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News Archive February 2005

28th February

• Delay for UK pop chart downloads
• Creator of first Apple Mac dies
• eBay provides a backdoor for phishers
• Webcam Trojan perv gets slapped wrist
• Spam could cost businesses worldwide $50 billion

25th February

• Global digital divide 'narrowing'
• BT deadline in June for ‘equal access’ issues
• NI heralds 100% broadband coverage
• Call for child porn users amnesty

24th February

• Egg still nursing French wounds
• Iranian blogger jailed for 14 years
• American media vs the blogs
• Google's toolbar sparks concern
• Is eBay spinning out of control?
• Students fall for potato PC scam

23rd February

• Beijing backs Windows
• HP sued for chipped cartridges
• Apple founder urges company to drop lawsuits

22nd February

• Microsoft v EC: peace unlikely
• UN panel to end Internet tug of war by July
• American hacking attacks rarely made public
• Lastminute asks FSA for fax-checking probe

21st February

• Broadband big boost for online shopping
• Global blogger action day called
• New phishing tactic dangles millions as bait
• New tools may put a lock on networks
• Google online book plan sparks French revolt

18th February

• The Role of the Government in IT Industry
• Chav burglar collared by webcam
• UK net users leading TV downloads
• IBM puts cash behind Linux push
• Want to know how much next door paid for their house?

17th February

• Iranian cleric blogs for free expression
• Hallmark apology for Valentine's Day downtime
• Cisco adapts its defenses to new threats
• Spam gets vocal with VoIP
• Support for proposed eBay strike fades
• PCs do thousands of years of work
• Web-surfing juror causes rape re-trial

16th February

• Microsoft plan new IE browser
• MySQL network continues to grow
• One PIN to rule them all?
• Amazon and eBay slip up on customer satisfaction
• Bloggers usurp power of mainstream media
• US gang admits $650m internet porn fraud

15th February

• Online adspend up 52% in paid search boom
• Nokia + Microsoft agree on media software deal
• Online blunder as Tesco fail to say it with flowers
• BT 2 meg punters hacked off
• Reuters launches interactive TV channel on the Internet
• Tech industry puts phish on diet

14th February

• BT Broadband links cut
• 'Google Hacking' Digs Up Sensitive Material
• Linux upgrades on tap
• Apple Computer picks share split
• Online dating is 'good for romance'
• Middle Earth for sale on eBay

11th February

• MP’s heading for electoral online disaster
• Broken hearts for computers with Valentine's viruses
• 30,000 children join Net gangs
• Lastminute enjoys 'solid' quarter

10th February

• UK.biz fined £1.8m for illegal software
• Banking Trojan disables MS Anti-Spyware
• Microsoft releases bumper patches
• Village website's porn link shock
• HP ousts First Lady of America Inc

9th February

• The future of .net domains
• BT gutted at Ofcom's 'prolonged misbehaviour' allegations
• Email is the new database
• Cisco profits rise but shares fall
• Google play catch up with map service
• Firefox and other browsers face new phishing risk

8th February

• Gates launch hit by name blunder
• Ask Jeeves joins web log market
• More calls for a BT break-up
• Guilty plea for ex-AOL employee

7th February

• AOL loses two million punters
• Latest phishing scam targets Harry Potter fans
• Broadband not such a consumer heaven
• Warnings about junk mail deluge

4th February

• BBC to screen Six Nations rugby live online
• Bid for a piece of computer history
• Warning over tsunami aid website
• BT offers equal access to rivals
• MSN Messenger worm seeds zombie networks
• Casino brands eBay cleavage woman

3rd February

• Open source leaders slam patents
• Amazon sales figures misleading for investors
• Web and Wap spearhead Levi's 501 campaign
• Rugby - boost for UKFast sponsored Hodgson

2nd February

• Google profits continue to soar
• Online ads win over the brand leaders
• Justice for gay designer over email sacking
• Junk emails on relentless rise

1st February

• Phishing morphs into pharming
• Volkswagen drop legal action after bomb ad apology
• US right-wingers hack into Michael Moore webchat
• MSN takes on Google with search engine
• Skype launches on Mac and Linux