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News Archive April 2006
26th April
- World's digital divide is narrowing
- 'BBC 2.0' reinvented for digital generation
- Microsoft ramps up EU challenge
- Online interest sees Internet World registrations soar
25th April
- Apple argues that blogger can't protect source
- Microsoft argues EU antitrust ruling was flawed
- IE7 Beta 2 out of preview
- McNealy quits post as head of Sun
24th April
- New unit targets Net paedophiles
- eBay explores 'super union' to thwart Google
- EU hearing to open on Microsoft antitrust challenge
- Net neutrality debate heats up
21st April
- Google’s revenues up 100% on European gains
- US call for tougher Net porn laws
- Feds issue security alert on Firefox
- EMI sees download sales jump 150%
20th April
- Brands consider action over eBay domain sales
- Yahoo accused of helping jail China Internet writer
- IBM speaks out on Red Hat-JBoss deal
- Honda extends customer mag Dream to podcast
19th April
- Ignore bloggers at your peril, say researchers
- Yahoo! earnings! slow!
- Hu makes IPR pledge during Microsoft visit
- Internet plays bigger role in life decisions: poll
18th April
- AOL in new tie-up with China firm
- Wikipedia founder calls protest site Wikitruth 'a hoax'
- Revealed: how credit cards are plundered on the net
- Firms slow to fix security flaws
13th April
- Iceland comes first in broadband
- MS SQL Server man lets betas have it
- Google defends cooperation with China
- Germans lead charge for .eu domain names
12th April
- Microsoft tests Google with scholarly search
- Yahoo improves travel planning via search and maps
- Microsoft fixes 14 flaws
- Search users 'stop at page three'
11th April
- Disney’s free online TV in ad-skipping battle
- Google digs down under
- Sudoku used as bait for adware download
- Innovation, rights key in Microsoft's EU case
10th April
- IBM unveils security for chips
- Microsoft ships 'URL Tracer' to find typo-squatters
- Newspapers sign on to syndicated blog service
- Adware firm facing NY AG lawsuit denies illegality
7th April
- European net domain opens to all
- Microsoft’s five patches, include fix for IE bug
- China, Russia top international piracy list
- Google aims to track users with wi-fi
6th April
- Google to build wireless network in San Francisco
- EBay sellers can no longer receive cash
- Spyware for the masses
- Smaller agencies hit as Yahoo! cuts commission rates
5th April
- File-sharers face legal onslaught
- Yahoo may gain from adware click fraud - report
- Dixons to quit high street for online
- Trojan-powered scam network dismantled
3rd April