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News Archive February 2008

29th February

• Shareholders blast Yahoo over Microsoft bid
• Microsoft cutting price of Vista
• Microsoft emails detail Vista woes
• Intel 's low-power chip to be launched as single-core

28th February

• Cisco appliances to mimic Windows Server
• eBay slammed over pirated software
• Bugs freeze Mozilla beta programme again
• Why are Google and Microsoft both so interested in health?

27th February

• Growth fears hit Google shares
• Cut to the Web Server Core: Windows Server 2008
• VMware shows off desktop virtualisation
• Microsoft says Live log-in problem resolved

26th February

• IE8 beta soon but few details yet
• Intel will flush Xeon line with six-core Dunny
• Adobe funds SQLite database
• Google named highest regarded brand in UK

25th February

• Another look at broadband speeds
• Microsoft readies 'first look' at Silverlight 2
• Adobe merge on and offline worlds
• How much does a data breach cost UK companies?

22nd February

• ISPs could face piracy sanctions
• Microsoft opens key software details to rivals
• AMD goes open source with performance library
• Red Hat responds to Microsoft's interoperability pledge

21st February

• Microsoft nears hostile bid for Yahoo
• Why Apple's secretive approach is so effective
• Microsoft reveals details of new small-business OS
• Sky Broadband puts the fault into default Wi-Fi security

20th February

• Microsoft yanks Vista SP1 update causing endless reboots
• Demand high for new Windows Server
• Apple updates storage software, dumps hardware
• Thunderbird gets a new home at Mozilla Messaging

19th February

• Gates: Microsoft targets Web with Yahoo or alone
• SonicWALL firewalls boast increased throughput
• Firefox bug could expose users' personal data
• UK banks hit by phishing assault

18th February

• ISPs search for solutions to overburdened lines
• Microsoft 'frees' Office formats
• How to prevent Windows Vista's green ribbon of death
• Yahoo! talks with AOL in attempt to escape Microsoft

15th February

• Hacker faces possible Cisco code theft charges
• Microsoft shakes up online team ahead of Yahoo
• MySpace is no place for Yahoo
• Web browsers on the front line of exploitation

14th February

• Microsoft releases IE7 Sans WGA
• Facebook`s communications crisis
• News Corp joins Yahoo battle
• Hackers post attack code for Microsoft bug

13th February

• Yahoo investor warms to Microsoft’s advances
• Tool provides a grip on loose Unix data
• Microsoft issues biggest patch update in a year
• Web browsing, search, and online ads grow more risky

12th February

• Hands-on Vista SP1: Better but slower?
• Apple releases Leopard 10.5.2, patches 10 bugs
• Microsoft pushes Yahoo bid forward despite rejection
• Internet users may face disconnection for illegal downloads

11th February

• The pitfalls of social networking
• Yahoo board balks at Microsoft bid
• Microsoft makes changes to Office Live
• Adobe PDF exploit infects 'many thousands,' says researcher

8th February

• Intel sued over patent infringement in processor tech
• Firefox updates, blitzes trio of critical bugs
• When Google's content network lacks content
• Microsoft's near-term 'Live Search' plans revealed

7th February

• AMD sees future in accelerated computing
• Apple patches January's critical QuickTime bug
• Outlook 2007 goes it alone
• Microsoft not only option, Yahoo says

6th February

• Attackers exploit IE ActiveX flaw
• HP offers new range of edge switches
• Skype squishes cross-zone scripting bug
• Mac OS X and Windows can't hold a candle to Linux

5th February

• Microsoft may borrow money for Yahoo deal
• Dell launches its EqualLogic product line
• Facebook, MySpace image uploaders vulnerable to attack
• Google offers security services for any email system

4th February

• Google cries foul over Microsoft's Yahoo bid
• Overhaul of net addresses begins
• AOL faces tough fight as consolidation looms
• Open wireless network looms on horizon

1st February

• Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion
• HP launches SOA range
• Mozilla freezes Firefox 3.0 Beta 3
• Intel to sell Apple MacBook Air chip to PC makers
• Google's profits hit by shares in social networking sites