.

The auDA issues 'Consumer Alert'
Domain name registrar, auDA has issued a ‘Consumer Alert’ warning consumers about Domains Australia offer to register the net.au equivalent of the registrants’ com.au domain name for a fee.

Domain name wars not yet over in Australia
While Australia never suffered the extreme examples of Internet domain mania seen in the US, it seems many local registrars are still prepared to go to extreme lengths to secure desirable domains.

What Are Web Surfers Seeking? Well, It's Just What You'd Think
One thing about us Internet users: We like our music, we like our pictures, we like our sex -- and we like them all free.

Only on the web: geriatric1927's sudden fame
An old age pensioner has become the latest star of teen-oriented video sharing site YouTube.

Microsoft targets bloggers with 'Live Writer'
A new Microsoft Corp. program for bloggers moves the company further into a growing online market, while competing with some of the smaller players that make similar software for its Windows operating system.

Google launches free WiFi in Mountain View
Google's benevolence becomes reality today.

Latest Windows hole the last straw
The news that a much feared new worm has been let loose to exploit the latest vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, made known last week when the software company released its security update MS06-040, will no doubt be the last straw for many users.

Hackers may attack online game accounts
All too familiar with hackers looking to exploit security flaws in its software, Microsoft has warned developers that their PC games are now a target for criminals.

Online Predator Studies Offer Good News, Bad News
As social networking sites such as MySpace continue to gain traction among today's youth, two new studies about online predators offer varying perspectives on the controversial issue.

UC System Joins Google's Controversial Library Project
In a deal that adds credibility to Google's controversial library project, the search giant on Wednesday said the University of California (UC) has agreed to allow the company to digitize and make searchable books from collections housed at its more than 100 libraries across its 10 campuses.

JFK assassination spam scam exposed
IT security experts have warned computer users to be wary of an email claiming to come from a dying KGB agent, offering to pass on secrets of the John F Kennedy assassination.

Google promises all searches stay private
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has a message for Google users: Your searches are safe.

There's a blog born every half second
According to recent statistics from blog-tracking site Technorati, the blogosphere has doubled every six months for the last three years. That's 175,000 new blogs per day worldwide.

Homeland Security's worm alert
The US Department of Homeland Security is urging users of the Windows Operating System to apply security patches released by the company this week as quickly as possible.

Google signs $1.18bn News Corp deal
Google is to provide search and advertising on MySpace.com and other websites owned by News Corporation's Fox International Media in a deal worth at least $US900 million ($1.18 billion).

Microsoft renames Internet Explorer 7+ in Windows Vista
Software giant Microsoft has now announced that they are changing the name of Internet Explorer 7 version planned for shipment with Windows Vista operating system.

Blue Pill Leaves Vista Vulnerable
Windows Vista, the upcoming operating system (OS) that Microsoft claimed to be the most secure of all OS, was hacked last week at the Black Hat hacker conference.

Google: We won't sell music
Don't look for Google to get into digital music sales anytime soon.

Google in deal with RealNetworks
Google has extended a multi-year deal with RealNetworks to promote Google software across Real's multimedia products.

New Apple feature sends users back in time
Much like Michael J. Fox's Delorean in "Back to the Future," the next version of Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system will come with a feature that lets users travel back in time.

Google Embeds Malware Warning
Google has launched a new feature that warns the users with a pop-up when they are about to visit a website hosting spyware or other malicious program.

At Least 12 Patches from Microsoft Next Week
Microsoft said today that it plans to issue at least 12 security updates to fix vulnerabilities in its Windows and Office products.

Google Ends Dispute with AP
Google has reportedly signed an agreement with the Associated Press (AP) to license its news stories and photographs, thus ending a long-standing dispute over the use of AP content on Google.

Expert Says Information On E-Passports Can Be Copied
Personal information stored on electronic passports could be copied and transferred to another device, German computer security expert Lukas Grunwald said at a demonstration late Friday.

Wireless cards make notebooks easy targets for hackers
Some computers with wireless Internet capabilities are vulnerable to attacks that could expose passwords, bank account details and other sensitive information even if the machines aren't actually online, researchers said here Wednesday.

