Scientists claim dogs are cleverer than cats

Traditionally, dogs have been seen as loyal but perhaps a little dim in comparison to the clever cat that generally does its own thing, coming back for cuddles and food when.. more

600,000 Galaxy Tab tablets sold in first month

Samsung Electronics has sold over 600,000 Galaxy Tab tablets globally in the first month of sales. The 7-inch tablet is the first major Android-based rival to Apple’s popular iPad, which notched.. more

Sneaky Kroxxu botnet infects 100,000 web domains

avast! Virus Lab has detected a new botnet which is believed to have infected 100,000 web domains in the last year. The Kroxxu botnet, which spreads through infected web sites rather.. more

m00p hacker jailed for 18 months

Last month Matthew Anderson, a key player in the “m00p” cyber-criminal ring, pleaded guilty to causing unauthorised modification to the content of computers. He’d used literally millions of spam mails to infect computers with malware written to slip under the radar of anti-virus products. He.. more

Google gets behind Turing papers bid with $100K

Google has opened its wallet in the cause of keeping Alan Turing’s research notes public. The famous code-breakers’ papers are going on auction at Christie’s right about now, and Google has donated $100,000 to Bletchley Park who is bidding to keep them public and on.. more

Majority of staff happy to leave with company data

A new survey conducted by security specialist Imperva has discovered that the majority of staff leaving a firm are likely to take sensitive company data with them. Indeed, many feel it’s their right to do so. IT Pro reports that 72% of respondents intend to.. more

Super-fast broadband coming to villages in Cornwall

There’s some good news for the residents of eight villages in Cornwall, who are set to have the magic super-fast broadband wand waved over them. Stenalees, Leedstown, St Agnes, St Day, Chiverton Cross, Devoran, Portreath and Par are all down to receive access to up.. more

Apple to unleash iPad 2 next April

Rumours whizzing around the net are pointing to the fact that Apple will be unveiling the next generation iPad in April 2011. Tablet Crunch reports that analyst Brian Marshall of Gleacher & Co has speculated this will be the launch date, amongst other sources. Let’s.. more

Virgin Media considers public wi-fi scheme

Virgin Media might not be content to sit back and let BT have the run of the UK as far as wi-fi hotspots go. According to an article in the Telegraph, Virgin is “actively exploring” plans to mirror in the UK what Cablevision has done.. more

iPad is Oprah’s number one favourite thing ever

Oprah’s final Favourite Things Ever show (alternate title, Massive Plugs Ever) was screened over in the US yesterday. C-net pointed this one out, and in the show Oprah revealed her most favourite thing that she couldn’t possibly live without, even more so than Classic Sparkles.. more