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News Archive April 2006

26th April

• World's digital divide is narrowing
• 'BBC 2.0' reinvented for digital generation
• Microsoft ramps up EU challenge
• Online interest sees Internet World registrations soar

25th April

• Apple argues that blogger can't protect source
• Microsoft argues EU antitrust ruling was flawed
• IE7 Beta 2 out of preview
• McNealy quits post as head of Sun

24th April

• New unit targets Net paedophiles
• eBay explores 'super union' to thwart Google
• EU hearing to open on Microsoft antitrust challenge
• Net neutrality debate heats up

21st April

• Google’s revenues up 100% on European gains
• US call for tougher Net porn laws
• Feds issue security alert on Firefox
• EMI sees download sales jump 150%

20th April

• Brands consider action over eBay domain sales
• Yahoo accused of helping jail China Internet writer
• IBM speaks out on Red Hat-JBoss deal
• Honda extends customer mag Dream to podcast

19th April

• Ignore bloggers at your peril, say researchers
• Yahoo! earnings! slow!
• Hu makes IPR pledge during Microsoft visit
• Internet plays bigger role in life decisions: poll

18th April

• AOL in new tie-up with China firm
• Wikipedia founder calls protest site Wikitruth 'a hoax'
• Revealed: how credit cards are plundered on the net
• Firms slow to fix security flaws

13th April

• Iceland comes first in broadband
• MS SQL Server man lets betas have it
• Google defends cooperation with China
• Germans lead charge for .eu domain names

12th April

• Microsoft tests Google with scholarly search
• Yahoo improves travel planning via search and maps
• Microsoft fixes 14 flaws
• Search users 'stop at page three'

11th April

• Disney’s free online TV in ad-skipping battle
• Google digs down under
• Sudoku used as bait for adware download
• Innovation, rights key in Microsoft's EU case

10th April

• IBM unveils security for chips
• Microsoft ships 'URL Tracer' to find typo-squatters
• Newspapers sign on to syndicated blog service
• Adware firm facing NY AG lawsuit denies illegality

7th April

• European net domain opens to all
• Microsoft’s five patches, include fix for IE bug
• China, Russia top international piracy list
• Google aims to track users with wi-fi

6th April

• Google to build wireless network in San Francisco
• EBay sellers can no longer receive cash
• Spyware for the masses
• Smaller agencies hit as Yahoo! cuts commission rates

5th April

• File-sharers face legal onslaught
• Yahoo may gain from adware click fraud - report
• Dixons to quit high street for online
• Trojan-powered scam network dismantled

3rd April

• MySpace acts to calm teen safety fears
• Google sells $2.07bn of its stock
• Microsoft Set to Attack Linux with Patents?
• Boost for UK's superfast computer