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Study: IE8's SmartScreen leads in malware protection

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:51:29 +0000

A recently released NSS Labs study, claims that Internet Explorer 8 greatly outperforms competing browsers in terms of protecting users against web based malware. According to the study based upon a sample of 492 URLs,... Read more...

Firefox Exploit leads to Hack for Google Accounts

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:31:00 +0000

Google user accounts are vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks through a dangerous Firefox exploit, which is still in the wild some 10 days after its discovery. A client or server-side exploit can be inserted into... Read more...

'Virtual theft' leads to arrest

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:37:44 +0000

A Dutch teenager has been arrested for allegedly stealing virtual furniture from "rooms" in Habbo Hotel, a 3D social networking website. The 17-year-old is accused of stealing 4,000 euros (Â£2,840) worth of virtual furniture, bought... Read more...

Firefox Update Leads to Java, Flash Glitches

Steven Parker — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:23:36 +0000

If you, a customer, or someone you know uses Firefox, you or they probably had to stop at some point over the past week and install it's 2.0.0.8 update. So you may want to know... Read more...

Denmark leads the networked world

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:31:19 +0000

Denmark has snatched the top spot from the US as the most network-ready country, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The 2006-2007 Global Information Technology Report saw America slide to seventh spot, with the... Read more...

HD DVD leads Blu-ray in Europe

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:37:29 +0000

Toshiba, mainly through its US$499 HD-E1 HD DVD player, accounted for an 85% market share of next-generation blue-laser optical disc drives/players/recorders sold in Europe in January of this year, according to industry sources in Taiwan.... Read more...

Nintendo Wii Leads U.S. January Game Console Sales

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:51:55 +0000

According to preliminary figures from NPD Group for January 2007, Nintendo Wii game console was the most successful game machine in the U.S. – although all three next generation consoles obviously did worse than in... Read more...

YouTube clip leads to arrest in Canadian murder hunt

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:13:19 +0000

A video clip posted on YouTube has helped Canadian police in the investigation of a nightclub murder.Police in the southern Canadian city of Hamilton posted a clip from club surveillance cameras onto the popular naff... Read more...

Xen leads Novell's turnaround effort in Linux

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:26:03 +0000

On Monday, Novell will release major updates to its Linux product lineup by adding Xen virtualization software to its enterprise server product and new eye candy to the desktop counterpart. The biggest change will... Read more...

BBC leads online World Cup presence

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:33:58 +0000

The 2006 World Cup has come and gone, and the BBC has emerged victorious in the website-war that has raged on for the past month. The BBC received over 3.4 million visitors during the competition... Read more...

Canada Leads the Way in Firefox Usage

Joe Cashman — Mon, 22 May 2006 15:23:12 +0000

Canada is leading the way in Firefox internet usage, with 16% of internet users using the popular open source programme. The figures, provided by OneStat show the gradual market increase that Firefox is gaining, with... Read more...

Canon leads in digital camera sales

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:30:53 +0000

Canon took a slim lead last year in digital camera sales, according to research company IDC, thanks to booming demand for high-end models. IDC tallied Canon with worldwide shipments of 12.63 million... Read more...

College Leads Cybersecurity Drive

Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:27:49 +0000

America's UC Berkeley is to lead the fight for cybersecurity in the USA. Experts from a number of colleges, led by the California-based university, will work together at a new "TRUST" - or Team for... Read more...

UK Leads Illegal TV Downloads Market

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:05:24 +0000

More and more Brits are turning to the web to download their favourite TV shows, research has revealed. A report found the country was at the head of a "worldwide explosion in internet TV piracy".... Read more...

Napster hack leads to free downloads

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:27:42 +0000

It's like the old Napster all over again: all the music you want for free, as long as you're willing to get a little geeky. Blogs were buzzing Tuesday about the resurgence... Read more...

Google Leads Pack In DV Search Technology

Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:08:31 +0000

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are quietly developing new search tools for digital video, foreshadowing a high-stakes technology arms race in the battle for control of consumers' living rooms. Google's effort, until now secret,... Read more...

New Phishing Tactic Leads to Calls for Stronger Safeguards

Tue, 27 Jul 2004 01:18:50 +0000

Less than a week after president Bush signed into law a measure to combat cyber-identity theft, Internet con artists last week unleashed a new form of phishing bait: a double whammy of instant messages and... Read more...

Rockstar Leads on PSP in Leeds

Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:41:36 +0000

Rockstar is currently working on 2 PSP titles. Rockstar previously announced its plans to develop for PSP, but up until now, there are has been no solid proof of that statement. Rockstar's great financial revenues... Read more...

Apple IBM G5 leads AMD, Intel, experts say

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:48:38 +0000

Apple's move to G5 processors from IBM is giving the company a clear advantage against manufacturers using chips from Intel or AMD, an industry expert has said. "The 970FX", (the G5 chip that powers Apple's... Read more...

Nvidia leads in 64 bit AMD driver game

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:08:37 +0000

WE'VE BEEN CHECKING to see how the graphics vendors are doing on drivers for AMD64 with its little family of chips like the FX, the Opteron and the bog standard one. On Nvidia's site we... Read more...

Theft, sale of Microsoft exams leads to prison

Tue, 04 Feb 2003 21:45:58 +0000

Cheating on a computer test - how desperate can you get? A former Vancouver, Wash., man was sentenced last week to a year and a day in prison, followed by three years' probation,... Read more...

Seagate leads in drive to Serial ATA storage

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:38:17 +0000

MOST NEW MOTHERBOARDS will have Serial ATA connectors during the course of this year, but hard drive manufacturers seem a little slow to jump on the mobo bandwagon. Seagate looks like it will be first... Read more...

IBM Leads 3Q Server Sales

Sat, 30 Nov 2002 11:42:49 +0000

IBM has something to be thankful for this holiday season: It's again alone on top of the worldwide server market. IDC reported on Wednesday that IBM had 29.8% of the server market during the third... Read more...

UK leads e-Money revolution

Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:27:30 +0000

It is not everyday that the United Kingdom is seen to be leading the European Union (EU), never mind the rest of the world, but on Saturday April 27 2002-E Day--Britain became the first member... Read more...