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Google Chrome OS: first look video

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:00 GMT

Will browser-based computing kill Windows?

Google's Chrome operating system has taken a big step forward with its release to the open source community. The OS is targeted at netbooks and will be faster, simpler and more secure than existing operating systems, according to Google.

Microsoft: Windows 7 trumps Google Chrome OS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:10:00 GMT

Total reliance on web fails to impress rivals

Microsoft is, predictably, not impressed by Google's demonstration of its Chrome OS, and neither were a number of potential rivals in the Linux and instant-on operating system space.

Google Chrome OS touts speed, simplicity & security

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:51:00 GMT

New operating system expected in a year

Google has released the first details of its Chrome operating system, revealing that the platform is designed to make netbooks faster, simpler and more secure.

Open-source CloudMade takes on Google Maps

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:31:00 GMT

Firm endorses community-backed mapping data

CloudMade is gearing up to release a set of tools that will enable people to quickly and easily contribute to the OpenStreetMap project.

YouTube UK gets full-length TV shows

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:41:00 GMT

'Shows' section includes 5,000 videos

YouTube is now showing full-length TV programmes such as Peep Show, Derren Brown and Gordon Ramsay's F Word in the UK after its Shows section when live today.

File-sharing proposals endorsed in Queen's speech

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:15:00 GMT

Govt sticks to plans to disconnect illegal file sharers

The government is sticking to its plans to disconnect illegal file sharers.

File-sharing proposals cemented in Queen's speech

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:15:00 GMT

Govt sticks to plans to disconnect illegal file sharers

The government is sticking to its plans to disconnect illegal file sharers.

Firefox 3.6 to block sneaky add-ons

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:10:00 GMT

New Mozilla feature stops rogue code

Mozilla is adding a new feature to Firefox 3.6 that prevents developers from sneaking add-ons into the program.

Microsoft promises IE9 performance boost

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:03:00 GMT

New web browser now in development

Microsoft claims its next web browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), has nearly closed the JavaScript performance gap between itself and rivals made by Mozilla and Google, even though the browser has been in development only a few weeks.

EU identifies 301 ringtone websites that break consumer law

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:00 GMT

54 closed while others corrected

The EU has closed 54 websites selling mobile phone ringtones and wallpapers, saying they were in "serious breaches of EU consumer law".

Hackers exploit release of Twilight New Moon film

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:24:00 GMT

Hoax interview designed to infect PCs with malware

Hackers are exploiting the web users searching for information about the Twilight New Moon film, due to be released this week, in a bid to spread malware, says PC Tools.

Swindon to get UK's first free public Wi-Fi network

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:34:00 GMT

1,400 access points to installed on lamp posts

Swindon in Wiltshire will become the first town in the UK to offer a free public wireless network to its residents.

Bebo gives users CEOP report button

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:06:00 GMT

Child protection organisation slams other social networks for not adopting the button

Following the news that Bebo is the worst social network for cyberbullying, the website has unveiled a new button that allows users to report incidents of abuse.

Mozilla stops developers dropping add-ons into Firefox 3.6

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:00 GMT

"component directory lockdown will stabilise browser

Mozilla has revealed it will lockdown its Firefox 3.6 web browser to stop developers from sneaking add-ons into the program.

Google and Bing increase market share

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:34:00 GMT

Yahoo saw its share slip

Both Google and Microsoft Bing have increased their share of the search market, says ComScore.

Two thirds of Brits to shop online for Christmas

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Webroot urges web users to be careful

Over two thirds of Brits (68 percent) plan to buy at least half of their gifts online this Christmas, says Webroot.

Google tests new image search interface

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:03:00 GMT

Prototype of Google Swirl available online

Google is publicly testing a new image search interface whose results, when clicked on, don't take users to an external web page but instead display the clicked-upon image at the centre of a radiating cluster of similar thumbnails.

US leads Wi-Fi hotspot chart

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Sweden, UK best for Wi-Fi hotspots per capita

The US has more Wi-Fi hotspots than any other country but Sweden and the UK have many more per capita - the US shows up in sixth place for hotspots per million in population. China, however, is rapidly catching up on number of hotspots, but sits in tenth place per capita.

Fake Facebook page steals login details

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:00 GMT

Hackers try to dupe social networkers

A fake Facebook page which is designed to steal social networkers login details has been uncovered by PandaLabs.

Fake Facebook page steal login details

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:00 GMT

Hackers try to dupe social networkers

A fake Facebook page which is designed to steal social networkers login details has been uncovered by PandaLabs.

Adobe upgrades Flash Player and AIR

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:20:00 GMT

Software company wants to bring Flash to mobile devices

Adobe has made available beta versions of upgrades to its Flash Player and Adobe AIR technology.

Orange users can update Twitter from handsets

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:10:00 GMT

New service also lets you upload pics

Orange is giving its customers the ability to update their Twitter profile using text messaging.

Email to become extinct in 10 years?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:55:00 GMT

IM and Facebook more popular with younger generations

Email could die out in the next 10 years in favour of instant messaging, says TalkTalk.

Microsoft open-sources .Net Framework

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:34:00 GMT

Microsoft releases .Net Framework 4.0

Microsoft announced yesterday the release and open-sourcing of its .Net Micro Framework 4.0, which provides a .Net-based development and execution environment for small devices. But the TCP/IP stack and cryptography stack were omitted from the open source effort.

Online banking fraud hackers convicted

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:09:00 GMT

Trohjan horse used to siphon money

Four cybercriminals that used a sophisticated Trojan horse program to siphon money out of online bank accounts and send it to Eastern European countries and Russia have been handed prision sentances.