Carmakers race to accommodate iPods
Apple Computer has partnered with Ford Motor, General Motors, and Mazda Motor to help drivers integrate their iPods into their cars' audio systems.

Study shows IM is OK
Contrary to popular opinion, instant messaging may not be harming the literacy of today's internet savvy teenagers, says a new report.

Father designs ID card to protect children in internet chat rooms
A virtual identity card to protect children from paedophiles on the internet went on sale yesterday.

Reporter accused of faking Gates story
A respected Norwegian journalist who has been accused of faking an interview with Bill Gates has sent the local media establishment into a spin, with the two publications who printed the story taking opposing views about the story's authenticity.

Apple fails to meet Norwegian iTunes demands
Norwegian consumer authorities are not pleased with the reply from Apple about demands that the company change some of its iTunes Music Store policies.

Google, Real, Mozilla in cross-promotion pact
Google Inc. (GOOG.O) has extended a multi-year deal with RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK.O) to promote Google software across Real's entertainment and multimedia products, the companies said on Wednesday.

Flaw Found in 2006 McAfee Products
A flaw in many of McAfee's security products could open up users to a data exposure risk, security firm eEye Digital Security warned late Monday. Among the programs affected are Internet Security Suite, SpamKiller, Privacy Service and Virus Scan Plus, although the 2007 versions, released Saturday, are immune.

Microsoft Wants Me to Pay for a Beta? Sure, When Pigs Fly
The tech community has talked about companies like Microsoft delivering software through an online platform for quite some time. Well, it looks like it's finally going to happen, with Microsoft announcing it will charge a fee to anyone who wishes to download Office 2007 Beta 2.

Women love technology: Girls Gone Wired survey
A plasma television is a girl's new best friend, says a U.S. study that found three out of four women would pick a plasma TV over a solitaire diamond necklace.

Dell laptop became a flamethrower
Another example of spontaneous combustion by a Dell laptop has emerged accompanied by graphic images of the molten aftermath.

Browser wars continue to intensify
Two reports over the past week, plus one in the previous two weeks, add to the growing recognition that the internet browser space is the theatre upon whose stage the battle for IT marketshare will be fought in future.

Skype founders pay out in copyright settlement
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the billionaire Internet entrepreneurs who created Kazaa and Skype, have reached into their own pockets to help settle a lawsuit brought by the music and movie industries.

Guy from The Gong takes on web heavies
Nik Cubrilovic looks to have everything he needs to succeed in Silicon Valley. He's a university drop-out, he's still in his mid-20s and he's got a good idea that's got backing from venture capitalists.

Has the internet killed the video star? MTV hits back with interactive channel
When Buggles launched MTV in 1981 by telling viewers that "video killed the radio star", it heralded a revolution that altered the television landscape forever. But now the station, which marks its 25th birthday next week, is taking drastic action as the internet threatens to turn the tables and turn it from hip to old hat.

Second Symantec Report Criticizes Vista Code
Security researchers at Symantec have published the second of three reports calling out potential security issues in Microsoft's next-generation Vista operating system, this time taking a shot at several of the product's user account control and privilege escalation features.

US heads global spam league of shame
The US remained at the top of the chart of spam-relaying nations during the second quarter of 2006, accounting for 23.2 per cent of the world's unsolicited email.

Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2 Is 'Feature Complete'
Microsoft released its second beta of Exchange Server 2007 on Monday, a version that the development team said sports all of the features that will be in the finished product.

Social-networking Web site downed by outages
The popular social-networking site MySpace.com suffered a pair of extended outages over the weekend because of power problems at a key data center in the Los Angeles area, the company said yesterday.

MySpace Banner Ad Infects Million Users
A banner advertisement posted on the MySpace Web site may have infected more than one million users with adware, according to security firm iDefense. The advertisement was included in user profiles on MySpace and could have been operating for about one week.

Motorola phones to come with Yahoo! Go for Mobile preloaded
Motorola and Yahoo! have signed a new multi-year agreement under which Yahoo! Go for Mobile will be pre-installed no "tens of millions" of new Motorola mobile devices.

