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Sony Ericsson Profits Tumble

The mobile handset maker has seen income, profits and operating income fall drastically during the second quarter of 2008 and is now looking at staff cuts.

Yahoo Gets Investor Support

Legg Mason, which owns a 4.4% stake in the company, has said it will side with the board and against Carl Icahn at the upcoming general meeting.

Unsafe Equipment Chargers Hit U.K.

Trading Standards officers have issued warnings about dangerous electrical equipment chargers coming into the UK from China that can overheat or cause electrocution.

MoD Has Lost More Data Than Admitted

Britain's Ministry of Defence has lost more data than previously thought, with more than 650 laptops and over 100 USB memory sticks missing.

Mozilla Issues Firefox Updates

Mozilla has issued browser updates to repair security flaws in Firefox, all rated as critical.

Microsoft Opens Live Mesh To All

Microsoft has opened up its Live Mesh data-sharing service, with more features due by October.

Spammer Gets 30 Months In Jail

A persistent spammer has been sentenced to 30 months in jail and given a $180,000 fine for his efforts.

Microsoft Goes To Congress Over Yahoo

Microsoft has spoken to a Congressional hearing about anti-trust and Yahoo's ad deal with Google.

80GB PS3 For Europe And Beyond

Sony has announced that it will be releasing the 80GB PS3 in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories on August 27.

Viacom Assures On YouTube Data Privacy

Viacom has written to the Electronic Frontier Foundation to try and assuage fears about its agreement to keep data in the YouTube case anonymous.

Warcraft Wins First Round Of Bot Battle

World of Warcraft had won part one in a copyright battle against the maker of software that automates play in the game, allowing then to grow richer.

A Monster Phishing Scam

Security analysts have warned users of the Monster.com website of a phishing attack by Turkish hackers.

Apple Says No UK iTunes Price Cut

Apple had promised it would cut the cost of tracks on iTunes in the UK to bring it into line with European prices. But now it says it won't. Why?

EU Caps Roaming Text Costs

After networks refused to cap text-roaming costs voluntarily, the EU is going to introduce limits for roaming text charges — and warns it could do the same for data-roaming.

Judge Lets Off Guilty Teenage Hacker

A New Zealand teen who pleaded guilty to hacking into computers has been let off without a conviction, even though his actions resulted in the theft of millions of dollars.

Xbox Live Revamp

At E3, Microsoft announces a fresh take for Xbox Live, with an emphasis on community — and some ideas that sound oddly familiar.

BT to Pump $3 Bln Into UK Broadband

As long as it's allowed a good return on its investment, British Telecom is ready to pump $3 billion into a UK fiber optic network.

Sad Music For Sad Times?

TheFilter.com has reported that the economic crunch has brought a spike in people listening to sad music online.

eBay Wins Counterfeit Court Case

After taking a hammering over counterfeits in European courts, eBay has won a significant victory regarding counterfeits in New York.

PayPal Turns 10

The company the made it possible to send money online is celebrating its tenth birthday — and now has 60 million customers worldwide.

Game Sharers Prosecuted

Game maker Topware Interactive has hired a UK law firm to prosecute those who've uploaded their Dream Pinball 3D game to file-sharing sites.

Dylan, AC/DC For Rock Band 2

Harmonix announces 84 tracks for Rock Band 2, including music by Bob Dylan, AC/DC and an unreleased Guns N'Roses cut.

D’Oh! Homer Spreads Malware

Hackers have hijacked Home Simpson's supposed e-mail address and are using it to spread a Trojan that makes the unwary part of a botnet.

3G iPhone Debut Marred By Glitches

Yes, there were lines all over the world for the 3G iPhone. But demand exceeded supply, and technical glitches prevented some users from registering their phones.

Yahoo Rejects Microsoft/Icahn Offer

Yahoo has rejected a joint bid from Microsoft and billionaire investor Carl Icahn that would have given Microsoft Yahoo's search and Icahn the rest of the company.

BT to buy Ribbit?

Although no deal has been signed yet, British Telecom is reportedly buying Internet-phone software developer for $55 million.

Ubisoft Acquires Hybride

Game creator Ubisoft has acquired Hybride, the visual effects company behind 300 and Sin City.

Activision Blizzard Deal Goes Through

It was announced last December, but the deal between Vivendi and Blizzard to form Activision Blizzard has finally received all the green lights.

Nine New Members For Symbian Foundation

Aimed to help and grow open-source Symbian, the Symbian Foundation is just over two weeks old, but has already added nine more members to the original 10.

Flickr Inks Deal with Getty Images

Photo sharing site Flickr has inked a deal with the photo syndication service Getty images to sell pictures by its users.

Fewer Online Drug Sites

A new survey has found the first decline in websites selling drugs, down to 365 from 581 last year. But this doesn't mean the problem is going away.

Microsoft Warns of Word Vulnerability

Microsoft has issued a security advisory of a possible vulnerability in Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3.

Xbox 60GB Hard Drive Coming?

According to a memo, the Xbox 360 60GB LIVE Starter Pack stand alone hard drive will be coming later this fall, to accompany the 60GB Pro Console to be released later this month.

Row Over U.K. Games Ratings

The UK games industry wants the government to replace current video games assessor BBFC with its own system, Pegi.