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Windows XP SP3 Due This Month

The third and final service pack for Windows XP will arrive this month according to reports.

An End To Child Abuse Sites?

Internet Watch Foundation urges ISPs, governments and police to work together.

Retailer Tesco Revamps Its Download Site

Tesco Downloads will become Tesco Digital to take on iTunes.

Stolen Laptops Come Home

Tracking technology helps police trace missing laptops abroad.

Online Ad System Phorm Problematic

The British controversy over the online ad system Phorm continues, with a critic saying it breaches human rights and makes the Net less secure.

Microsoft Rolls Out Cheap Windows Laptop

It runs XP Home, has a 30GB hard drive – and costs $425.

PS3 Unofficially Gets BBC iPlayer

Last week it was announced that the Wii has BBC’s iPlayer – legally. Now hackers have brought it to the PS3.

Dell Wants To Be Top Dog Again

Michael Dell is committed to returning his company to supremacy was the world’s major PC maker.

Google Helps Fight Child Porn

The company has adapted a program used to find copyright videos on YouTube to help identify patterns in child abuse images and track predators.

Europe Says No To Anti-Piracy Laws

It’s not a legally binding decision, so countries will go ahead anyway, but Members of the European Parliament to ban persistent illegal file-sharers from Net access.

EU MP Calls for Microsoft Ban

A European MP has called for the EU to stop doing business with Microsoft until it complies with an order to open up to competition.

Windows Vista UAC Meant To Annoy Users

Microsoft deliberately designed the User Account Control prompts in Windows Vista to annoy people, the company admits – but there’s a good reason for it.

Americans Lack Knowledge On Cyber Security

A new study finds, among other things, that 71% of Americans have never even heard the word botnet.

HP Ships Infected USB Keys

HP has issued an advisory after shipping virus-infected USB keys for its Proliant servers.

Wii Offers BBC iPlayer In U.K.

BBC video service is now available via Nintendo’s Wii in the UK.

IT Pros Stage Protest In Norway

About 60 IT professionals stage a street protest in Norway against the ISO adoption of Microsoft’s OOXML.

Google Sued By U.K. Christians

A UK Christian charity is taking Google to court for refusing to run its ads.

Indonesia Blocks YouTube

Indonesian ISPs have blocked the video-sharing site for carrying a controversial film about Islam.

New Twists In The Microsoft-Yahoo Tale

Microsoft and News Corp. discuss a joint bid for Yahoo, while Yahoo forms a two-week ad alliance with Google.

Nokia Readies iPhone Challenging Tube

Nokia is working on a touch-screen handset that sounds like a major change to the iPhone.

Govt. Reaches To IT For Cyber Security

The head of Homeland Security has appealed to IT professionals to help secure the country’s cyber highways.

BBC iPlayer Raises Network Cost Problems

British ISPs says that the BBC should pay part of the costs necessary to upgrade the networks, since the iPlayer has created such a strain.

Men Make Better Web Con Victims

Men are more likely to be victims of online scams than woman, a new study finds.

Computer Game Decreases Stress

A new study has show that two hours of World of Warcraft actually reduces stress levels.

Man Sells $2.6 Million Pizza

No extra toppings, but the man who’s been paying $20 a year to own pizza.com finally sells the domain name for $2.6 million.

Apple Takes Big Apple To Court

Yes, Apple is suing New York city over it’s Green NYC campaign logo.

Sony BMG Sued For Piracy

They’ve gone after plenty of other, but now the giant is being sued for using pirated software.

Final Firefox 3 Beta Released

The final release of the browser will appear in June, but Mozilla claims that its product is definitely fit for purpose.

Google Announces DoubleClick Layoffs

Now that its acquisition of the online ad company is complete, Google lays off a quarter of DoubleClick’s US staff.

How Did The Net Celebrate April Fool’s Day?

Plenty of April Fool's fun, with a big one from Google and Virgin.

Craigslist Scammers Arrested

After an Oregon man finds his possessions taken, the people behind the Craigslist ad that caused it are caught.

Virtual Vietnam Wall Opens

You don’t have to travel to Washington to remember those who fell any more.

Dell To Close Desktop Plant

Computer manufacturer aims to slash costs by $3 billion over next three years.

UK Kids Flout Social Network Age Limits

Over a quarter of British eight to 11-year-olds have a social network profile, a new study reveals.