IT Security News
February 27, 2009
Finjan Inc. says that 2008 cybercrime figures from Japan - details of which have just been published and show a 15.5 per cent year-on-year annual growth - do not bode well for e-crime in Western nations. "Anecdotal evidence suggests that the volume and value of cybercrime has soared again in 2008 and, with the current economic recession, we fully expect the ...
Japanese cybercrime at record levels
by FinjanFinjan Inc. says that 2008 cybercrime figures from Japan - details of which have just been published and show a 15.5 per cent year-on-year annual growth - do not bode well for e-crime in Western nations. "Anecdotal evidence suggests that the volume and value of cybercrime has soared again in 2008 and, with the current economic recession, we fully expect the ...
Neptuny launches enhanced Content Recommendation engine
by NeptunyNeptuny will be launching Contentwise 2.5 at IPTV World Forum in Olympia, London from 25th – 27th March 2009. ContentWise 2.5 is the latest release of the real-time Content Recommendation engine specifically designed for Digital Media, that helps both IPTV providers and final users to make IPTV a successful experience. Two exciting new features of ContentWise 2.5 are support for user communities and metadata ...
Nokia netbook on the cards
by David Allen
Nokia is thinking about jumping on the netbook bandwagon, its boss has confirmed.
CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvu said the company is currently working on its own mini-laptop to rival the Asus Eee PC and the Acer Aspire One.
"We are looking very actively also at this opportunity," Kallasvu said.
Meanwhile, Taiwan-based notebook makers have reported that ...SS7 – Reports of its death are somewhat premature
by Robin KentAt the start of the 21st century, many people in the telecommunications industry were predicting the death of SS7 as a mass market signalling protocol. It was seen to be too old, too expensive and not advanced enough to cope with the changes that were predicted to revolutionise telecoms such as convergence; a move to all IP; and increased video consumption ...
Fox to air special episode of Family Guy
by David Allen
AdaptiveMobile To Address Surge In Mobile Traffic
by Alan HartenAs mobile usage increases around the world, and with more and more devices such as Notebooks and enhanced mobile phones like the Storm from Blackberry and the iPhone, the strain on network infrastructure has become increasingly disturbing to network providers. But a new set of solutions from AdaptiveMobile has solved the problem and saved money for mobile network providers, by recognising ...
The Simpsons gets another two seasons
by David Allen
B4U to be main media sponsor of Music Awards
by David AllenCarphone Warehouse to cut 450 jobs
by David Allen
Jack Straw’s email hacked
by David Allen
YouTube and iPlayer heading for Freesat
by David AllenConsultation started on BBC’s Canvas
by David Allen
Cybercriminals Make The Most Of The Recession
by Alan HartenThe safest country in the world as far as computer virus infections are concerned is Australia, according to the February Intelligence report from Symantec’s MessageLabs. Only 1 in 573.8 emails contained a virus in the land down under, compared to the UK’s 1 in 213.3, Canada’s 1 in 217.1, 1 in 203.6 in Germany, 1 in 424.5 for the USA, and ...
New Company Telephone Installation Scam
by Alan HartenA story in several publications has warned IFA firms over false sales information coming from some unethical communications providers, who are telling companies that they have to install new telephone systems, costing as much as £30,000, to comply with new regulations from the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Director of major supplier of telephony equipment 500 Limited, Séan Ryan, said lack of ...
Team Sky takes to the track
by David AllenUK households to get 32 Mbps by 2019
by David AllenNokia bringing out mini laptop
by David Allen
Free 8GB IPhone from Softbank
by Franz BicarA few days ago, I wrote about a $99 iPhone from Best Buy. Now we have news that Softbank, Apple's partner and the iPhone carrier in Japan, plans to introduce a new program Friday that will give some iPhones away for free with a new two-year contract. This deal is basically for new subscribers who is going to sign up for ...
February 26, 2009
The HomeGrid Forum, which promotes the United Nations’ ITU-T G.hn standard, has been joined by CEPCA, HomePNA and UPA Unite in its efforts to promote G.hn. The alliance will help to ensure that G.hn-based products are compatible with those using other technologies such as powerline, phoneline, and coax networking. The G.hn standard is designed to unify the networking of content and devices ...
UN’s ITU-T G.hn standard gains support
by Jan HarrisThe HomeGrid Forum, which promotes the United Nations’ ITU-T G.hn standard, has been joined by CEPCA, HomePNA and UPA Unite in its efforts to promote G.hn. The alliance will help to ensure that G.hn-based products are compatible with those using other technologies such as powerline, phoneline, and coax networking. The G.hn standard is designed to unify the networking of content and devices ...
33% increase in card fraud forecast for 2009
by Fortify SoftwareBased on its observations in the e-crime marketplace - and reports in recent months from a wide number of third-party organisations - Fortify Software is predicting that one in three adults in the UK will be affected by card fraud in the coming year – last year the card fraud affected 1 in 4. This prediction, says Richard Kirk, the software ...
Flirtomatic to use Xtract mobile intelligence
by David Allen
Flirtomatic, a mobile social networking service, plans to use Xtract's flagship software tool Social Links to analyse user data and more accurately target adverts.
Social Links will give Flirtomatic a 3D dashboard style overview of member profiles.
The 3D profiles will show age, location, gender, behaviour patterns, and influence information in an easy ...Momail supports all new MWC mobiles
by David Allen
Mobile email service Momail is compatible with all the new mobile devices launched last week at Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, the company announced yesterday.
