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News Archive February 2009

27th February

• NASA hacker Gary McKinnon a step closer to extradition
• New Google dashboard provides downtime information
• Cisco Goes Deep for Linux and Open Source
• Nokia considering entering laptop industry

26th February

• UK has 'uphill struggle to 2Mbps'
• Microsoft lawyer 'won't speculate' on more Linux suits
• Microsoft plans experimental search site
• CMA tells government to invest in ICT through recession
• Ryanair trades blows with 'idiot blogger'

25th February

• Google wants to join EU case against Microsoft
• Recession makes cave-dwellers sell on eBay
• The internet is for violent jerks, study finds
• Lord Carter defends digital plan

24th February

• Web videos boost TV ads
• Facebook users targeted by rogue application
• Web standards on the edge
• MPs 'talking, not hearing online'

23rd February

• Yahoo is About to Undergo Major Restructuring
• Hackers shut down travel site for federal workers
• Online child abuse images warning
• Why Microsoft should fear Ubuntu's Cloud efforts

20th February

• US Bill proposes ISPs, Wi-Fi keep logs for police
• Dell starts selling Mini 10 Netbook
• Intel replies to solid-state drive 'slowness' critique
• Facebook releases commenting widget

19th February

• Yahoo! claims 25% click increase thanks to video
• E-Sports pro league gets underway
• Berry warns about plodding police IT
• Land Registry climbdown is welcome sign of change

18th February

• Facebook 'withdraws' data changes
• Hulu pulls content from CBS platform
• Microsoft connection looms in new Google lawsuit
• Google wins Street View privacy suit

17th February

• Skype strikes deal with Nokia
• MySQL daddy juices Finnish security firm
• Microsoft Revamps Windows Mobile with LG Agreement
• Omnifone rolls out music service for broadband

16th February

• Mobile banking: Safe, at least for now
• Pirate Bay file-share case starts
• ITV considers further job cuts and Friends Reunited sale
• Mobile tech conference kicks off

13th February

• Sony is first major label to renew YouTube deal
• Here Come the Microsoft Stores
• EU funding policy angers Commercial broadcasters
• Next version of Outlook will support popular browsers

12th February

• Brands getting short end of stick with Google search
• Kids online: Parents need to regulate, says Ofcom
• Microsoft nabs another Yahoo exec
• Malware Writers Use Multiple Valentine's Day Botnets
• Spammers Hijack Facebook Group of 1.5 Million

11th February

• Amazon Hopes to Kindle E-Reading Fervor
• Obama orders review of cyber security
• Move to end UK broadband access row
• Cybercriminals Launch Attacks Through Digg.com

10th February

• Teens targeted in net safety push
• Is Open Source A Recession-Fighting Tool?
• Google beds Microsoft for mobile sync service
• Today is Safer Internet Day 2009

9th February

• Microsoft debuts quick fix clicks
• Memory strain a by-product of hi-tech age
• Google map tracks deadly Australia bushfires
• Parcelforce website cold-shoulders Linux lovers

6th February

• MS lines up two critical updates for Patch Tuesday
• Google looks to cash in AOL stake
• Warning over 'surveillance state'
• Amazon eases cloud control

5th February

• HP says weak pound won't force a price hike - yet
• Facebook clocks fifth birthday
• IT security jobs largely uneffected by economy
• Digital books should be taken as read

4th February

• IBM shows world's fastest supercomputer
• Google Quietly Declares E-Mail War on Yahoo
• Google Earth dives under the sea
• Snow strains technology networks

3rd February

• French court fines Google over trade marked keywords
• Companies warned over 'aging' firewalls
• Yahoo PR head resigning
• India to launch credit crunch 7pound laptop

2nd February

• Woolworths to be re-born as online shopping destination
• Cybercrime threat rising sharply
• Google blacklists entire internet
• Data breaches cost $6.6 million on average, survey finds
• The IT job market is tanking - but not for everyone