Firefox chief fumes over Apple Safari update
News Mozilla's John Lilly has compared Apple's inclusion of Safari as a default add-on installation in the latest iTunes update to the way malware is distributed [25 Mar 2008]
- Sneeky Apple - David Long
- Safari - get lost! - doj
- I use ...... - Moley
- Sorry, I missed the part where it becomes a dis-service! - harpless
- Defenseless - David Long
- MisUnderstood! - harpless
- Exposure good. Sneakiness bad - David Long
ICANN to shut down internet for one hour
News The internet administrator has announced the internet is to be temporarily switched off for 'Web-Off Hour' at noon, BST [01 Apr 2008]
Finding the why in Microsoft-Yahoo
Leader Microsoft's Yahoo acquisition may not solve either company's shortcomings. It may not have to [05 Feb 2008]
- Innovation is still key to online success - harpless
- And there you have it... - ego.sum.stig
Microsoft: Don't be so quick to attack OOXML
News The Office Open XML format is 'one of the best things we've ever done', according to the software giant [07 Feb 2008]
- I'd add... - ego.sum.stig
Facebook and the price of user privacy
Comment Aaron Greenspan warns that Facebook is sacrificing user privacy on the altar of hyper growth [29 Feb 2008]
- We don't need another social network - harpless
BBC fixes hack loophole in iPlayer
News A fix has been released for a loophole that allowed hackers to download content stripped of its DRM restrictions [14 Mar 2008]
Microsoft, News Corp plan joint Yahoo bid
News Talks between Microsoft and News Corp are at a 'serious' stage, while Yahoo is closing in on a deal to merge with AOL [10 Apr 2008]
- Messy overlaps everywhere! - harpless
- Well, to me... - ego.sum.stig
ICANN attacks 'fat and happy' IPv4 users
News Businesses need to begin thinking now beyond having IPv4 address space, says ICANN's president, or risk losing online customers [09 May 2008]
Google web workshop targets developers
News The search giant will host a two-day developer workshop at the end of May, featuring hands-on code labs and 'fireside chats' with Google engineers [12 Mar 2008]
- Developer's paradise - harpless
Indonesia blocks access to YouTube
News At least four Indonesian firms providing internet services have blocked access to YouTube for carrying a Dutch lawmaker's film that accuses the Koran of inciting violence [09 Apr 2008]
Google expects regulators to permit Yahoo ad deal
News Despite the number-one search giant's confidence, Microsoft argues a deal between Yahoo and Google would be anti-competitive [28 Apr 2008]
Auction site QXL going, going, gone
News Customers have been informed by email that the QXL.co.uk site will close down by the end of this month [07 May 2008]
Google Docs gets Gadgets
News The company has added sophisticated visuals to Spreadsheets through Gadgets, offering developers a new way to distribute data and develop apps [20 Mar 2008]
Google invites developers to its Bigtable
News The search giant is offering web developers access to the same database building blocks that are used by Google [08 Apr 2008]
Internationalised domain names may launch in 2009
News According to an ICANN source, internationalised domain names could debut 'early next year', 10 years after the concept was first discussed [10 Apr 2008]
Berners-Lee touts the Semantic Web
News Sir Tim Berners-Lee has discussed the next stage of the internet's evolution and paid tribute to Google's impact on the web [14 Mar 2008]
Mozilla: Final Firefox 3 beta is faster and lighter
News The newly released fifth beta of Firefox 3 shows speed increases thanks to advances in connection parallelism, while testing suggests the browser's memory leakage has been fixed [03 Apr 2008]
Businesses probe benefits of Second Life
News Organisations are still experimenting with the virtual world, with some now seeing it as a place to collaborate rather than a virtual shop front to do business [28 Apr 2008]
Yahoo's Zimbra updates Collaboration Suite
News Despite the popularity of the hosted email platfrom, it could face an uncertain future if Microsoft's bid for Yahoo goes through [07 Feb 2008]
Yang: Yahoo open to renewed Microsoft talks
News Chief executive Jerry Yang says his company is still open to negotiations with Microsoft, as Yahoo shares suffer in the aftermath of failed takeover talks [06 May 2008]
Microsoft to launch beta of Internet Explorer 8
News The ActiveWin website has published the contents of a beta invitation saying the software maker is nearing a launch date for IE8 Beta 1, which will be available for download and testing [25 Feb 2008]
