Neowin News Feed for: Junk

Fitch drops Nokia's credit to junk status; Nokia responds

John Callaham — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:49:33 +0000

Fitch Ratings has dropped Nokia's credit rating down to junk status, claiming that it is "not convinced" Nokia will continue to be financially sound. Nokia says it is "taking action" to improve. Read more...

Googlewhack trick used to slip junk mail past spam filters

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:45:08 +0000

Advanced features in Google's search engine are being used by spammers to disguise the URLs of spamvertised sites. Hackers have been using Google search functions to hunt for vulnerabilities. Now their peers in the junk... Read more...

Tenth of junk email now MP3 spam

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:24:10 +0000

Anti-spam firm MXSweep has reported that MP3-based pump-and-dump spam now accounts for up to 10 per cent of all spam sent. The penny stocks are being promoted with MP3 voice messages with deceptive sounding names... Read more...

Updates for Outlook 2003/2007 Junk Email Filter (March 2007)

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:15:42 +0000

Update for Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB931764) This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.... Read more...

Microsoft Junk E-mail Reporting Tool version 1.1

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:07:41 +0000

The Junk E-mail Reporting Tool submits e-mail to Microsoft when you explicitly choose to do so. If you receive a junk e-mail and want to report it to us for analysis, first select the e-mail... Read more...

Microsoft Junk E-mail Reporting Tool v1.0 for Outlook

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 13:35:33 +0000

Microsoft Junk E-mail Reporting Tool for Outlook 2003/07

Steven Parker — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:44:59 +0000

Cheers CoolCatBad for this submission in Back Page News on our forums. The Junk E-mail Reporting Tool submits e-mail to Microsoft when you explicitly choose to do so. If you receive a junk e-mail and... Read more...

PowerUser.tv Ep 13: US Net Control, Junk Computers & GAMES!

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:39:53 +0000

This week Kristin and the gang at PowerUser.tv discuss how the US seems to be "exporting" a lot of computer trash to developing countries. We also discuss the US "control" of the Internet and what... Read more...

Junk Computers Litter Developing Nations

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:03:53 +0000

According to a report by environmental group the Basel Action Network, much of the used computer equipment sent to developing nations for use in homes, schools, and business is not usable in its current condition... Read more...

Update for Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter (KB906173)

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 08:51:19 +0000

This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released on October 18 2005. ... Read more...

Update for Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB894384)

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 11 May 2005 07:53:01 +0000

This optional update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in May 2005. ... Read more...

Update for Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB890854)

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:44:43 +0000

Update for Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB873362)

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:11:49 +0000

Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter Update: KB832333

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:33:31 +0000

Overview Microsoft recommends that you use the Office Update site to determine if your computer requires this update before installing it. This update enhances the junk e-mail filter in Outlook to help provide a... Read more...

Microsoft to Junk Flagship Products, Cites Java Settlement

Mon, 08 Dec 2003 02:34:50 +0000

Microsoft will phase out a slew of products as of December 15, citing its 2001 legal settlement with Sun Microsystems over Java as the impetus. Among the products that Microsoft will no longer make available... Read more...

Spam surge raises fears of junk mail assault

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 17:46:32 +0000

Organised spammers may have launched a new assault on Web users, with an anti-spam company reporting a spike in the amount of junk mail being sent. An email security firm has warned that spammers may... Read more...

Junk email on the increase

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:30:33 +0000

There's bad news for anyone who is sick and tired of the increasing amount of commercial email flooding their inboxes - there's going to be more. A survey by email publishing outfit... Read more...

Hotmail to use Brightmail SMTP filter to stop junk mail!

Wed, 18 Sep 2002 17:02:06 +0000

Microsoft today signed up to use the Brightmail Solution Suite SMTP gateway to tackle the junk mail bombarding Hotmail accounts. This is intended to hoover up some of the vast amounts of junk mail before... Read more...

China junks toxic US PC junk

Tue, 04 Jun 2002 20:06:03 +0000

China is to enforce a ban on the importation of 'smuggled' scrap computers from the West, in the face of a growing toxic waste scandal. A string of reports in the Chinese... Read more...

Lexmark contends for top junk printer title

Sun, 05 May 2002 04:45:11 +0000

While Wall Street reported yesterday that Moody's Investor Services downgraded its estimate on Xerox' debt rating by three points, in the printing market there's junk and there's junk. For example, Lexmark now makes... Read more...