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News Archive December 2008

24th December

• Micron posts $706 million loss on memory woes
• Facebook silences Project Playlist widgets
• Sky's Tiscali talks halted
• Santa must be real, he's on Google Earth

23rd December

• Google's gift to staffers: the HTC Dream, or G1, smartphone.
• Microsoft warns of critical bug in SQL Server
• Warner threatens YouTube on music
• Unisys to cut 1,300 jobs

22nd December

• Computer grid aids film service
• Social networking boom for mobiles
• Warner Music Pulls The Plug on YouTube Videos
• Mozilla CEO: Ties with Google 'complicated' since Chrome

19th December

• Yahoo Mail's social upgrade suffers a burp
• IT ops, security pros at odds over virtualization risks
• YouTube 'poisoned baby food' hoaxer pleads guilty
• Online shopping surges - department store sales slump

18th December

• Adobe Ships AIR 1.5 for Linux
• Facebook: More Than 160 Million Served
• Wikipedia self-flagellates over vanishing 'farmsex'
• Google China under fire for medical scam ads

17th December

• Ethical hacking course launched
• Facebook 'pokes' can be used for court notification
• Is it safe to use Internet Explorer
• China said to be blocking websites

16th December

• Amazon.com UK accused of sweatshop conditions
• Internet Explorer security alert
• Broadcasters face charges for internet delivery
• Yahoo Goes on the Offensive

15th December

• Iran's bloggers thrive despite blocks
• Google accused of turning its back on Net neutrality
• Delta to roll out Wi-Fi on some flights
• Virgin Media to take fast lane on internet

12th December

• Technology investment to rescue economy
• Nearly 50% of IT Shops to Skip Windows Vista
• Cisco Hit With Open Source Lawsuit
• Google removes Chrome beta wrapping

11th December

• How to buy stuff safely online this Christmas
• Google, Mozilla Heat Up Browser Wars
• Data time limit stirs search engine debate
• White House opposes FCC's free Internet plan

10th December

• IWF pulls Wikipedia from child porn blacklist
• Sarin considers Yahoo option
• Amazon Elastic Cloud service storms Europe
• Survey: One in four IT jobs moving offshore

9th December

• Google gives Gmail users a to-do list
• Yahoo Counting on New Ad Tech as Woes Mount
• BBC considers offering iPlayer technology to Channel 4 and I
• Internet ensures woes are voiced

8th December

• Microsoft and RSA partner on data-loss prevention
• Stars fight search engines over porn links
• 'Busiest day' for online shopping
• Wikipedia child image censored

5th December

• Warning over internet painkillers
• ITV rebrands online catch-up TV service as ITV Player
• Government grants itself even more data sharing power
• E-tailers ready for cybercrooks this season

4th December

• Bot-wielding hackers crash eBay holiday giveaway
• FCC Nears Vote on Free Internet Plan for U.S.
• Adobe slashes revenue forecast
• Apple yanks antivirus advice from its Web site

3rd December

• Tiscali ad blasted over broadband speed claims
• HP, IBM Remain Server Revenue Leaders in Third Quarter
• Online payment site hijacked by notorious crime gang
• Facebook Gets a Spanking over Data Loss

2nd December

• Red Hat space walk develops system management
• Web musings deserve their place in history
• Facebook rolls out site browser
• Windows internet share drops below 90 per cent

1st December

• Global Dispatches: U.K. to bolster data security
• Microsoft, Yahoo said in talks on search deal
• Ubuntu Best Linux Distribution for Desktops
• Google Earth used by terrorists in India attacks