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News Archive March 2008

31st March

• Euro 2008 sales site in drive-by download attack
• Poisoned websites staying contaminated longer

28th March

• Google search behind most phishing sites

27th March

• Datacentres heading for cash crunch
• Hackers look to exploit Excel flaw
• Brits actively surf the web while viewing TV

25th March

• Warning to parents over children 'being raised online'
• SP3 for Windows XP due next month
• Google's search-within-search draws scrutiny

20th March

• Red Hat frees security code
• Microsoft ready to show virtualisation code

19th March

• What is Linux and how does it work?
• Novell to offer software mix-and-match
• Yahoo ups the ante against Microsoft
• Is Google's user interface outdated?

18th March

• VMware fixes security bugs
• Vista SP1 set to come out this week claim
• The datacentre is dead, says HP

17th March

• BT confesses lies over secret Phorm experiments
• Google says Microsoft's Yahoo buy might hurt Internet
• Open source group: Microsoft 'promise' not enough

13th March

• Password-stealing hackers infect thousands of Web pages
• Mozilla speeds up Firefox
• BT calls for action on net speeds
• AMD now shipping triple-core Phenom processors

12th March

• EU OKs Google's supersize DoubleClick deal
• Microsoft's 'Windows 7' gets antitrust checkup

11th March

• Mozilla unleashes Firefox 3 Beta 4
• Microsoft admits to Home Server data corruption problem
• Cisco to patch routers on regular schedule
• Murdoch dashes Yahoo hopes

10th March

• Intel prepares for EU anti-trust case
• Interoperability is the Focus of IE 8
• Windows better off closed, says Microsoft

6th March

• Hackers find clever new way to hose Google users
• AMD finally releases 45nm chips
• Everything in Unison on Linux
• Microsoft launches IE8 Beta 1

5th March

• SAP to roll out Linux server appliance
• The Google-isation of Facebook
• Mozilla's Thunderbird set for re-heat
• Windows hacked in seconds via Firewire

4th March

• Microsoft's telescope centres on Windows
• Memory chips weigh down Intel's margin forecast
• PHP optimised for Windows Server 2008
• Anti-virus scam aimed at unwary users

3rd March

• Criminals automate security testing
• Apple slammed over programming secrets
• Microsoft dropped Vista hardware spec to raise Intel profits