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'Limited' damage from Nyxem virus
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But computer security groups in nations where Nyxem infections were high said few users lost data because of the bug.
Experts speculated that the publicity prior to Nyxem's trigger date may have prompted people to clean up machines and prepare defences... |
Posted 03 Feb 2006 by Matt
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Microsoft Readies Second Anti-Spyware Beta
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Windows Defender, Microsoft's free anti-spyware program that's been in beta for more than a year, will shift into its second round of testing in the next two months, developers for the Redmond, Wash. company said recently in an online chat.
Defender is the new brand name for what Microsoft still calls Windows AntiSpyware, the add-on that's been in Beta 1 since it debuted more than a year ago. Beta 1 only works in... |
Posted 30 Jan 2006 by Matt
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Countdown for nasty Windows virus
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PC users have been urged to scan their computers before 3 February to avoid falling victim to a destructive virus.
On that date the Nyxem virus is set to delete Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Acrobat files on infected machines.
Nyxem is thought to have caught out many people by promising porn to those who open the attachments on... |
Posted 30 Jan 2006 by Matt
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New Group Aims to Curb 'Badware'
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Google, Sun Microsystems and Lenovo have joined together to co-sponsor StopBadware.org, a Web site that aims to combat the rising tide of spyware and other deceptive programs. The project is being led by the Berkman Center at Harvard and... |
Posted 26 Jan 2006 by Matt
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'Blackcomb' Renamed to 'Vienna'
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Microsoft has changed the code-name for the next version of Windows after Vista from "Blackcomb" to "Vienna," according to company evangelist and blogger Robert Scoble. Blackcomb was named back in 2000, when Windows XP was still known as Whistler. But Microsoft says it needed a name that fit the "Vista" theme. |
Posted 22 Jan 2006 by Matt
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Gmail e-mail address "feature" confirmed, delete button sighted
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Remember when Gmail invitations were going for US$20? Invitations are much easier to come by these days, but the service remains popular in no small part due to its interface and massive amount of archival storage. Plus, it's Google, so it's got to be cool (unless it's Google Video). However, some users have seen e-mail apparently misdirected to their inboxes, as in the case of... |
Posted 21 Jan 2006 by Matt
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Chip maker AMD sees strong future
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Shares in computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have risen nearly 12% after it announced a big rise in fourth quarter profit.
Its shares were also boosted by AMD's estimate that revenues would rise 70% during the next three months, taking market share from rival... |
Posted 21 Jan 2006 by Matt
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Google defies US over search data
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The internet search engine Google is resisting efforts by the US Department of Justice to force it to hand over data about what people are looking for.
Google was asked for information on the types of query submitted over a week, and the websites included in... |
Posted 21 Jan 2006 by Matt
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Firefox 'passes 20 percent market share' in Europe
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Mozilla has sounded a note of caution over the figures, however Mozilla Firefox has achieved an market share of over 20 percent in Europe, according to the latest figures released by French Web metrics firm XiTi.
XiTi, which based its figures on a sample of 32.5 million Web site visits that took place on... |
Posted 17 Jan 2006 by Matt
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Levi makes iPod controlling jeans
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Denim giant Levi Strauss has designed a pair of jeans able to control a wearer's Apple iPod music player.
The RedWire DLX Jeans will have an iPod remote control and docking station fitted in its pockets, and comes complete with... |
Posted 14 Jan 2006 by Matt
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