As soon as handset specifications were officially released, Momail verified its ability to support them.
Top new models supported by Momail include the Touch Diamond2 from HTC, ...Sharp Limited Edition 65-inch Aquos XS series
by Franz Bicar
Right now, you can purchase a brand new high definition LCD TV for about $5000. A lot of people would even say that that price is too much. With the current economic situation, a lot of people would want more value for their money. So how can you sell ...Virgin Media goes further into the red
by David Allen
UKTV could be sold off
by David AllenSamsung Ultra S7220 Phone
by Franz BicarYesterday we featured a phone with a candy-bar design. Today, we are giving you another and this time its from Samsung. Samsung is very popular with their slim sliders and in fact, I believe, they have perfected this type of design. So, its a bit surprising when they turn up with a candy-bar design. The phone is its quad-band Ultra S7220. ...
Broadband providers must work together
by David AllenUK celebrates ten years of broadband
by David AllenITV could merge with Channel Four and Five
by David AllenPanasonic launches duel tuner Freesat HD PVR
by David Allen
Freesat gets a new Chairperson
by David AllenLiving TV to air Jade Goody’s wedding in March
by David Allen
February 25, 2009
Embedded content has become a key factor in choosing a new handset, according to survey by app store GetJar.
Embedded content is more important in a purchase decision than price, design or touch screen capability for 69% of users.
Twelve percent of those polled said embedded content is the most important factor ...
Embedded content key when choosing new handset
by David Allen
Embedded content has become a key factor in choosing a new handset, according to survey by app store GetJar.
Embedded content is more important in a purchase decision than price, design or touch screen capability for 69% of users.
Twelve percent of those polled said embedded content is the most important factor ...Vizio, Beats Sony, Second in HDTV Sale
by Franz Bicar
A few weeks ago, Vizio announced that it would stop selling Plasma high definition televisions and focus on something that they are comfortable with - LCD televisions. It maybe a business move or it could be a economic strategy, but I really hope they would reconsider as they have ...Nokia 6720 Classic
by Franz BicarWith the advancement of technology, phones are generally evolving in features and form factors. We have super slim phones, touch screen phones and even ones that are transparent. However sleek these designs are, major manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung and ZTE are still making candy-bar phones that are targeted for the no-nonsense, less fancy crowd. For Nokia, the 6720 Classic is a ...
Virgin Media boosts broadband to 10 Mbps
by David Allen
A number of Gmail users were unable to access their accounts yesterday, the problem being made public through users of the micro blogging site Twitter.
At first, there was not much information for users about what had happened and what Google were doing to fix the problem.
User on Twitter were saying that there was no problem with Imap ...
BBC Trust says no to local news
by David Allen
Shed TV to launch in March
by David AllenBroadband battle won by 85 year old
by David AllenTiscali users speak out about filesharing
by David AllenUKTV History re-brand launches
by David AllenSecond school musical for Sky
by David AllenDave ja vu launched by UKTV
by David Allen
February 24, 2009
Mobile broadband is becoming more and more popular, which is not surprising as it allows customers to connect to the Internet wherever they are, without having to worry about the cost of a landline. There are plenty of cheap mobile broadband deals around to attract customers. For example, an 18 month contact with T Mobile offers a super fast dongle, with a ...
Broadband Genie warns on mobile broadband prices
by Jan HarrisMobile broadband is becoming more and more popular, which is not surprising as it allows customers to connect to the Internet wherever they are, without having to worry about the cost of a landline. There are plenty of cheap mobile broadband deals around to attract customers. For example, an 18 month contact with T Mobile offers a super fast dongle, with a ...
snom Flexor CTI for Dynamics CRM announced
by Jan HarrisCambridge based Camrivox Ltd, a developer of Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) software, has joined with snom technology AG, which specialises in VoIP phones, to develop snom Flexor CTI for Dynamics CRM. The new software combines Dynamics CRM, a customer relationship management system, with snom IP telephony, providing a CTI-CRM solution designed to help businesses maximise their return on investment. snom Flexor CTI ...
Pipex launches software rental service
by David AllenPipex yesterday unveiled Rentsoft, a new pay-as-you-go software platform for small businesses. Rentsoft gives SMEs access to leading software applications on a subscription basis. Small companies subscribed to Rentex will be able to download and use the lastest version of selected software, ranging from accounting and payroll applications to HR and business planning programmes. Companies will be able to trial software free for ...
Outbound connections should be as secure as inbound
by David MastersCompanies should make outbound internet connections as secure as inbound connections, according to security services firm Network Box. Information leaving networks should be as securely managed as inbound information, the company said. This will have little or not impact on end users, but will significantly increase the strength of security, said Network Box. In recent months, Network Box has seen a large increase ...
Popular passwords include '1234' and 'password'
by David MastersWhen 28,000 log-in details stolen from a well-known website were posted online recently, security firms discovered that a sizable minority of internet users are incredibly naive at setting their own password. Security analysts Cyber-Ark found that 14% of users choose sequential combinations such as 1234, QWERTY, or ABCD whilst 16% use their first name as a password. Four percent of users, meanwhile, ...
Acme Packet Grows Despite Recesion
by Alan HartenLong time key player in VOIP and data networking, Acme Packet, is going against the worldwide recession trend and cautiously forecasting a 5% growth this year from its move into the mobile market. The company has launched a new move into the internet of the future, mobile internet, and is looking to the high speed bandwidth and more readily connectibility of ...
