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.xxx appears Parrot-like

2nd Dec 2005 It's not dead. It's just pining for the fijords. ICANN appears to have officially given the ICANT to the porn domain. [0]

Google Base cuts down on porn

24th Nov 2005 A bug in the SafeSearch feature unleashes a torrid torrent of XXX content. Daughters disturbed, Hell freezes over, etc. [0]

IT workers dubbed 'worst dressed'

18th Nov 2005 It's Friday, so here is some news that is obvious enough: geeks have no fashion sense, apparently. But not everyone in IT is dressed by their mum. [0]

US to continue running the interweb

17th Nov 2005 ICANN, the quasi-governmental agency, is to continue running the DNS for the web, after threats from European countries and China to cause aggravation. [0]

17th Nov 2005 Damage limitation squads have been deployed at Sony BMG, issuing an apology for the recent rootkit disaster. Production will cease, and customers can swap XCP discs for non-spyware versions. Power To The People! [0]

News Competition winner announced

15th Nov 2005 You guys have been sending us all your cool news links and awesome stories. It's been a tough decision, but we've come up with the winner of the 7800 GTX card. And the winner is... [0]

Sony malware: the legal perspective

7th Nov 2005 Sony-BMG could be in some legal strife over the Van Zant copy-protection / malware issue. But so might any user who attempts to remove it. We look at the legal merit to both sides of the story. [0]

FireFox share continues to rise

4th Nov 2005 FireFox continues to erode Internet Explorer's market share, entering double figures for the first time. Naturally, bit-tech readers are well ahead of the curve. [0]

Windows Live goes... live

3rd Nov 2005 Windows Live is a new service from Microsoft that brings together your personal desktop preferences and your favourite web content. We have the low-down. [0]

Sony-BMG caves after DRM uproar

3rd Nov 2005 Following an enormous backlash in the media and by the music-listening public, Sony-BMG performed an embarrassing U-turn and have released a patch to remove the aggressive DRM from the latest Van Zant CD. [0]

Microsoft makes ambitious plans

27th Oct 2005 Microsoft had a reasonably poor year and Bill Gates is beginning to feel the heat at the moment. Could we see Microsoft go by the way side? [0]

Bit-Torrent users targeted in a crackdown

25th Oct 2005 A man from Hong Kong has been charged with what is believed to be the first criminal conviction for using Bit-Torrent file sharing software. [0]

Grab your free OpenOffice 2.0

22nd Oct 2005 Fed up with Microsoft? There is a new version of the free, open source office suite available for download on Mac, Windows and Linux. [0]

Google is raking it in

22nd Oct 2005 Google grows its revenues by almost eight times in a year. Entire world looks scornfully envious, wishes it had that much cash. [0]

Nominet sticks up for the US

20th Oct 2005 Contrary to the stance that the EU has, Nominet, the UK company that has dibs to the .uk domain is sticking up for the US in the ongoing scrap over who manages and regulates the Internet. [0]

Ubuntu releases Breezy Badger distribution

14th Oct 2005 Like Linux? Hate the hassle of installation? Ubuntu is making waves as 'Linux for mere mortals', and its new release is out. [0]

Sony Trumps The Video iPod

13th Oct 2005 Sony tries to steal some of Apple's thunder by launching LocationFreeTV for free video content once you've put down $1000 for the base unit. [0]

Europe moves to regulate music download licenses

12th Oct 2005 Rather than iTunes music stores for England, France, Germany and everywhere else, we might soon see the iTMS Europe, if the EU has its way. [0]

Yahoo teams up with MSN Messenger

12th Oct 2005 Users with MSN Messenger can now chat with those using Yahoo Messenger. Trillian users, go back to bed. [0]

Microsoft settles with Real

12th Oct 2005 Microsoft pays up $761m to settle an ongoing lawsuit with Real. But do they really care? [0]

Philly goes WiFi

11th Oct 2005 State Government plans to work with Earthlink to WiFi the entire city. Is this an effective use of public money, or will it turn internet provision into a State monopoly? [0]

Macrovision's New Licences Transferable

11th Oct 2005 Macrovision, the company behind the FlexNet software suite, have released the latest incarnation of FlexNet Publisher. It's different from previous instalments, as it features a transferable licence. Could this be a big shift in the software industry, including ISVs using digital distribution methods? [0]