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News Archive July 2007

31st July

• Internet makes music tastes more diverse
• Being a green teen is currently trendy
• ICANN seeks to update its registrar accreditation process
• Security not a benefit of virtualisation

30th July

• Online ads sold outside the UK by BBC
• Websites urged to remove footage of children fighting
• Political opposition is stifled on web
• Mozilla denies Google pressure to drop Thunderbird

27th July

• Digg and Microsoft announced a deal
• Thunderbird e-mail to determine its own destiny
• 2nd place for Times Online among newspaper sites
• Online communities actually work in US

26th July

• 80% of malware hosted on hijacked legitimate sites
• Google privacy really a big threat?
• Trucks use biodiesel to help build Microsoft data centre
• Malaysia sets anti-terrorism laws against bloggers

25th July

• 'BeAware' monitors employees
• Chinese youths chose the web over TV
• "Pump and dump" spammers find new vehicle
• Cisco's new data center networking strategy

24th July

• Microsoft's web analytics tool leaked to the net
• Microsoft Office goes online
• Microsoft and Yahoo! determined to top Google privacy
• Mozilla admits Firefox 'critical vulnerability'

23rd July

• IT managers forced to archive emails
• Microsoft in steps to protect consumer privacy
• Risk of identity theft from networking sites
• Is 'green' software possible?

20th July

• Google has changed its cookie policy
• Google profits rise but not what analysts hoped for
• Mozilla releases new program to fix security issue
• Demand for new products boost Microsoft profits

19th July

• Kids hit online by fast food brands
• UK firms angry over lack of concern over cybercrime
• Internet users in China hits 162 million
• PDF used by image spammers

18th July

• Yahoo! profits dip as it continues to struggle
• North Wales Police gets unified IP comms
• The Fragility of DNS
• Web 2.0 shows its data muscle

17th July

• Mobile Linux Initiative launched by Intel
• Firefox North American market share pegged at nearly 19%
• Google expires cookies sooner in minor privacy concession
• 26 Italians arrested for phishing operation

16th July

• Tiscali acquires Pipex broadband for £210m
• Talking website eyes fashion for the blind
• The fight against cyber crime
• When it comes to security, China has no time to waste

13th July

• Google in legal hot water over 'misleading' text adverts
• US firm uses online chat forum to belittle closest rival
• Google still reigns as world's most visited site
• Government sites too difficult to use

12th July

• Real names on blogs will not stop abuse
• Microsoft tops UK's most powerful brands
• US Brightcove to launch online video service in UK
• Microsoft in deal with Linux: Turbolinux

11th July

• Move from Yahoo Photos increases Flickr traffic
• Zero-day vulnerability hits Firefox and IE
• IT giants form alliance to protect data
• Data protection being breached by companies

10th July

• China blames Internet for rise in teen pregnancies
• Nielsen shift to time spent as primary ranking measure
• PDF files used by new image spam
• Google acquires Postini for $625m (£310m)

9th July

• China forces internet users to use their real names
• Exclusive early look at VH1's "30s" offered by Joost
• Online news uses Wikipedia as go-to site
• Enterprises fear web 2.0

6th July

• Jail for UK trio who incited murder using the Internet
• Gmail not allowed in Germany
• Search groups announce concessions in privacy policies
• Precedent could affect other European ISPs

5th July

• E-crime shambles - report to bank instead of police
• YouTube integrated to Linux media centre
• New Trojan uses speech to torment victims
• Gordon Brown has thrown caution to the web

4th July

• Firefox 3.0 brings new browser into beta testing
• 3Com argues wireless less harmful than mobile phones
• Red Hat to MS willing to work on interoperability
• Growing problem of accessing old digital file formats

3rd July

• Google acquires GrandCentral
• US and EU in deal on how to collect and review peoples data
• Work on bridging the digital gap has stalled
• Slicethepie allows internet users to invest in bands in UK

2nd July

• Privacy update prompted by net growth
• Hacker exploits Microsoft U.K. website
• Microsoft vs. Google rivalry takes a bizarre turn
• E-waste laws make manufacturers responsible for recycling