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Internet & Networks - April, 2007
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Google removes malicious advertising links Google removes malicious advertising links

April 30, 2007 / Joris Evers
Google has removed paid links that advertised seemingly legitimate websites but actually tried to install nefarious programs on PCs.

2007 CNET Networks Awards open for entry 2007 CNET Networks Awards open for entry

April 30, 2007 / ZDNet UK
Entries for the prestigious CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards are now open, with the call for entries going out to the best and brightest across the technology industry.

Google Desktop 5 released Google Desktop 5 released

April 29, 2007 / David Meyer
Google has released its latest version of Google Desktop, which incorporates a new look and new features.

Microsoft releases public test of Longhorn Server Microsoft releases public test of Longhorn Server

April 26, 2007 / Ina Fried
Microsoft on Wednesday said it is releasing its first public test version of Windows Server 'Longhorn' as the company works to get the release out the door.

Sun seeks profit from Internet TV Sun seeks profit from Internet TV

April 26, 2007 / Stephen Shankland
Sun Microsystems' bread and butter is selling general-purpose servers, but on Wednesday the company began selling a product extremely specialized to cram as many streams of video onto the Internet as possible.

Web threats to surpass e-mail pests Web threats to surpass e-mail pests

April 25, 2007 / Joris Evers
SAN FRANCISCO--By next year, Internet users can expect more cyberattacks to originate from the Web than via e-mail, security firm Trend Micro predicts.

MySpace partners with reality show MySpace partners with reality show

April 25, 2007 / Greg Sandoval
MySpace is teaming with reality-TV magnet, Mark Burnett, to find the next John Kennedy or Ronald Reagan.

VoIP skills to gain recognition VoIP skills to gain recognition

April 24, 2007 / David Meyer
The Computing Technology Industry Association has launched a qualification in voice/data convergence.

Wi-Fi Cloaks London Wi-Fi Cloaks London

April 24, 2007 / John Blau
Cloud Networks launches one of Europe's largest networks, serving more than 350,000.

AT&T to Target iPhone to Enterprises AT&T to Target iPhone to Enterprises

April 24, 2007 / Nancy Gohring
AT&T plans to market the iPhone to business users in addition to consumers, but analysts aren't so sure it's a good idea.

Ukrainians Use Opera Mini More Than Apple Safari Ukrainians Use Opera Mini More Than Apple Safari

April 24, 2007 / Elizabeth Montalbano
The Opera Mini has infiltrated desktop browser rankings in a European country, indicating that the use of mobile browsing software may be gaining momentum overseas.

Epic.org Domain Renewal Comes at a Bad Time Epic.org Domain Renewal Comes at a Bad Time

April 22, 2007 / Peter Sayer
Advocacy group's domain name Epic.org expired the day before it challenged Google's plan to buy DoubleClick.

Concerns grow over rogue Wi-Fi security Concerns grow over rogue Wi-Fi security

April 21, 2007 / Andy McCue
Rogue and insecure Wi-Fi access points are increasingly posing a threat to the security of corporate networks.

YouTube deletes video of McCain singing 'Bomb Iran' YouTube deletes video of McCain singing 'Bomb Iran'

April 21, 2007 / Declan McCullagh
YouTube confirmed Friday that it had erroneously deleted and would restore a video of presidential candidate John McCain singing an impromptu ditty about starting a war with Iran.

Mobile operators disable VoIP features Mobile operators disable VoIP features

April 20, 2007 / David Meyer
O2 has strongly criticised rival operators Orange and Vodafone over their decision to remove VoIP functionality from Nokia's N95 handset, claiming that such a move causes a "bad customer experience".

Bill Gates: Tech revolution has 'no limits' Bill Gates: Tech revolution has 'no limits'

April 20, 2007 / Reuters
Technology will keep getting better and better rather than plateauing out, with the humble keyboard making way for speech-recognition software as standard, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on Thursday.

Google takes the pun out of shopping Google takes the pun out of shopping

April 19, 2007 / Elinor Mills
Acknowledging that it's better to be clear than clever, Google is rebranding "Froogle" as "Google Product Search" and simplifying the interface to match the main search site, a top executive said on Wednesday.