Internet companies under fire for aiding China's online censorship
A new online campaign from Amnesty International and a far-reaching bill in Congress are increasing the pressure on three Internet giants - Microsoft, Yahoo and Google - to stop assisting China's massive efforts to censor Internet use.

MySpace Users Get MyMalware
MySpace users who expressed an interest in patio furniture got more than they bargained for if they clicked on an ad for DeckOutYourDeck.com earlier this month.

Microsoft will release iPod rival this year
Microsoft confirmed it will ship competitive offerings to Apple Computer's tremendously successful iPod and iTunes digital music products sometime this year.

Warning! MP3 players can seriously damage your health!
Although increasingly popular these days among youngsters MP3 players can produce irreversible damages to the internal ear.

PowerPoint virus warning
Mircosoft has warned of a new computer virus that exploits a vulnerability in its PowerPoint presentation software.

Google for the blind
Google research scientist T.V. Raman, blinded by childhood glaucoma, doesn't want the visually impaired to be sidelined on the Internet.

Windows open to Google
Microsoft has announced that it will allow computer manufacturers to use rival software products including Google as the default search engine in its Windows operating system.

India Says Teen Sent Militant E-Mails
Police said Wednesday that e-mails purportedly from Islamic militants claiming responsibility for the bombings of Bombay's train system were a hoax.

Amnesty slams US tech firms
Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have been accused by Amnesty International of breaching the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

Hate talking to your PC? Nuance gets users heard
By age 3, humans are already experts at speech recognition. Computers, on the other hand, still have only remedial skills after a roughly 30-year history.

New Vista build touts Media Center improvements
Microsoft has announced another interim build release of its long awaited Windows Vista operating system.

UK scientists test telepathy with VR
Scientists in the UK have created a virtual reality (VR) world designed to test telepathic ability.

McAfee Says Flaw Fixed Accidentally
Security major McAfee has admitted to accidentally having fixed a serious design flaw in its ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) technology about six months ago, and has apologized for not alerting companies or government agencies at the time.

Knock-Offs Could Cripple Skype
News that a Chinese software company has reverse engineered the Skype peer-to-peer softphone phone is bad news for users as it threatens to bring the whole system to a screaming (or jittering) halt.

Logitech beefs up its webcam range with the QuickCam Ultra Vision
Logitech's newest webcam, the QuickCam Ultra Vision webcam, promises relief from grainy, hard to see video images.

Open source sharing model helps spread malware
The open source software sharing model can help to spread malware, security firm McAfee has warned.

McAfee admits, fixes design flaw
The antivirus software selected by more than one-third of companies throughout the United States and Europe was the subject of a serious security flaw earlier this year, leaving its users in the dark. McAfee publicized the flaw and its fix through an apologetic e-mail issued to its customers last week.

Chinese firm may have cracked Skype's code
A Chinese software company has reportedly reverse engineered the protocol and encryption used by Skype to make calls over the Internet, although details are still sparse.

Not much user sympathy for Microsoft over EU fine
As much we would like to deny it, there is a certain amount of antipathy in some areas between the US and the EU these days.

Sony preloads Memory Sticks with Hollywood movies
Most blank media cards you buy at your local electronics shop are exactly that: blank.

Microsoft extends lifeline for older PCs
Microsoft on Wednesday revealed software that turns older PCs into more modern and secure systems, but in the process also makes them less than full-fledged computers.

Microsoft to Release 80's Games for XBOX 360
Microsoft announced today that due to the popularity of its downloading service for the XBOX 360, it will release one game from the 1980's era every Wednesday for the next five weeks.

Yahoo! cries foul as MySpace pulls top ranking
The MySpace website deemed a virtual clubhouse where teenagers bare details of their lives has eclipsed internet oldster Yahoo! as the most popular website in the United States, a research firm said on Tuesday.

Microsoft, Yahoo test instant messaging partnership
Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are beginning a limited test of plans to make their instant messaging systems work together.

Microsoft 'Argo' iPod Challenger Revealed
Microsoft has allegedly been developing a digital media player to contend with Apple Computer’s uber-popular iPod device for some time, and a recent report in The Seattle Times seems to solidify previous reports.

