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News Archive February 2009
27th February
- NASA hacker Gary McKinnon a step closer to extradition
- New Google dashboard provides downtime information
- Cisco Goes Deep for Linux and Open Source
- Nokia considering entering laptop industry
26th February
- UK has 'uphill struggle to 2Mbps'
- Microsoft lawyer 'won't speculate' on more Linux suits
- Microsoft plans experimental search site
- CMA tells government to invest in ICT through recession
- Ryanair trades blows with 'idiot blogger'
25th February
- Google wants to join EU case against Microsoft
- Recession makes cave-dwellers sell on eBay
- The internet is for violent jerks, study finds
- Lord Carter defends digital plan
24th February
- Web videos boost TV ads
- Facebook users targeted by rogue application
- Web standards on the edge
- MPs 'talking, not hearing online'
23rd February
- Yahoo is About to Undergo Major Restructuring
- Hackers shut down travel site for federal workers
- Online child abuse images warning
- Why Microsoft should fear Ubuntu's Cloud efforts
20th February
- US Bill proposes ISPs, Wi-Fi keep logs for police
- Dell starts selling Mini 10 Netbook
- Intel replies to solid-state drive 'slowness' critique
- Facebook releases commenting widget
19th February
- Yahoo! claims 25% click increase thanks to video
- E-Sports pro league gets underway
- Berry warns about plodding police IT
- Land Registry climbdown is welcome sign of change
18th February
- Facebook 'withdraws' data changes
- Hulu pulls content from CBS platform
- Microsoft connection looms in new Google lawsuit
- Google wins Street View privacy suit
17th February
- Skype strikes deal with Nokia
- MySQL daddy juices Finnish security firm
- Microsoft Revamps Windows Mobile with LG Agreement
- Omnifone rolls out music service for broadband
16th February
- Mobile banking: Safe, at least for now
- Pirate Bay file-share case starts
- ITV considers further job cuts and Friends Reunited sale
- Mobile tech conference kicks off
13th February
- Sony is first major label to renew YouTube deal
- Here Come the Microsoft Stores
- EU funding policy angers Commercial broadcasters
- Next version of Outlook will support popular browsers
12th February
- Brands getting short end of stick with Google search
- Kids online: Parents need to regulate, says Ofcom
- Microsoft nabs another Yahoo exec
- Malware Writers Use Multiple Valentine's Day Botnets
- Spammers Hijack Facebook Group of 1.5 Million
11th February
- Amazon Hopes to Kindle E-Reading Fervor
- Obama orders review of cyber security
- Move to end UK broadband access row
- Cybercriminals Launch Attacks Through Digg.com
10th February
- Teens targeted in net safety push
- Is Open Source A Recession-Fighting Tool?
- Google beds Microsoft for mobile sync service
- Today is Safer Internet Day 2009
9th February
- Microsoft debuts quick fix clicks
- Memory strain a by-product of hi-tech age
- Google map tracks deadly Australia bushfires
- Parcelforce website cold-shoulders Linux lovers
6th February
- MS lines up two critical updates for Patch Tuesday
- Google looks to cash in AOL stake
- Warning over 'surveillance state'
- Amazon eases cloud control
5th February
- HP says weak pound won't force a price hike - yet
- Facebook clocks fifth birthday
- IT security jobs largely uneffected by economy
- Digital books should be taken as read
4th February
- IBM shows world's fastest supercomputer
- Google Quietly Declares E-Mail War on Yahoo
- Google Earth dives under the sea
- Snow strains technology networks
3rd February
- French court fines Google over trade marked keywords
- Companies warned over 'aging' firewalls
- Yahoo PR head resigning
- India to launch credit crunch 7pound laptop
2nd February