Web attackers get better at hiding Web attackers get better at hiding

April 19, 2007 / Joris Evers
VANCOUVER, B.C.--Cybercrooks who rig Web sites to break into PCs are getting better at hiding their malicious code, a security expert said Wednesday.

Firefox Browser Makes Headway in Europe Firefox Browser Makes Headway in Europe

April 18, 2007 / Jeremy Kirk
Increasing use of Firefox throughout Europe suggests that the browser battles aren't quite over, according to a recent survey and analysts.

Wikis, Blogs, RSS Aim for Workplace Wikis, Blogs, RSS Aim for Workplace

April 16, 2007 / Juan Carlos Perez
Web 2.0 Expo opens to discussions of simpler, more effective collaboration online.

Microsoft builds data centre for the internet age Microsoft builds data centre for the internet age

April 16, 2007 / Reuters
In a century-old farming town in central Washington state, Microsoft has built a farm for the internet age.

Coming Soon: A Microsoft Fuel Cell Charger Coming Soon: A Microsoft Fuel Cell Charger

April 16, 2007 / Martyn Williams
Medis Technologies produces Microsoft-branded rechargers for consumer electronics devices.

Google Maps includes swimming distance Google Maps includes swimming distance

April 15, 2007 / Elinor Mills
The folks at Google definitely have a sense of humor. Directions on Google Maps from New York City to Paris starts out innocently enough with "Head southwest on Broadway toward Warren St." But once you get on the Massachusetts Turnpike and take a few turns things get a little fishy:

Wi-Fi Bug Found in Linux Wi-Fi Bug Found in Linux

April 14, 2007 / Peter Judge
A major Linux Wi-Fi driver contains a bug that can allow an attacker to take control of a laptop--even when it is not on a Wi-Fi network.

BT says no to traffic shaping BT says no to traffic shaping

April 14, 2007 / David Meyer
BT will not need to degrade certain types of traffic on its network because enough bandwidth will be created, according to one of the key executives behind the telco's next-generation network.

Opera releases latest browser Opera releases latest browser

April 13, 2007 / Tom Espiner
Opera has added a "speed dial" feature to the latest version of its popular web browser, which it launched on Wednesday. The feature gives users a visual representation of their nine favourite sites through thumbnails, available in each tab.

Data centres face cooling crisis Data centres face cooling crisis

April 13, 2007 / Tim Ferguson
A data centre crisis is brewing as energy supply and cooling technology struggle to keep pace with businesses' insatiable demand for computing power.

Security Firm Says China Fixing Spam Problem Security Firm Says China Fixing Spam Problem

April 12, 2007 / Robert McMillan
The amount of spam coming from China nosedived in 2007, says security vendor Sophos.

Pipex and Nokia Siemens team up on WiMax Pipex and Nokia Siemens team up on WiMax

April 11, 2007 / David Meyer
The newly merged Nokia Siemens Networks is to collaborate with Pipex Wireless on its rollout of mobile WiMax in the UK.

Microsoft starting to win over Linux servers Microsoft starting to win over Linux servers

April 10, 2007 / Stephen Shankland
Microsoft is showing some early signs of success with a version of Windows geared for a technical computing market that Linux dominates today.

Google Apologizes for Lifting Rival's Software Google Apologizes for Lifting Rival's Software

April 10, 2007 / Sumner Lemon
Search giant acknowledges error, revamps its Chinese character typing tool.

Hackers Dupe Users with Bogus US-Iran War Spam Hackers Dupe Users with Bogus US-Iran War Spam

April 10, 2007 / Gregg Keizer
A weekend spam run tried to dupe recipients into downloading the infamous "Storm Trojan" by attaching files that posed as fake missile-strike videos.

Google Admits Using Outside Source for Chinese App Google Admits Using Outside Source for Chinese App

April 9, 2007 / Sumner Lemon
Software updated, but Sohu.com still wants apology and compensation.