Firefox makes big gains on IE browser
The open source Firefox web browser, owned by Mozilla Foundation, has started to make serious inroads into Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser share, according to a new study.

Gmail users warned of new phishing scheme
Security experts are warning of a new "widespread" phishing scheme that attempts to dupe users of Google's email service, Gmail, into offering account details in exchange for a bogus cash prize.

Microsoft preps seven July security patches
Microsoft plans to release seven security patches as part of its monthly security update on 11 July.

Broadband gloves off
Telstra's rivals will build their own high-speed broadband network, with or without the big telco's help.

Your Pain Is Google's Gain: Google Health On Cards?
Having a mild headache, but want to know whether it's migrane or something else before going to doctor? Here is your chance, log on to Google.

SanDisk flash drives enable talk on Skype
SanDisk said Monday its begun shipping USB drives to retail stores preinstalled with Skype's VoIP software.

Net giants told to pull plug on the pop pirates
The British record industry has called on internet service providers to disconnect customers who share music files illegally, opening up a new front in the battle against piracy.

Firefox Version 2.0 Beta Candidate Released
The browser wars are heating up, as the first beta of Firefox 2.0 is due on Tuesday July 11th, and Internet Explorer version 7.0 is now on it's third beta release.

Office 2007 and Vista delayed due to open source interoperability?
You probably know already that Microsoft decided to offer support for the Open XML-ODF file translation. But what are the reasons for this sudden shift in Microsoft’s vision?

Lotus Notes for Linux announced
Hate on the interface all you want, but the fact remains that Lotus Notes remains the second-most-popular enterprise groupware application around.

Sophos warns of PayPal phone phishing scam
Sophos has warned of a new phishing email that tries to trick PayPal users into calling a phone number and revealing their credit card details.

FBI hacker was trying to get his job done
An FBI computer consultant gained access to the secret passwords of Director Robert Mueller and others using free software found on the Internet, the latest embarrassment in the bureau's long struggle to modernize its computers.

Street Gangs Get Web-Savvy
Some of the America's most notorious street gangs have gotten Web-savvy, showcasing illegal exploits, making threats, and honoring killed and jailed members on digital turf.

Apple pips its rivals with the iPod that talks
From Walkman to Talkman. Not content with changing the world's music-listening habits, Apple has come up with another innovation: the talking iPod.

Google Health rumors have started again
Seems like there is no dearth of Google watchers. From watching its domain registrations to keeping a track on personnel movement within the company they do it all.

Internet threats double in two years
The number of internet threats has doubled in the past two years, according to a report from security company McAfee.

Hawking turns to Yahoo for answers to his big question
He has contemplated the mind of God, wrestled with the fabric of space-time and cast light on black holes. But for answers to the latest big question, Stephen Hawking has gone to the internet.

Microsoft plans to kill iPod for Christmas
At the beginning there was the iPod. And the iPod was at Apple. And Microsoft couldn’t accept that.

Antitrust Battle Next for Net Neutrality?
Google said Tuesday that it was prepared to take the legal route if it felt telecommunications companies were abusing their market position, a sign that the net neutrality fight may extend beyond the halls of Congress and into the courts.

Grooving and Chatting, All in One
In the beginning, there was the cellphone. The social implications were staggering: Suddenly people were yapping away in public, treating everyone around them to unsolicited tastes of their business dealings and love lives.

Music companies ready to take Yahoo China to court
The music industry is preparing a major lawsuit against Yahoo China, which is accused of providing links to pirated music tracks.

Search engines to enjoy exemption clause in China
"Protection Regulations about Right of Information Communication on Network ", China's first specialized regulation on copyright against network, has been put in effect since July.

Google joins Xerox as a verb
Though you may have been "googling" people for years, the verb you were using was technically slang, until recently.

Google must temper its power or law makers will
Back in March, Colin Dowse wrote to Ask Jack in some alarm about his financial prospects.

Net under threat from Big Brother
An internet users group has condemned the federal government's push to introduce tougher rules for live broadcasts over the web.

