Internet News

Automatic rollout for net browser

PC users will be offered Microsoft's new browser as part of an automatic update programme by the software and technology giant. The update is used to ensure users get the latest patches for security loopholes found in Microsoft software. Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is due in late 2006 and t ... read more
Date - 28 July 2006
Category - Internet News

Marketing's viral goldmine

A record sum of money is expected to be spent by businesses desperate to cash in on the "pass it on" phenomenon this year. But are they the best ads yet, or something more sinister? With cheap video manipulation packages available for PCs and Macs, it does not cost a fortune to ru ... read more
Date - 19 July 2006
Category - Internet News

Microsoft shuts down Windows 98

Microsoft is urging an estimated 70 million users of Windows 98 to upgrade as it ends support for the software. From 11 July, Microsoft will no longer help users over the phone with any problems they have with the ageing operating system. The full statement from Microsoft can be found ... read more
Date - 11 July 2006
Category - Internet News

Google to launch payment service

Search giant Google is set to launch an online payments system which is set to compete with auction giant eBay. Dubbed Google Checkout, the system is designed to boost Google's main source of revenue - selling advertising. The service will offer some free order processi ... read more
Date - 29 June 2006
Category - Internet News

'Poor deal' for internet shoppers

Many internet firms in Europe are not treating customers fairly, according to a report from EU consumer bodies including the UK's Citizens Advice. Late or non-delivery of items and defective goods were the most common complaints against internet traders. Europe-wide cons ... read more
Date - 23 June 2006
Category - Internet News

'Bad design' of B2B websites hits sales

Commercial websites aimed at business users are losing out through bad design, despite their potential to generate far more money than consumer sites, research has shown. Business-to-business websites offer visitors a much worse experience than consumer sites, the study by Nielsen Norman ... read more
Date - 13 June 2006
Category - Internet News

Google launches web spreadsheet

Internet search engine Google has released a web-based spreadsheet application, on a limited test basis . Spreadsheets are software applications with a grid of rows and columns and calculating capabilities, which allow users to input or organise information. California-based Googl ... read more
Date - 09 June 2006
Category - Internet News

Microsoft launches security package onecare

Users worried about staying safe online will soon be able to get software to protect their home PC direct from Microsoft. The software giant's first security product goes on sale in the US from 1 June and will become available in other countries over the next 12 months. The product, d ... read more
Date - 01 June 2006
Category - Internet News

Yahoo unveils new advert system

Internet giant Yahoo is on Monday due to launch an upgrade to its web search advertising system, as it aims to catch up with market leader Google. Yahoo's new software system aims to let advertisers target potential customers more accurately based upon the words users type into the search box ... read more
Date - 08 May 2006
Category - Internet News

EU domain registry hijacked, claims GoDaddy

Europe's brand new .eu top level domain has been hijacked, according to one of the internet's leading registrars. GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons has laid into .eu registry owner EURid for approving hundreds of what he calls "phantom" registrars who have walked away with the bulk of th ... read more
Date - 11 April 2006
Category - Internet News

UK online net spending soars

The amount of cash spent on internet advertising in the UK soared last year, according to figures compiled by the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC) on behalf of the Advertising Association (AA). The trade group says spending on online advertising in the UK rose 73 per cent during 2005, ta ... read more
Date - 20 March 2006
Category - Internet News

MSN promises Google-beating search

Microsoft president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Neil Holloway last week promised that Microsoft's next search engine will be significantly better than Google. Holloway said Microsoft would launch the Google-beating search engine in the US and UK before a European rollout. He said: ... read more
Date - 06 March 2006
Category - Internet News

Nominet responds to rule-change concerns

Nominet's chairman and chief executive have hit back at claims that changes to the company's Memorandum and Articles of Association will over-commercialise the not-for-profit company. Chairman Bob Gilbert told us: "There is a lot of disinformation being peddled that is completely er ... read more
Date - 22 February 2006
Category - Internet News

Google move 'black day' for China

Google's launch of a new, self-censored search engine in China is a "black day" for freedom of expression, a leading international media watchdog says. Reporters Without Borders joined others in asking how Google could stand up for US users' freedoms while controlling what Chines ... read more
Date - 25 January 2006
Category - Internet News

Sites exploit Windows image flaw

Computer users are being alerted to a new flaw in Microsoft Windows which can be used to attack a PC. The US net watchdog, the Computer Emergency Response Center (Cert), and security firms have issued warnings about certain types of image files called Windows Metafiles. Experts said numerous w ... read more
Date - 29 December 2005
Category - Internet News

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