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News Archive February 2006

28th February

• Viruses plague British businesses
• Yahoo! link confirmed in 2nd Chinese dissident case
• Google joins National Archives for video
• Amazon – shop until you bop

27th February

• 17m hours for BBC radio as are listened to online
• iTunes achieves one billion mark
• U.S. hitting a ceiling on Internet households
• AskJeeves fires its butler, speeds up web search

23rd February

• China shuts conservative websites amid reform debate
• Windows Vista is for businesses - honest
• Operators' greed puts creativity at risk
• Google rapped over adult photos

22nd February

• Microsoft blunder leaks information about Vista
• IBM squeezes more into microchips
• The first gentle steps towards the Internet - Part 2
• City of London to go wireless

21st February

• Blogs promote film about Rwandan genocide
• Alastair Campbell: a technophobe no more (part 1)
• Google denies acting unlawfully in China
• Microsoft reveals piracy battle plan for the UK

20th February

• Kazaa, record company lawyers ready for appeal
• Google's doors still shut to blind
• MySpace: Murdoch's big hope, parents' nightmare
• Malicious worm aims to bite Apple

17th February

• Amazon set to launch digital music business
• Search with the human touch
• Internet muck-raker challenges China's censors
• IBM finds the strength to make another $1bn pledge

16th February

• Microsoft hits back at EU threats
• Warning: Don't touch that mouse
• Racist insults lead BBC to close website
• Internet users go online just for fun - poll

15th February

• Google shares fall amid revenue fears
• PartyGaming and Empire settle online poker dispute
• Microsoft Office Live Beta Is Going Live
• Net firms face grilling on China

14th February

• Yahoo's 'openness and reform' China defence
• Comedy of errors hits the world of Wikipedia
• Canadian students embracing virtual sex
• How to make lewd, lazy lads pay

13th February

• Online sales blitz High Street
• MS: Halo 2 for PC a Windows Vista 'exclusive'
• Vodafone and Microsoft launch email service
• 'Cyber Storm' tests US defences

10th February

• Intel's Seoul office raided
• Online tax gets positive return
• Google sued for selling Check 'n Go keyword
• Congress 'made Wikipedia changes'

9th February

• Chinese man 'jailed due to Yahoo'
• Microsoft tackles security rivals
• New Google Desktop grabs more of Microsoft's turf
• German sites get reprieve from Google, including BMW

8th February

• Dell tools up with Google
• Microsoft plans new PC security service
• BT sounds child web porn warning
• Google takes aim at chat rivals

7th February

• Internet giants to charge for speedier emails
• Linux desktops get a graphics boost
• Kama Sutra a wet blanket
• Google bans BMW in web ‘fixing’ row

6th February

• Rumours mount over Google's Internet plan
• Debian founder takes over LSB leadership
• France's legal file-sharing plan advancing
• One in eight 'harassed by email'

3rd February

• Are you a dummy for beta software?
• Amazon falls on sales miss
• Redbus and Demon founder denied RIPA appeal
• Computer threat from Nyxem virus

2nd February

• Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing'
• Website blow for home sellers
• Microsoft must prove innovation, says EU
• Amazon.com posts messages from authors to readers

1st February

• Microsoft joins 'Blackworm' D-Day warning chorus
• Deal places limits on .com fees
• Microsoft to set rules for government blog complaints
• Google growth to come from traditional media