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News Archive August 2008

26th August

• Microsoft adds privacy tools to IE8

21st August

• Internet to the rescue for work-bound viewers
• Rackspace to Host Lifetime Memories Site World's Legacy
• Microsoft unveils fruits of online shake-up

20th August

• Intel plans to deliver new Atom chip next month
• Wikia search, Cuil trailing Google by a long shot
• Mozilla preps Firefox 3.0 auto update
• Call to tackle UK business waste

19th August

• Microsoft relaxes virtual-machine rules
• A third of Vista PCs downgraded to XP

18th August

• Rackspace prices initial public offering of common stock
• Low power is high on Intel forum agenda of topics
• AMD to tackle server chipset

15th August

• Windows 7 details to be released
• Charges dismissed in Wiki-libel suit

14th August

• End nears in Facebook legal row
• Android developers left underwhelmed by Google

13th August

• Yahoo's Fire Eagle location-data platform has landed
• Rackspace shares below initial price
• Microsoft targets IE in a big month for fixes
• 'Slow' light to speed up the net

12th August

• Virtualise now to save power
• Lenovo launches quad-core laptop

11th August

• Opinion: Windows' days may be numbered
• Intel patches two critical CPU bugs

9th August

• Rackspace's IPO meltdown

8th August

• Hackers using Facebook Wall for malware attacks
• Black Hat: Windows jingle attack exposed

7th August

• PayPal branches out from eBay's money tree
• Net address bug worse than feared

6th August

• Google pushing software to low-cost Linux PCs
• Will design flaws flunk Firefox?
• Google launches 'Insights for Search'
• UK questioned on online ad system

5th August

• Intel unveils graphics chip line
• Yahoo investor raises doubts over vote

4th August

• Firewall vendors scramble to fix problem with DNS patch
• Why Microsoft will try again for Yahoo in 2009

1st August

• MySpace shareholders suit to go to trial
• Olympic organisers to lift internet restrictions
• Apple releases patch for critical DNS flaw