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Phishing attacks on the rise

Phishing attacks on the rise

1st Oct 2007 In order to help combat the rise in phishing attacks across the web, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an educational game called Anti-Phishing Phil. [4]

Which brand of MP3 player do you use?

Which brand of MP3 player do you use?

29th Sep 2007 In this week's poll, we're asking what brand of digital music player you use. Did you get picked up by the Apple steamroller, or are you using something else? [178]

XP to remain on shelves until June 2008

XP to remain on shelves until June 2008

28th Sep 2007 After finally giving into the growing pressure from computer manufacturers and customers, Microsoft has decided to keep Windows XP available until June of next year. [20]

Unlocked iPhones partially bricked by update

Unlocked iPhones partially bricked by update

28th Sep 2007 Apple has released a software update that is disabling unlocked iPhones, as was warned earlier in the week. They're not completely bricked though... [13]

Bounty Bay Online winners announced

Bounty Bay Online winners announced

19th Sep 2007 Times up, me hearties! After a slight delay, our Bounty Bay Online competition is now closed. Did you shiver our timbers enough to get a prize? Find out within as we reveal the winners! [24]

Intel says the future is in Mash Making

Intel says the future is in Mash Making

18th Sep 2007 IDF FALL 07: Intel says that the future of the Internet is in Mash Making. And we're not talking about mashed potatoes... [6]

Intel has world’s fastest Si-Ge Photo detector

Intel has world’s fastest Si-Ge Photo detector

18th Sep 2007 IDF FALL 07: Intel has developed a silicon- and germanium-based photo detector that can detect laser light signals at over 40Gbit/sec. [3]

Pirated Vista gets new features

Pirated Vista gets new features

12th Sep 2007 UPDATED: Earlier reports talked about users of pirated copies of Vista getting a black screen of nothing. Turns out it's not totally true. [39]

Apple sells one million iPhones

Apple sells one million iPhones

12th Sep 2007 Just 74 days after its launch, Apple has sold more then one million iPhones to the US market. [17]

Skype worm doing the rounds

Skype worm doing the rounds

11th Sep 2007 Skype has issued a warning to users that there is a worm doing the rounds that is affecting its Windows client. [5]

Bounty Bay Online competition

Bounty Bay Online competition

4th Sep 2007 We've got copies of the new piratey MMO to give away to three lucky winners, plus keys for two weeks of free gameplay for 50 more scurvy dogs. [24]

London Game Career Fair Dates Announced

London Game Career Fair Dates Announced

4th Sep 2007 Want a job in games development but don't know where to begin? Well, if you live in London then we have a suggestion for you. [8]

GC won't be leaving Leipzig anytime soon

GC won't be leaving Leipzig anytime soon

3rd Sep 2007 Rumours that Leipzig GC may have been moving to Munich may prove to be unfounded - and it turns out they couldn't move until 2009 at the earliest.  [9]

bit-tech August Photo Winner!

bit-tech August Photo Winner!

31st Aug 2007 The photo "Boats" by Nath Chandler wins the August bit-tech photo of the month competition! [16]

Sony USB driver installs a rootkit?

Sony USB driver installs a rootkit?

28th Aug 2007 It looks like Sony is back with another rootkit after two years in the dark. This time the company's MicroVault USB thumb drives are the carriers. [19]

WHDI chipsets now available from Amimon

WHDI chipsets now available from Amimon

28th Aug 2007 Going completely wireless with your A/V equipment is one step closer to reality thanks to Amimon's Wireless High-Definition Interface chipsets. [14]

Poll: Your preferred music format?

Poll: Your preferred music format?

21st Aug 2007 Poll: How do you store your music? Digitally with compression? Lossless? Physical media? Let us know! [140]

Forum giveaway winners announced

Forum giveaway winners announced

13th Aug 2007 The Sennheiser forums giveaway has drawn to a close and we've selected two of the best posts from the forums to win a pair of swanky Sennheiser headphones.  [63]

Special edition Zune available to US soldiers

Special edition Zune available to US soldiers

8th Aug 2007 Microsoft has introduced a new special edition Halo 3 Zune that will be available to US troops. [20]

British Government pulls adverts from Facebook

British Government pulls adverts from Facebook

8th Aug 2007 The British Government has pulled all of its advertising from the popular social networking site, Facebook. [5]

Apple sued for iPhone keyboard patent infringement

Apple sued for iPhone keyboard patent infringement

7th Aug 2007 Apple is under fire as the iPhone's keyboard apparently infringes on a patent filed in August 2000. [19]

Eight more parties join YouTube class action case

Eight more parties join YouTube class action case

7th Aug 2007 The FA Premier League yesterday announced that eight more parties had joined the class action suit against YouTube. [5]

Sennheiser forum giveaway!

Sennheiser forum giveaway!

6th Aug 2007 Just a reminder about our worldwide giveaway. All you have to do in order to be in with a chance of winning a Sennheiser PC 161 headset is say something witty. [0]

Laser Printers can be harmful

Laser Printers can be harmful

3rd Aug 2007 A team of Australian scientists have discovered that laser printers can be harmful to your health. [29]

UK ISPs under fire for false advertising

UK ISPs under fire for false advertising

2nd Aug 2007 A recent survey has revealed that the UK's Internet service providers are not delivering the broadband speeds they're promising to punters. [73]

iTunes breaks through 3 billion song barrier

iTunes breaks through 3 billion song barrier

1st Aug 2007 Apple announced yesterday that its iTunes music store has now sold more than three billion songs since its launch four years ago. [1]





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