Transporter technology takes its first timid steps
Ever since the technological prophecies of Star Trek first entered our minds, mankind has imagined the benefits of invisibly and instantly moving vast distances through thin air.

Paedophile warning over sites like MySpace
The Internet is the perfect hunting ground for sickos. Its shield of anonymity allows paedophile and other weirdoes to not only hide who they are, but what they are, pretending to children that they are other children and so forth.

Google to File Antitrust Complaints Against Telcos If Necessary
Google says it's ready to file antitrust complaints if telcos abuse their network control.

Microsoft WGA Attracts Copycat Worm and Second Lawsuit
Security researchers have identified a worm virus masked to appear as Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program, while end users have filed a second lawsuit against the software giant's use of the actual program.

Software delays piling up for Microsoft
It's an old story: Microsoft promises a certain release date for its new version of Windows or Office and then it ends up pushing the date back. Then, a few weeks later, it does it again.

Video-sharing site to give cash back
A new video-sharing site is offering videographers a share of the advertising booty their movies generate, at a time when most video-sharing sites are just trying to eke out a profit.

China's challenge: censoring 100 million bloggers
Faced with explosive growth in blogging the Chinese Government is moving to tighten its control of blogs and search engines.

Sharp not fretting BlackBerry's Japan debut
Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. unveiled a new smartphone on Tuesday, aiming to cement its leading position in the market ahead of the impending launch of the popular BlackBerry device in Japan.

Google to stay focused on search
Online search is not a "solved problem", a senior executive for net giant Google has told BBC News.

Apple iBook users complain at lack of character
Apple faces yet more investigation in Denmark, where fifty furious Mac users have launched a complaint with the Danish Consumer Rights Board.

Microsoft drops its XP pirate checks
Microsoft has dropped Big Brother-style plans to track down pirated copies of Windows XP, dumping elements of its Windows Genuine Advantage Notification after they ignited a firestorm of controversy.

Apple notebook sales hit 39% growth in 2006?
Apple has experienced stronger than expected MacBook sales, according to DigiTimes.

Rank outsider sues Google over zero score
Google has defended its right to rank web pages in any manner it likes in a groundbreaking court case over its search engine results.

Judge Deals Blow to SCO in $5 Billion Linux Lawsuit
The holidays came early for devotees of the Linux operating system when a judge last week threw out the majority of claims brought against IBM by the SCO Group in its $5 billion intellectual property rights case.

Microsoft denies WGA kill switch in Windows XP
Microsoft Friday denied speculation that it plans to cripple copies of Windows XP for users who refuse to install its controversial antipiracy tool, Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA).

Mentos, soda cause an Internet explosion
Wannabe scientists around the world, or maybe just people with way too much time on their hands, are posting videos online showing themselves dropping Mentos candies into two-liter bottles of Diet Coke -- a combination that causes a geyser-like spray of soda to shoot several feet into the air.

Digital music fans reach new peak
One in five Americans over the age of 12 now own a portable digital music device, and one in 20 of those quizzed said they possessed more than one.

Microsoft to End Support Of Old Windows Versions
More than 70 million Windows users will no longer be eligible for software security updates under a Microsoft Corp. policy to take effect July 11, hastening the demise of several older versions of the computer operating system.

Microsoft delays Office 2007 over quality fears
Microsoft has announced it's making another slight delay to the planned arrival time for Office 2007, citing performance concerns with recent test versions.

Microsoft delays Office 2007 over quality fears
Microsoft has announced it's making another slight delay to the planned arrival time for Office 2007, citing performance concerns with recent test versions.

France passes law to open up iTunes
The French parliament on Friday adopted a law that could force Apple Computer to rethink its digital music business model, and inspire other European governments to launch similar action against its closed system of iPod players and iTunes online music.

Cell phones as dangerous as drunk driving
Is having a cell phone pressed to your ear while behind the wheel the equivalent of driving while intoxicated? According to a study by University of Utah psychologists, the answer is, unfortunately, yes.

France gives Apple le finger
For those who did not understand the reference to Euro pirates in our previous story "Euro pirates still on collision course with Apple" the term related to Apple Computer's description of new French legislation as state-sponsored piracy.

