Articles Posted on 05 December 2008
Facebook Gets Nasty Present From Koobface Worm
News Security
Facebook users are being targeted by a computer virus named "Koobface" which cons its victim into watching a video which then infects the victim's machine and converts it into a Zombie PC. Koobface sends emails to all the...
Medion To Release Cheap Blu-ray Laptop, The Akoya P8610
News Software
German manufacturer Medion has unveiled its latest high end, super fast desktop replacement laptop, the Akoya P8610 laptop which should cost around £800. The main attraction of the P8610 is its huge LCD screen; a large...
ITV Renames Online VoD To ITV Player, Prepares For Life After Kangaroo
News Mobile & Telco
Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster ITV will rename its online video on demand service from "Catch-up TV" to a more catchy name "ITV player" to make it more memorable, à la BBC iPlayer. The service was launched back...
Google Launches Friend Connect; Real-time Search Next?
News Security
Connecting with friends and family seems to be flavour of the day, with two internet giants, Facebook and Google, on Thursday unleashing their respective technologies that enable users to sign in to third party websites, by...
Trojan Phishing Malware Disguises As Firefox Add-On
News Security
Security Firm BitDefender said that a new type of malicious software is targeting Mozilla Firefox users, posing as popular add-on Greasemonkey, which is used to customise user experience on several websites. Romanian-based...
Fake Cheap Nintendo DS Consoles Could Kill
News Hardware
The HMRC has seized several hundreds of counterfeited Nintendo DS consoles around the country in a bid to reduce hardware piracy and the potential risks associated with the dodgy gaming consoles. According to Pamela Rogers,...
PSF Releases Python 3.0 Programming Language
News Software
The Python Software Foundation has announced the release of version 3.0 of the Python programming language. Python, of course, is the open source language that has been adopted by big players such as Google, YouTube and even...
£117.43 Xerox Phaser 6125 Colour Laser Printer Networked
News Hardware
Xerox makes colour the easy choice with the refreshingly office-friendly, value-packed Phaser 6125 and Phaser 6130 colour laser printers. They’re compact printing solutions powerful enough to handle all of your...
Asus Eee PC 701 7-inch 4GB Flash 512mb Wireless 10/100 3 USB Black
News Mobile & Telco
Share photos of your travels without waiting till you get home. Shop the world wide web without attaching any lines or wires. Learn through the latest technology without a technical manual. Play, relax, and entertain on the...
£239 Acer Aspire M3641 E2200 2GB PC Base Unit
News Hardware
The Acer Aspire M3641 has the right balance of technology and dependability a demanding home and business environment requires, using powerful Intel Pentium E2200 processor! The fabulous Acer Aspire M3641 has a phenomenal amount...
£384.24 3ware 9650SE-8LPML-SGL Multi-lane Internal SATA II Hardware RAID Controller Card PCI-Express Single
News Hardware
The 3ware 9650SE SATA II hardware RAID controllers deliver industry-leading RAID 6 and RAID 5 performance, robust fault tolerance, and multi-terabyte capacities. A PCI Express host interface, Multi-lane connectivity,...
IBM Teams With Ubuntu Maker To Release Windows-Less Virtual Desktop
News Software
In a move that can be dubbed as a dead aim towards Microsoft, IBM on Thursday has announced a Linux-based virtual PC that is entirely Microsoft-free. Teaming up with Canonical, IBM has announced an Ubuntu Linux-based...
Microsoft Targets Windows XP "Blue Edition" Scam
News Software
Microsoft on Thursday announced that it has filed as many as 63 lawsuits in its recent attempt to crackdown on sellers of its fake software, including online vendors that auction its software under a new scam, tagged as...
£254.45 OCZ 128GB SSD 2.5" Core Series SATAII Solid State Disk
News Hardware
The OCZ Core Series delivers the performance and reliability of the latest SSDs at a 50% less price per gigabyte than other high speed offerings currently on the market. For the first time, OCZ is putting SSD technology within...
TomTom Releases Free Online Router Planner
News Mobile & Telco
In an attempt to take on Google Maps, TomTom, the Sat-nav device maker, has announced to launch a free online route planner that has been released into closed beta. The web-based route planner will facilitate travellers...
EC Wants German Ofcom To Be More Transparent About Mobile Rates
News Mobile & Telco
With the European Commission taking an aggressive stance on trimming down mobile charges and data roaming fees, mobile usage for European customers could well become a lot cheaper. In a similar bid, European Union...
Automated notification workflows to improve business continuity
News Hardware
Evidence from customers in Western Europe indicates that enterprises in all verticals have started to embrace the concept of notification workflows. While most businesses have understood the importance of detecting...
Comment : Last.Fm To Host Its First Ever “Hack Day” Competition For 3rd Party Web Developers In London
News Consumer
Last.fm has announced it will host its first ever “Hack Day” on Sunday, December 14th at an undisclosed East London location. At the event, which is hosted in partnership with CodePlex, Microsoft's open source...
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6
News Software
Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any...
