Articles Posted on 02 May 2008
Crims now trying to copyright their malware...
News Security
I was interested to read over on the Associated Press newswire that hackers in the US are trying to copyright their malware with threats or retribution if anyone nicks their ideas or code.It seems that some professional (if...
Vodafone offer cracks open the market
News Mobile & Telco
Looking back 5 years to Vodafone’s GPRS packages is quite an eye openerWhat is being offered for free now would, 5 years ago, have cost you and I £557.50 made up from the GPRS 100 tariff at £117.50 a month and...
16GB Apple iPhone sells out across UK despite lack of subsidies
News Consumer
Several sources have confirmed that the iPhone stock in UK has been rapidly dwindling since O2 and Carphone Warehouse have announced that they would not be restocking iPhones till the next version comes out. Trustedviews...
Here comes Kickstart, the Clamshelled Crackberry
News Security
Rather than coming out with a much-expected iPhone killer, Blackberry has apparently decided to go after Motorola Razr series by launching a clamshell version of its popular Blackberry series.Boy Genius Report has a picture of...
Unhappy Birthday from Nigeria : Spam is 30 years old tomorrow
News Security
Spamming seems to be the source of everyone's problems in an average office; clogging our inboxes, bringing pestilence and death to our PCs thanks to viruses and trojan horses, trying to siphon money from our accounts through...
Gold'en Rant : My hell with O2
News Hardware
Got in last Friday night at 2130 planning to do an hour or so's work I'd really meant to do in the afternoon.Except that my ADSL2Plus connection from O2 broadband was down - the modem's Internet LED was glowing red.After ten...
O2 celebrates double whammy with 3G and Broadband coverage
News Hardware
Engineers at O2 must have worked extra hours after the Telefonica-owned company hit two important targets just as the financial year came to a close.Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, reported that O2 UK had complied with its 3G...
Mobile phone downloads and unsolicited texts to be investigated by watchdog
News Consumer
UK Phone industry regulator Phonepayplus has announced that it will be investigating premium-rate services which charge exorbitant rates for ringtones, downloads and games. The regulator, formerly called Icstis, has recorded a...
Zattoo allows you to watch Live Terrestrial TV online free of charge... legally
News Consumer
There are a number of slightly dodgy looking internet TV services available but Zattoo is the first one which offers all the programmes from the five terrestrial channels online over and above 24 other satellite channels. There...
Hundreds of HMRC staff get discipline for spying on personal data
News Security
Treasury Financial Secretary Jane Kennedy reported that more than 600 employees at at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have been disciplined in the past three years for accessing sensitive and confidential information. Responding...
Virtual circuit (VC)
News Security
After a connection or virtual circuit is established between two nodes or application processes, a bit stream or byte stream may be delivered between the nodes. A virtual circuit protocol hides the division into segments, packets...
Vodafone becomes the first Mobile Network to offer unlimited internet access for free
News Mobile & Telco
Mobile Network Company Vodafone has become the first one to offer "unlimited" monthly download access with all its monthly service packages, a move which finally puts an end to the era of squeezing customers by making...
US court orders online advertiser to use 'negative keywords'
News Security
Orion Bancorp took Orion Residential Finance (ORF) to court in Florida over ORF's use of the word 'Orion' in relation to financial services and products, arguing that it had used the term since 2002 and had held a trade mark for...
UVC 5.1
News Security
The program consists of an address book, task and project management system, online scheduler, instant messenger, email and video conferencing module. It also includes MSN and AIM instant messenger support.Read the rest of the...
Samsung Syncmaster 943B 19-inch LCD Display Review
News Consumer
As a general rule of thumb, we here at PCSTATS like to think that companies which possess actual LCD panel manufacturing capabilities tend to offer better products. Of that small group of firms, Korean manufacturer Samsung...
Time is money… especially when it comes to what you lost
News Hardware
A truism if ever there was one. In particular, downtime costs. And the costs are not necessarily purely financial.The cost to your reputation could be equally damaging - in some cases even more so. But how much does downtime...
Optoma HD700X HD Ready Home Cinema Projector, £399
News Consumer
Dabs is giving away a free 55-inch pull down screen and a free HDMI cable with their Optoma HD700X for only £399. Transform any room in your home with an ultimate High Definition entertainment experience. Making the...
Samsung CLP-300 Colour Laser Printer, £89.99 delivered
News Hardware
The world's smallest and lightest colour laser printer with unequalled Samsung reliability Introducing the new smallest and lightest colour laser printer in its class, the CLP-300. It features the same exclusive NO NOIS print...