Gadget to record smells invented
It is a gadget straight out of a science fiction story: a machine that can record a smell and play it back to you at your leisure. Present it with a designer perfume or freshly baked bread and it will analyse the odour andreproduce it for you later using a mixture of non-toxic chemicals.

China vows broad new censorship measures
The authorities have announced their intention to greatly increase efforts to police and control the Internet, along with other communications technologies like instant messaging and cellphones.

Google Nabs Another MS Employee
Yet another Microsoft employee has left the Redmond company for its biggest rival. Vic Gundotra, Microsoft's evangelism head will join Google next year, the two companies have confirmed.

Is that a V-Phone in your pocket?
Vonage has added a new device to its hardware lineup for all the VoIP-using road warriors out there: the V-Phone. A kind of hardware mashup, the device is a USB memory key and soundcard with a preloaded softphone and a jack for a wired earpiece.

MTV sends more shows to iTunes
MTV Networks might be backing a musical rival to iTunes, but that's not stopping it from expanding its offerings of TV shows on Apple Computer's online store.

User suing Microsoft over WGA notification, calling it spyware
A computer user is suing Microsoft Corp. over the company's Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tool, alleging that it violates laws against spyware.

Adobe releases Flash 9 and Flex 2
Multimedia tools and document authoring software vendor Adobe Systems has announced the availability of the Adobe Flex 2 product line and Adobe FlashPlayer 9.

No new iPods until December according to analysts
Shares of Apple Computer slip after a Wall Street analyst says the next iPods would be delayed three months or more.

Three men arrested for spreading infected spam
Two British and one Finnish men have been arrested on suspicion of wreaking havoc with computer viruses.

Sony boss: Microsoft copies everything we do
Friendly banter between competing corporate executives is nothing new. Sometimes, however, it starts to spiral out of control, and takes on a life of its own.

Microsoft to take on Adobe with photo tool acquisition
Microsoft has acquired iView Multimedia, a UK based digital photo management company, which has an application that can compete directly Adobe products such as Photoshop and Macromedia Fireworks.

Think your cellphone calls are secure? Think again
Back in the good old days of analogue cellphones security was non-existent and there were a few very high profile amateur intercepts. Remember Prince Charles' interesting conversation with Camilla Parker Bowles?

Apple may have trouble selling movie downloads
A new poll indicates that most internet consumers are not interested in buying movies online - or at least not paying US$9.99 for a movie through iTunes as proposed by Apple Computer.

Long wait for porn filters
It will be six months before families can obtain a free filter to block offensive material on home computers.

BigPond seeing double
Telstra has been double-counting at least 250,000 subscribers to its BigPond internet service and has lost one of its senior executives, Anna Cicognani, the wife of BigPond chief executive Justin Milne.

Symantec bumps up online security with Norton Confidential
Symantec's latest software product is designed to make shopping online safer and more secure.

MYOB 'on track' for earnings rise
Accountancy software company MYOB Ltd still expects annual earnings to rise 37 per cent this calendar year on the back of solid growth in the first half.

Dell investigates report of laptop explosion
Dell on Friday said it was investigating why one of its notebooks exploded into flames at a conference in Japan this week.

Supercomputer predicts shape of Sun's corona
The state of the Sun's atmosphere has been predicted with unprecedented accuracy five days in advance, using some of the world's fastest computers.

Tatung to develop communications handsets products with Microsoft
Tatung Co., the multi-billion global leading design and manufacturing company, announced that it has signed a license agreement with Microsoft Corp.'s Unified Communication Group.

Reservoir Dogs put down in Oz
Late last week, Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification refused classification on Eidos' upcoming film-based shooter Reservoir Dogs, making the game illegal to sell in the country. Now the board has explained why.

Wireless firms agree on rules for mobile Web sites
Some of the world's top wireless and Internet companies, including Nokia, Vodafone Group Plc and Google Inc., have agreed on a set of Web site development guidelines aimed at making it easier to surf the Internet on cell phones.

Microsoft Launches CodePlex, a New Collaborative Development Portal
At the Open Source Business Conference in London, Microsoft unveiled CodePlex, an online collaborative software development portal that is also a vehicle for sharing source code.

