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AOL sees red over ICQ spying programs
News When Yagolnitser served as the groupÂ’s accountant, only a few dozen users paid for the software, which costs $30 -- but itÂ’s offered for download with a free 30-day trial, and according to the groupÂ’s Web site, over 100,000 surfers have visited.
[February 1, 2001, 14:59]
Nimda resurgence falls flat
News The worm spreads by e-mailing itself as an attachment, scanning for and then infecting vulnerable Web servers running Microsoft's Internet Information Server software, copying itself to shared disk drives on networked PCs, and appending JavaScript...
[October 1, 2001, 9:01]
Email for the Mac faithful
News Anonymous Apple reviewers write descriptions of various sites and rank them on a scale of one to five stars.iCards, Apple's greeting card site, lets Internet surfers send personalised cards via email for free.
[January 6, 2000, 14:37]
Clampi Trojan swipes online banking, log-in details
News Stewart recommends consumer and business web surfers use a dedicated computer for their banking and other sensitive financial online activities, separate from the one where email is accessed and web surfing is done.
[July 30, 2009, 13:10]
New Passport privacy tied to IE 6
News Internet surfers will receive a warning before visiting sites that go beyond the stated level. Microsoft will soon be offering better privacy and security for online consumers, but at a price: exclusive use -- for now -- of the company's...
[August 10, 2001, 8:58]
Google takes on paid-search company
News Last week, a diet pill maker filed suit against Overture and others, charging that the companies violated its trademark by regularly producing "misleading" search results when Web surfers performed a query on its name.
[February 7, 2002, 6:31]
AOL buys online ad firm
News Under the strategy, Advertising.com uses visitor data from Web sites in conjunction with various tracking technologies to profile surfers as they jump from one site to the next. The Internet service provider said the all-cash deal will...
[June 24, 2004, 16:40]
Age verification scanner launched
News It could be combined with other identity-credentials or biometric technology to help identify surfers. Both organisations recognise the safety concerns associated with using the Internet and look forward to collaborating on a solution that will...
[February 11, 2005, 9:10]
Blair and Clinton will hold online chat
News Although Downing Street refuses to confirm the event, it is expected Blair and Clinton will video conference from their respective countries taking questions from Internet surfers on 14 July. Tony Blair is also no stranger to Web chat, talking to...
[July 3, 2000, 12:13]
A Year Ago: Blair and Clinton will hold online chat
News Although Downing Street refuses to confirm the event, it is expected Blair and Clinton will video conference from their respective countries taking questions from Internet surfers on 14 July. Tony Blair is also no stranger to Web chat, talking to...
[July 3, 2001, 6:28]
Napster's subscription Holy Grail fading
News Some online music companies have thought about such complications, but free services such as Napster dashed any hopes of attracting Web surfers. Most analysts say creating a subscription service is the most plausible scenario for Napster, although...
[February 13, 2001, 15:02]
Google speeds ahead of rival Yahoo
News Not only was Yahoo slow to recognise the importance of search to Web surfers — something that now seems obvious to many — but its ability to turn searches into dollars has badly trailed Google's. Meanwhile, its AdSense system — which allows...
[April 24, 2007, 12:06]
Nimda set for a return
News The worm spreads by emailing itself as an attachment, scanning for -- and then infecting -- vulnerable Web servers running Microsoft's Internet Information Server software, copying itself to shared disk drives on networked PCs, and appending...
[September 28, 2001, 8:49]
Korean Internet use creates a digital divide
News Frequent Korean surfers spend an average of 11.5 hours a week on the Web, an hour less than they did six months ago. They primarily use the Web to surf for information, play online games and check their email.
[August 11, 2004, 11:40]
PalmOne Tungsten E2 review
Reviews Integrated Bluetooth also makes a debut with the Tungsten E2, letting Web surfers, email addicts and mobile professionals make the most of their time on the road. In addition, the program boasts an improved user interface and supports active Web...
[April 13, 2005, 13:15]
Netscape 7.0 review
Reviews This feature is perfect for modern surfers who routinely visit many different sites, such as search engines and online brokers, during one session. For example, Netscape now features Mozilla's much-loved tabbed browsing; the browser window includes...
[August 30, 2002, 7:59]
Google acquisition extends search to space
News One example of the company's growth strategy is a feature that lets surfers see excerpts from some books. Search giant Google said on Wednesday that it has acquired Keyhole, a company specialising in Web-based software that allows people to view...
[October 28, 2004, 9:09]
Jane Wakefield: Thankyou for the music...NOT!
News College dropout Shawn Fanning has come up with a software system that lets surfers swap MP3 files -- basically creating a huge online library of tunes (including, I am sure, bucketfuls of Black Lace and Survivor).
[May 8, 2000, 11:18]
How Your Boss Is Helping Us Grow MyMobiSafe.com…
Blog What your boss fails to understand is that we as internet surfers are generally less interested at work to search for “images” and are more likely to use the internet to stay in touch. Internet restrictions in the workplace are creating an...
[June 12, 2007, 19:15]
Sydney 2000: Let the games begin
News Olympic surfers hit the Harbour waves Web an exhibition sport at Olympics A Web site hosted by AMP will cover the Olympic Torch Relay on its final leg to the 2000 Olympic Games Tue, 12 Sep 2000 Computer experts will work around the clock during the...
[September 12, 2000, 16:21]