Google-AFP Deal Unclear Google-AFP Deal Unclear

April 9, 2007 / Juan Carlos Perez
Analysis: Lawsuit's undisclosed settlement leaves uncertainty about how Google regards content rights.

ICANN May Go Private ICANN May Go Private

April 8, 2007 / Nancy Gohring
Study suggests reorganizing as a private, international entity like the Olympic Committee or a sports association.

Google offers free voice-activated local search Google offers free voice-activated local search

April 7, 2007 / Elinor Mills
Google has quietly launched Google Voice Local Search, an experimental service that allows people to search for local businesses over the phone. There are no ads on the service, which is available only in the U.S. To use it people can dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone and search for a business by name or category and be connected to the business at no charge. Users can also get the search results and additional details over SMS if they are on a mobile phone.

Yahoo Tests Customizable Alpha Search Engine Yahoo Tests Customizable Alpha Search Engine

April 6, 2007 / Juan Carlos Perez
Prototype tool lets users tailor searches by components from different sources.

Microsoft cursor flaw may affect Firefox users Microsoft cursor flaw may affect Firefox users

April 6, 2007 / Tom Espiner
The animated cursor vulnerability in Windows could also affect those using Firefox on Windows machines, according to one of the security researchers who discovered the flaw.

Hotmail Glitches Reported Hotmail Glitches Reported

April 6, 2007 / Jeremy Kirk
Some beta testers of Microsoft's updated Windows Live Hotmail find new storage capacity is erratic.

VeriSign to raise domain fees VeriSign to raise domain fees

April 6, 2007 / Joris Evers
VeriSign on Thursday said it that it will increase the fees it charges for Internet domains ending in .com or .net.

WEP Security Called Unreliable WEP Security Called Unreliable

April 5, 2007 / Peter Sayer
Researchers say they've found a fast way to break WEP protection on Wi-Fi networks.

Yahoo plugs Messenger hole Yahoo plugs Messenger hole

April 5, 2007 / Joris Evers
Yahoo this week released an updated version of its instant messaging application to fix a vulnerability in the audio conferencing feature. If exploited, the security hole could give an attacker full control over a Windows computer running the vulnerable software, Yahoo said on its Web site. All versions of Yahoo Messenger downloaded before March 13 are affected, the company said.

Google makes mashups easy, even for me Google makes mashups easy, even for me

April 5, 2007 / Elinor Mills
reporter's notebook Mashups that overlay any kind of data on top of an online map are all the rage. But up until now I didn't know that even I, with no coding experience whatsoever, could make a customized map of my own. I did, and it took less than an hour. And it can even be found in the Google Maps index if I want it to.

EU blames record firms for iTunes' limited access EU blames record firms for iTunes' limited access

April 4, 2007 / Reuters
Major record companies are forcing Apple to curtail access to iTunes online stores across borders, leading to higher prices and less choice, the European Commission said Tuesday.

European Commission keeping an eye on RFID European Commission keeping an eye on RFID

April 3, 2007 / Anne Broache
The European Commission may have decided against imposing new rules on radio frequency identification tags for now, but a top official warned on Monday that regulations are likely if future uses of the technology don't protect fundamental privacy rights.

Google fends off Katrina criticism Google fends off Katrina criticism

April 3, 2007 / Anne Broache
Accused by a Democrat in the US Congress of "airbrushing history", Google said it has now replaced pre-Hurricane Katrina satellite images of the Gulf Coast region with more recent aerial photographs.

Vlip Video Sharing Site Encourages Public Debate Vlip Video Sharing Site Encourages Public Debate

April 2, 2007 / Peter Cohen
Vlip is a new video sharing community with a twist--it fancies itself an Internet soapbox.

Why you should care about net neutrality Why you should care about net neutrality

April 1, 2007 / David Meyer
Despite being guaranteed to raise blood pressures in the US, the network neutrality debate has been slow to migrate across the Atlantic.

ICANN Votes Against Porn Domain Again ICANN Votes Against Porn Domain Again

April 1, 2007 / Jeremy Kirk and Juan Carlos Perez
The overseer of the Internet's addressing system again rejects the creation of a ".xxx" top-level domain.

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