Previous DayPhishing attacks up 1,000-fold since September
News The number of phishing emails have increased from fewer than 300 a month to more than 300,000
Microsoft settles another antitrust case
News Microsoft is 'pleased' that it has reached a settlement with Minnesota over Windows and Office pricing
ICQ reaches out to developers
News The latest instant messenger from the AOL subsidiary will open up its interface to external programmers
Hollywood homes in on student swappers
News New technology automatically cuts off the access of pirating students after notification from a record label or movie studio
Nano-refrigeration firm takes a Cool look at wafers
News Cool Chips is starting to manufacture prototypes of a heat-removal system based on wafer-shaped electrodes
Sophos picks fight with small-business zombies
News Sophos has launched a new security product designed to make it easier for small companies to protect their PCs from being hijacked by spammers
Regulator asked to revoke Windows patent
News An obscure lobby group wants the US government to invalidate a patent covering Microsoft's operating system
BT stretches ADSL to reach a million more
News An experiment in Milton Keynes will expand access to ADSL by increasing the effective range of the service from 6 kilometres to 10 kilometres
Nikon D70
Review Nikon's latest digital SLR edges out the Canon EOS 10D as the enthusiast's choice.
Investor wants to pull out of SCO
News BayStar Capital is trying to retrieve its $20m investment in SCO, undermining the foundations of the company's legal campaign against Linux users
Desktop Linux: Novell leads from the front
Q&A Novell chief information officer Debra Anderson has been charged with the task of migrating more than 5,000 employees onto desktop Linux and Open Office during the next 12 months
Printable semiconductors move a step closer
News Xerox and TDA have both unveiled methods for making transistors out of plastic instead of silicon
Mobile barcodes permit conference entry
News Visitors to trade shows in Australia can use barcodes sent to their mobile phones via text messages as entry tickets
Oracle judge refuses to seal secrets
News A US federal judge has knocked back a Department of Justice request that certain evidence be kept away from the public
Cisco warns of VPN security issue
News Certain VPN client settings leave passwords vulnerable, the networks firm has warned
Smart cards arm against decryption attacks
News A company has patented technology that protect encryption devices from differential power analysis, which can decrypt smart-card passwords
Apple rolls out new visual effects software
News The company has launched a handful of software packages for broadcasters and digital video editors
Linux insurance goes on sale
News Start-up Open Source Risk Management this week starts selling its first insurance-like policies to Linux users seeking protection from legal action
