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News Archive January 2006

31st January

• The 2006 Bloggies' competition is almost finished
• Mobiles covet Google success
• UK court to unmask 'file-sharers'
• AOL to produce first online reality show

30th January

• US plans to 'fight the net' revealed
• British 'husband' questioned on Murder and eBay Scam
• Spain shuts down 62 Internet porn forums
• Police collar AOL phishing suspect

27th January

• 'I want to build something that grows'
• Microsoft makes big Internet research play
• Silicon Valley plans region-wide wireless network
• EC to Microsoft: not so fast

26th January

• What's standing at Intel's platform?
• Spill a cup of coffee over that annoying website
• Microsoft to open some server source code
• Internet serves as 'social glue'

25th January

• Sex.com domain name sold for $12m
• Half of EU set to for 'triple play' by 2010
• Microsoft to speak out on EU troubles
• Google censors itself for China

24th January

• IBM: Users are the weak link in security
• Murdoch says News Corp will thrive in new media
• 'Botmaster' pleads guilty to computer crimes
• Intel Macs only one fourth, not four times faster

23rd January

• Banks 'must tackle online fraud'
• Google pips Apple in 2005 brand poll
• Microsoft data collection troubles some users
• Google to fight Bush’s demand for records

20th January

• Email marketing grows, along with consumer fatigue
• You know your life's in trouble when . . .
• File-sharing 'not cut by courts'
• Rating system urged for adult Internet content

19th January

• How many geeks does it take to fix a computer?
• First impressions count for web
• eBay Posts Strong Results, but Outlook Disappoints
• Yahoo presses go in race with Google

18th January

• Yahoo profits disappoint Wall Street, shares drop
• IE 7 lets users forget history
• China Internet users hit 111 million in 2005
• Intel's results miss expectations

17th January

• Phishing fraudsters target Apple
• UK to hold global talks on online gaming
• US online shoppers boosted by security confidence
• BNP gets top news listing on Google

16th January

• Join the space race
• $1m homepage hit by huge Denial-Of-Service attack
• His Master's Voice gets lost in the hubbub
• Cisco gets into consumer electronics

13th January

• Student’s answer to million-dollar question
• U.S. court rules against Yahoo in Nazi speech case
• Wiki offers anonymous blogging tips
• Thunderbird 1.5 free to fly

12th January

• Microsoft patent win may hit Open Source community
• Apple bitten by iTunes security bugs
• Online shoppers turn to Google for search: report
• Has spam passed its peak?

11th January

• MSN helps advertisers with new profiling tool
• Google mulls online book future
• Apple, Microsoft ink 5-year Mac Office deal
• Murdoch’s MySpace.com takes on Yahoo! and MSN

10th January

• More unpatched bugs loose in Microsoft Windows
• Google ups stakes in Microsoft rivalry
• Yahoo leads in toolbar searches
• High Court approves service of lawsuit by email

9th January

• Citigroup rates Amazon.com No. 1 in US web shopping
• Debate looms for GPL 3 draft
• Hardly a Page turner
• The great firewall of China

6th January

• Intel eyes entertainment market
• Yahoo reaches out beyond browser
• EBay, PayPal Rank High on Phish Lists
• Yahoo and Google to square off at CES on Friday

4th January

• Blogs buzzing with Google PC report
• SonyBMG offers the gift of song in spyware dispute
• Britain becomes Europe's biggest user of broadband
• Windows users waiting for serious fix

3rd January

• Trojan targets Google AdSense ads
• Exchange 12 has something for all
• Online poker addict jailed for a year
• Privacy slip on official US sites