Warner Bros. strikes deal with video-sharing site
Warner Bros. Entertainment on Monday began selling full-length feature films and TV shows over the Internet via Guba, one of a legion of companies presenting amateur-videos on the Web.

PC Failure Rates Drop, But Not Far Enough
The failure rate of PC desktops and notebooks fell about 25 percent in the last two years, but there's still some room for improvement, a research firm said Monday.

Microsoft puts Office preview online
Microsoft is trying to allow people to try out the next Office--without the hassle of installing beta software or replacing their current version.

Net companies pledge child porn crackdown
In an attempt to forestall potentially intrusive new federal laws, a coalition of Internet companies plan to announce on Tuesday a campaign against child pornography that they say will tip off police to illegal images.

Microsoft axes WinFS
Microsoft has killed the WinFS next generation file system that was initially scheduled to become part of Windows Vista.

Anti-virus market hits $4bn
Worldwide anti-virus software revenues hit $4bn last year, 13.6 per cent up on sales from 2004.

US, UK scientists invent mind-reading computers
A raised eyebrow, quizzical look or a nod of the head are just a few of the facial expressions computers could soon be using to read people's minds.

Hackers switch to targeting MySpace, other Web services
As more people turn to Web-based software for everyday tasks such as sending e-mail, paying bills and socializing, cybercriminals are following them in search of bank account details and other valuable data.

Laptop sales sprint ahead of desktops
Flexibility and lower prices are tempting more customers to buy laptops instead of desktop computers, a major computer retailer has reported.

Was your iPod made in a sweatshop?
"They sleep 100 to a room, toil for 15 hours a day and are paid just $50 month.

Users prepared to pay for greener PCs
Computer users are prepare dot pay for PCs which do not damage the environment, according to a survey.

School Finds Out It's Not Google's Fault
A snafu between Google and a North Carolina school brought with it some valuable lessons: spiders can't type passwords; Google crawls so deep only reporters can find it; you should double check your security; and everyone likes a judge with a funny name.

France, The Only Complication For Apple And iTunes?
Born initially to support the sells for iPod, iTunes has become meanwhile a true business for Apple.

Low wages and lots of overtime make for one sour Apple
Last week DailyTech reported that Apple had launched a probe into Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision, the manufacturer that produces Apple's iPods.

Intel takes on rival with new chip
Intel has launched its opening gambit in a triple-play to win back market share from its biggest rival, Advanced Micro Devices, introducing its first new-architecture chip in five years.

Symantec seeks volunteers to test its transaction security system
Now that threats from malicious users have evolved from mere passive viruses to more active, and even interactive, schemes, Symantec is hoping that its customers will be willing to help it a database of the newest and most common online threats.

Leopard to get first outing at Apple developer conference
Apple has confirmed that it will preview the next incarnation of OS X, codenamed Leopard, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in August.

Microsoft prepares to burry the telephone
Microsoft at a company event in San Francisco has kicked off its unified communications push.

Google Accused Of Pilfering Data
A North Carolina school district claimed Google cracked its server to index a page containing the names, test scores, and Social Security numbers of 619 students.

Computers 'set to read our minds'
An "emotionally aware" computer system designed to read people's minds by analysing expressions will be featured at a major London exhibition.

France dilutes plans for iTunes law
France has pulled back from an all out attack on Apple's iTunes Music Store, watering down the law which nearly forced Apple to allow non-iPod users to listen to music from iTunes.

See the traffic from cyberspace
Ten million people were stuck in a "virtual" traffic jam over the weekend as they attempted to visit France from the comfort of their own computer screens.

Sony does battle with Toshiba over new DVD formats
It is a battle reminiscent of the titanic 1980s tussle between the video formats VHS and Betamax. Two of the world's technology giants are locked in a fight over rival formats for the latest vehicle for viewing films at home - high definition DVD.

Microsoft makes big push for unified communications
Microsoft has unveiled an ambitious plan to integrate all forms of communication in the enterprise and has roped in some of the leading names in IT&T to help it realise its ambitions.