Microsoft throws another lifeline to Windows XP
News The software giant has again extendeed the timeframe in which PC makers can sell Vista machines that come with its older operating system in the box [08:42 BST]
Antitrust scrutiny holds up Yahoo-Google deal
News The search-ad deal was set to go into effect shortly, but the companies have postponed it to give antitrust investigators more time [09:18 BST]
Yahoo web tool speeds up image shrinking
News Smush It helps web programmers automate the process of trimming image size without sacrificing visual quality [12:00 BST]
Skype denies knowledge of China security issues
News The company's president has said it was largely unaware of a major security breach affecting Skype users in China [10:06 BST]
Large Hadron Collider computing grid launched
News The Worldwide Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid, which can draw on the computing power of more than 100,000 processors, was officially launched on Friday [09:51 BST]
Ask.com goes back to its roots
News The search engine's latest update now displays answers to questions directly on its results pages [09:26 BST]
Microsoft plans European search R&D centre
News The centre, with branches in Paris, London and Munich, will add to Microsoft's existing annual $600m research spend in Europe, as Microsoft Live Search struggles to catch up with Yahoo and Google [03 Oct 2008]
Search company Splunk launches in UK
News The US enterprise-search company has announced it is opening its first European office in the UK as it continues to expand [03 Oct 2008]
Hacked iPlayer for Symbian Series 60 in action 
Video ZDNet.co.uk demonstrates how a little hacking can get the BBC's video-on-demand widget to run on a handset it shouldn't support, over a 3G connection that's supposed to be blocked [03 Oct 2008]
Skype on taking care of customers
Video In an interview with ZDNet.co.uk's Rupert Goodwins, Skype's COO says the company is making focused moves to improve the customer experience and service [03 Oct 2008]
BT starts reselling Salesforce CRM
News BT Business has signed its latest software-as-a-service distribution deal, following similar pacts with NetSuite and SugarCRM [03 Oct 2008]
IBM to open Scottish datacentre for SMEs
News The £2m datacentre is being built in line with IBM's 'green' datacentre standards, and will offer co-location and other services [03 Oct 2008]
Skype puts video front and centre
Video ZDNet.co.uk's Rupert Goodwins talks to Skype's COO about what to expect in the next update, as net-based calling moves beyond VoIP [03 Oct 2008]
Red Hat simplifies platform for Linux supercomputing
News The Linux leader aims to make more of a dent in the high-performance-computing market with a platform it claims can be up and running in under an hour [03 Oct 2008]
Date set for restart of Large Hadron Collider
News The world's most powerful particle accelerator, built to test fundamental physics theories and to search for the Higgs Boson, will be ready to resume in April [03 Oct 2008]
Freedom4 launches combined 3G, Wi-Fi dongle
News The company says mobile WiMax could also end up as part of the package, which connects to Wi-Fi or a cellular data service, depending on which connection is best at the time [03 Oct 2008]
Adobe responds to CS4 pricing criticism
News The company has tweaked its prices of Creative Studio 4, while insisting small pricing changes were as planned [03 Oct 2008]
- Overcharging for products in the UK - Nick
- Adobe is in line with many software companies - Colin Barker
Facebook to establish international HQ in Dublin
News The social network is following in the footsteps of other tech companies by taking advantage of the Irish government's tax incentives [03 Oct 2008]
Estonia reveals its cybersecurity strategy
News The report on the May 2007 DoS attacks seeks to establish good security practices within the country and promote international co-operation toward achieving global cybersecurity [03 Oct 2008]
Phishers cash in on banking crisis
News SonicWall says phishers are exploiting confusion over consolidation in the financial industry to extract victims' personal and banking details [03 Oct 2008]
Tech M&A spending plummets in third quarter
News Mergers and acquisitions in the tech industry fell by a third compared to a year ago, fuelled by credit tightening and havoc on Wall Street, says a new report [03 Oct 2008]
TCP flaws may lead to DoS attacks, say researchers
News Researchers testing a port scanner have discovered multiple flaws within the TCP stack that could create denial-of-service attacks under controlled circumstances [03 Oct 2008]
National anti-fraud centre ready for action
News Pilots for the National Fraud Reporting Centre, which will work closely with the Police Central e-Crime Unit, are due to begin immediately [03 Oct 2008]
Nokia chief doffs hat to Apple's iPhone
News Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has promised to meet the challenges posed by Nokia's emerging rivals in the mobile-phone market, Apple, Google, Microsoft and RIM [03 Oct 2008]
Mobile-broadband push may be slow to bear fruit
News An Ovum analyst says the efforts of an alliance of tech giants, aimed at promoting embedded mobile broadband in devices, may take time to pay off [03 Oct 2008]
