PC Pro reports that members of the Professional Computing Association (PCA) are to start offering advises to customers about using the internet safely in a bid to reduce risks associated with the web.In what is an industry first,...

A survey by thinkbroadband.com shows that O2's broadband service has been ranked the best service of the market.O2, which uses unbundled internet infrastructure that it inherited after acquiring Be, was pitted against all the...

Developing countries are quickly catching up on the US when it comes to power consumption associated with Servers, Cooling equipment and related infrastructure, according to a report commissioned by Chip Maker AMD and produced by...

The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint, brought up by BT, against an advert by Carphone Warehouse's Talktalk.The crux of the complaint revolved around a deal which highlighted the fact that Talktalk would...

Web developers are this week previewing a free online platform to help them experiment with some of the world's most advanced geographic information.OS OpenSpace enables web-savvy users to build mash-ups with a range of Ordnance...

Microsoft has release the release candidate version of the third service pack for its Windows XP operating system which is still the world's most popular operating system.The download is available on Microsoft's website for any...

Barracuda networks unveiled some worrying findings in its latest report about spam propagation in our mailbox. The security firm analysed over one billion emails going to its 50,000 customers and found out that between 90 to 95...

Microsoft has confirmed on Wednesday that it has acquired the London based Online mapping company, Multimap for USD 50 million according to sources, although Times Online quoted up to USD 75 million shortly after the...

Opera Software filed a complaint with the European Commission yesterday which is aimed at giving consumers a genuine choice of Web browsers.The complaint describes how Microsoft is abusing its dominant position by tying its...

UK punters enjoy some of the lowest prices in telecoms deals according to an Ofcom report published yesterday.Around 40 percent of UK households have taken out a bundled service that brings together landline, TV and internet...

After Nivio and Live-documents, Ulteo has joined in the already packed crowd of wannabe startups who want to conquer the world of online desktops/virtual offices.The project started as an Open Source Linux distribution...

A report released by watchdog Ofcom showed that UK has the greatest proportion of internet-enabled users in Europe who regularly visit social networking sites like Facebook or Myspace.Nearly forty percent of UK adults with...

While the influx of free and low-cost video has hurt the sale of pornographic videos, the chief executive of the Penthouse Media Group remains so bullish on the sex-related entertainment industry that he is investing $500 million...

Distributes Zlob Trojan. A sample can be accessed from Xyzsolution(dot)com/download(dot)php?id=4154. And please — don’t touch this binary unless you know what you’re doing, as it is a live Trojan.

codecpretty(dot)netPushes both Windows and Mac TrojanDNSChanger. Sample binaries: Mac: codecpretty(dot)net/download/codecpretty1123(dot)dmg. Windows: codecpretty(dot)net/download/codecpretty1123.(dot)xe. And please —...

WebDAV, an abbreviation that stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, refers to the set of extensions to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) which allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on...

Ebuyer sells the HP 6820S for only GBP 349.99 after a whopping GBP 50 Cashback from HP. The laptop is build using a Celeron 530 processor clocked at 1.73GHz, 1GB memory, 120GB hard disk drive, a Lightscribe compatible DVD writer,...

Information Commissioner Richard Thomas is one of the two men in charge of the consultation, which will focus on the use and sharing of information. The other is Government science and technology advisor Dr Mark Walport.The...

PC Tools, the IT security software specialist, says it has spotted an identity theft application called CyberLover floating around in the wild on t’Internet.The software is said to conduct fully automated flirtatious...

According to the annual predictions for the coming year released by Arbor Networks’ security and engineering research team, the iPhone is likely to be a major target for hackers in the New Year.The reason, the firm says, is...

Santa Claus could be breaking privacy laws in his collection and use of data about British children, experts have warned. Yuletide cheer-bringer Claus could be putting the personal data of millions of children at risk.Data...

Rogue employers could face unlimited fines and agency workers will enjoy stronger protection under a new Employment Bill published by the Government on Friday. The reforms also abolish the current statutory disciplinary...