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News Archive January 2008
31st January
- Free utility condenses Windows Vista from 15GB to 1.4GB
- Researchers dismiss Microsoft's bug claim
- Internet services in Egypt and India disrupted
- Feeling lucky? Don't tell Google
30th January
- 2010 for next big Windows release?
- IBM adds Linux support to Unix
- Yahoo looks to the future despite big losses
- Firefox gains share in Europe
29th January
- Intel wires into green energy
- PayPal amps up fraud-fighting with acquisition
- Google adds experimental views of search results
- Office 2003 SP3 set to be an autoupdate
28th January
- Online shoppers prefer books
- SQL server 2008 delivery delayed
- Windows Home Server vulnerable to critical bug, too
- Microsoft: Virtually end-to-end
25th January
- What's next for CEP vendors?
- Windows Vista helps Microsoft report record growth
- Users demand response to online enquiries within 24 hours
- Sorrell and Levy trade barbs over Google partnership
24th January
- AT&T offers free Wi-Fi and superfast broadband
- Phishing kit pits wannabe scammers against pro fraudsters
- Mozilla security chief confirms data leakage bug in Firefox
23rd January
- Broadband sewer plan in pipeline
- For second straight quarter, Apple breaks Mac sales record
- Dell, Microsoft looking for some Red ink
- Microsoft fires opening shots in virtualisation battle
22nd January
- Linux attack worse than feared
- Popular broadband router open to VoIP hijacking
- Apple growth will draw malware attacks
- Intel offers first dual-core Celeron chip
21st January
- Dell launches new blade servers
- Intel, AMD don't see demand falling off cliff
- Facebook-inspired funding heats up
- Banks hit as Britons turn to internet for advice
18th January
- Critical Skype flaw discovered
- Time Warner to test usage-based broadband pricing
- Fears as Windows attack code is released
17th January
- Microsoft releases tools to boost Web accessibility
- Vision needed for next-generation broadband
- Microsoft warns corporate users of impending auto-update
- The big switch to utility computing
- Mystery web infection grows, but cause remains elusive
16th January
- Mozilla gets 'Humanised'
- Oracle security update packs 26 critical patches
- Microsoft confirms Excel bug, hacks; recommends blocking fil
- The nuts and bolts of the Vista SP1 RC Refresh
15th January
- Brighton professor bans Google
- EC to Microsoft: Assume the position
- Fasthosts breach blamed for new web attacks
- Small businesses moving to Vista fastest, report says
14th January
- Microsoft changes mind, goes public with Vista SP1 refresh
- Intel offers Partners Modular Server System for small busine
- DataSynapse launches data centre management tool
- Microsoft learns enterprise search can be pricey
11th January
- AMD delaying two Phenom chips, moving others forward
- Oracle preps critical security patches for next week
- Warning over fake drugs on the internet
- Microsoft sends patch to wrong users
10th January
- Rain and shine hit Google Maps and Google Earth
- Spammers hijack Microsoft's SkyDrive service
- BT bets its future on broadband 20 times faster than now
- Microsoft preps Vista to thwart rogue gadgets
9th January
- Datacentre robbery raises new security spectre
- New Apple server twice as fast as predecessor
- Microsoft's fast search bid puts heat on Google, IBM
- Spam hits record high during December
- Microsoft issues two security patches, one for 'critical' fl
8th January
- Dell does four-core Xeons and Opterons with new blade box
- Windows Home Server to get feature boost in '08
- SQL attacks infects thousands of sites
- Intel finally responds to anti-trust charges
7th January
- Wikia search engine launched
- Red Hat committed to open source
- Microsoft backs down over Office 2003 SP3 file blocking
- Microsoft to offer Windows Home Server perks
4th January
- UK prepares to get tough on hacking
- Spoofing Firefox Login Windows
- China moves to limit online video posting
- Microsoft: Critical Vista patch coming
- Virtual PCs add new layer of security
3rd January
- Windows predominates on virtual machines
- Office 2003 update quietly zaps older file formats
- The big switch may turn off jobs
- Cyber thieves target social sites
2nd January