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News Archive October 2007

31st October

• Intel updates dual-core Itanium 2 chip
• UK Government shuns internet security report
• Google launches open APIs for social networks
• Digg 'will grow by letting others copy us'
• Researchers criticise Leopard security
• Warning over net address limits

30th October

• UK schools warned off Microsoft
• Yahoo Messenger gets slicker
• BSkyB aims to top broadband market
• When antivirus products (and Internet Explorer) fail you

29th October

• Some Leopard upgraders see 'blue screen of death'
• Will 2008 be Vista's golden year?
• Some libraries close books to Google, Microsoft
• How cheap storage can hide criminal activities

26th October

• Many Windows users get unwanted updates
• Apple ready to set Leopard free
• Yahoo opening up home page to outside sources
• Microsoft sees progress in getting Windows on XO

25th October

• Google bullish on advertising system
• Microsoft buys stake in Facebook
• Google Desktop chases Leopard
• Google funds hold Firefox fate (for sure)

24th October

• Mozilla rushes to fix regression bugs in Firefox
• MySQL to get injection of Google code
• Hands-on with Gmail's new IMAP support
• Post Office broadband pledge

23rd October

• New Microsoft software takes aims at RIM customers
• Oracle Linux is no longer an RHEL clone
• IBM goes crazy with storage system updates
• Sun looks to Intel to boost workstation sales

22nd October

• UK IT staff are in the money
• Mozilla fixes 10 Firefox flaws
• Warning to abusive bloggers-judge tells site to reveal names
• Google to add E-health services, Exec says

19th October

• Microsoft launches mashup tool for non-techies
• DSG blames Microsoft for £20m hit on profits
• Google revenues jump 57%
• Firms seek online copyright pact

18th October

• Google says it's working to solve health record dilemma
• Penguin to assess impact of internet
• Linux community faces new uncertainty
• MySpace and Skype in free phone call deal

17th October

• Apple's new operating system to hit stores Oct 26
• Yahoo advertising gathers pace
• Microsoft lawsuits to continue
• Intel reports 43% rise in profit

16th October

• Infoblox hooks into Windows DNS
• Google launches YouTube video-blocking contraption
• BBC online to go free over wi-fi
• Windows bug gets bootleg patch

15th October

• Opinion: Desktop Linux is a reality now
• Red Hat, Novell sued for patent infringement
• Ready or not, here comes user PC choice
• Google, Random House move closer on book search

12th October

• Dell offers new desktop workstation
• After months of denial, Microsoft cops to IE vulnerability
• Microsoft launching event planner
• Microsoft fixes Excel calculation bug

11th October

• Mozilla mobilizes for mobile Firefox browser
• Dell pursues profits from Green IT
• Dell slims down with On-Demand 'Desktop Streaming'
• Windows Home Server available for DIYers

10th October

• Google mines YouTube videos for AdSense Gold
• Microsoft patches nine bugs in Windows, IE, Word
• eBay wants to welcome you to its new 'neighborhood'
• BitTorrent target service launched

9th October

• Data centers get religion
• BT home router wide open to hijackers
• Google and IBM push cluster computing on colleges
• IBM rolls out preview of enterprise mashup tool set

8th October

• On the Mark: Put the Internet in a box
• McDonald's hosts UK's largest free wi-fi network
• Microsoft sets its SaaS sights on larger users
• Microsoft adds license for making Windows XP legal

5th October

• Google accuses Verizon of violating FCC lobbying rules
• Gartner: no relief for data center costs
• Microsoft launches health care platform
• BT plans wi-fi world-beater

4th October

• O2 seeks 1 million customers with launch of home broadband
• Does extension of Windows XP's life mean Vista is a flop?
• Yahoo, eBay take steps to block phishing attacks
• Microsoft partially opens .NET

3rd October

• Trust no-one on the web says security group
• eBay: Botnets are Linux-happy
• Microsoft in fresh assault on digital music
• Google upgrades business e-mail to corporate class

2nd October

• Yahoo re-launches search
• Online ads save UK from slump
• Spam weapon helps preserve books
• Online censorship hurts us all

1st October

• Facebook considers non-English sites
• Streaming future of internet TV
• FT.com pioneers change to charging
• Microsoft steps up battle with Google