Technology News
Apple fixes 'highly critical' Safari bugs
Friday March 12, 2010 4:46 pm GMT
The update, affecting both Windows and Mac OS X, includes patches for 12 flaws that could let an attacker take over a user's system
SpringSource revamps Java app server
Friday March 12, 2010 4:38 pm GMT
SpringSource TC Server Spring Edition adds new tools for streamlining the development and deployment of Java applications
HSBC admits Swiss data breach
Friday March 12, 2010 4:26 pm GMT
Banking giant HSBC has said that 15,000 Private Bank customers may have been affected by a data breach that occured approximately three years ago. A former HSBC employee called Herve Falciani is...
Hertford to get public Wi-Fi network
Friday March 12, 2010 3:52 pm GMT
Vtesse, a fibre provider that is gearing up for national contracts, is establishing the network to gauge the level of demand for such services
Enhancing tech inside Intel's photonics lab
Friday March 12, 2010 2:53 pm GMT
The company is working to enhance the reliability of optical data transfer and seeking a diverse set of applications including supercomputing
BT bundles voice, broadband and TV for first time
Friday March 12, 2010 2:45 pm GMT
The telecoms incumbent, which was previously barred from bundling services due to competition concerns, has launched its first triple-play offerings
Symbian^3 will do resistive multitouch, says Nokia
Friday March 12, 2010 2:41 pm GMT
The next wave of Symbian handsets will feature multitouch interactivity on both capacitive and resistive screens, according to a demo video featuring Nokia's David Rivas. In the Phonedog video,...
Zeus botnet shaken by ISP cutoffs
Friday March 12, 2010 2:29 pm GMT
The repeated disconnection of an ISP linked to Zeus command-and-control servers has had some effect on the botnet's ability to spread banking Trojans
Tories promise to break up big gov't IT contracts
Friday March 12, 2010 12:24 pm GMT
The Conservative Party's technology manifesto pledges a huge increase in the use of open standards and modular contracts, among other changes
CA moves to acquire Nimsoft
Friday March 12, 2010 11:16 am GMT
The acquisition of monitoring software company is part of CA's plan to add new customers in emerging enterprises
Verizon 4G handsets may launch in mid-2011
Friday March 12, 2010 10:49 am GMT
The company's chief technology officer said he expects a launch of mobile handsets with 4G capability within three to six months after launching its 4G network
Internet Explorer zero-day exploit published
Friday March 12, 2010 10:08 am GMT
A security researcher in Israel has produced an exploit code that could increase the changes of a zero-day hole in the IE6 and IE7
Opera Mini 5 for Android released
Friday March 12, 2010 9:58 am GMT
The mobile-phone browser, which offers tabbed browsing and Speed Dial features, now works on Google's smartphone platform
Microsoft settles in IM spam suit
Friday March 12, 2010 9:49 am GMT
Funmobile, accused in a Microsoft suit of sending IM spam, has been ordered to stop grabbing Windows Live users' personal information
XenApp 6 gets Microsoft support
Friday March 12, 2010 9:33 am GMT
The update to Citrix's application virtualisation platform adds support for Microsoft technology, and can now let workers access apps via Macs and iPhones
UK digital dividend broadband comes closer
Friday March 12, 2010 9:25 am GMT
According to spectrum plans passed by the BIS to Ofcom, the digital dividend spectrum may be auctioned by the end of the year, with services to start by 2012
Manchester hub to spur e-Borders push
Thursday March 11, 2010 5:18 pm GMT
The high-tech Manchester centre for performing checks on passenger data replaces the JBOC, a smaller UK Border Agency at Heathrow
Web-blocking amendment matches BPI proposal
Thursday March 11, 2010 4:42 pm GMT
Part of Amendment 120A mirrors a BPI lobbying proposal, but the peer who tabled the amendment says there was a \"mixture of influences\"
Mozilla to update open-source licence
Thursday March 11, 2010 4:21 pm GMT
The open-source licence, used to govern use of software from Firefox and Thunderbird, is getting an overhaul after 10 years of use
Judges uphold Word patent-infringement ruling
Thursday March 11, 2010 1:04 pm GMT
A US appeals panel has confirmed a ruling that Microsoft infringed on i4i's custom XML patent in Word, part of an ongoing court battle
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