Microsoft Works Plus 2008 makes your household tasks easier by providing a set of basic home productivity programs, including Microsoft Office Word 2003 and the Works spreadsheet, database, calendar and hundreds of customizable...

A BBC programme has broken the Computer Misuse Act by acquiring and using software to control 22,000 computers, creating a botnet capable of bringing down websites. A technology law specialist has said that the activity is...

Packed full of entertainment features, the Studio desktop boasts a stylish design and state-of-the-art technologies for everyday computing. Whether you buy this for yourself or for your family, this powerful and scalable desktop...

One in three people use the same password for all their online accounts, a security company survey suggests. Sophos research found that only 19% of respondents never use the same password for multiple websites.The company advises...

Apple has pushed out an updated version of its iTunes media software and introduces support for syncing with the new voice-enabled iPod Shuffle MP3 player. The software is apparently faster and more responsive, which means that...

The iPhone could well get some unwanted company at O2 as its parent company looks set to grab the exclusive distribution of the Palm Pre in major territories, much to the chagrin of Vodafone which was the firm...

BBC Click could well be in serious trouble as the popular television tech series rented a botnet and launched a calculated DDoS (Distributed Denial Of Service) against security firm Prevx. The controversial move is part of an...

A group of scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an innovative battery technology that can be fully recharged in just few seconds instead of several hours, according to the science journal...

In what seems to be the biggest shake-up in the UK’s telecom industry since the advent wireless broadband networks at the beginning of this decade, Vodafone and O2 are planning to pool their networks, according to the...

Search giant Google has quietly pushed out a much-needed upgrade to its GrandCentral service, called Google Voice; the latter can embed traditional phone features with its signature email service Gmail. The service would allow...

A proposed project to employ a new IT system to manage criminals across prisons and probation services was dubbed as “masterclass in sloppy project management”, after a report observed hiked budgets and delays. The...

Apple is set to release a netbook with a difference, sometimes this year. We can be sure of a few things though, including the fact that it will NOT be called a Netbook by Steve Jobs and that it will almost certainly be a niche...

Whilst doom and gloom stories resonate, online media owners (including myself) seem almost embarrassed to admit that our sector remains reasonably strong. The bubble bursts for online back in 2000/2001 when new media publishers...

Along with the exploding number of systems in place to monitor IT, business processes, manufacturing and facilities the need for automated notifications on business-critical events is growing.  Vendors of monitoring...

In its customary Patch Tuesday cycle, Microsoft has issued first security update to its newly launched Windows 7 beta that addresses a critical flaw that leaves users at a risk of having their computer systems captured remotely...

Keeping up with its allegations over inconsistent and erratic broadband speed results a few months ago, the UK-based cable company Virgin Media has now come up with new set of findings, which claim that the speed-testing...