items tagged with Instant messaging
Skype cops GPL violation conviction in German court
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2007-07-25 07:08:28
Internet telephony provider Skype has been convicted of violating the open source GPL (General Public License) in a German court. However, the Luxemburg based company was pinged for one of the products it sells on its website rather than its popular peer-to-peer VoIP and IM service.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2007-07-25 07:08:28
Internet telephony provider Skype has been convicted of violating the open source GPL (General Public License) in a German court. However, the Luxemburg based company was pinged for one of the products it sells on its website rather than its popular peer-to-peer VoIP and IM service.
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Google postures security pose with Postini
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-07-10 11:51:13
Big businesses need business-grade comms and compliance security for email, IM, web based activities and more, and with Google’s US $625m purchase of Postini, Google can deliver it.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-07-10 11:51:13
Big businesses need business-grade comms and compliance security for email, IM, web based activities and more, and with Google’s US $625m purchase of Postini, Google can deliver it.
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Nielsen/NetRatings set to track visits by time, not pages
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-07-10 00:23:19
Leading web ratings service Nielsen/NetRatings is about to begin using time spent rather than page views as its primary metric.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-07-10 00:23:19
Leading web ratings service Nielsen/NetRatings is about to begin using time spent rather than page views as its primary metric.
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One third of US teens experience cyberbullying
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-06-28 15:44:38
About 32 percent of teenage Internet users in the US say they have been subjected to cyberbullying according to a report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-06-28 15:44:38
About 32 percent of teenage Internet users in the US say they have been subjected to cyberbullying according to a report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
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First iPhone reviews appear
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-06-27 22:14:41
The first iPhone reviews have been published by some major US titles, and the vibe is positive.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-06-27 22:14:41
The first iPhone reviews have been published by some major US titles, and the vibe is positive.
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Trillian chat client gets critical update
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-06-19 16:39:03
The Trillian multi-protocol chat client has been updated to eliminate a vulnerability that could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-06-19 16:39:03
The Trillian multi-protocol chat client has been updated to eliminate a vulnerability that could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
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Microsoft revamps mobile portal
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-06-18 15:54:45
Microsoft's new-look MSN Mobile aims to simplify access to popular services via web-enabled mobile phones.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-06-18 15:54:45
Microsoft's new-look MSN Mobile aims to simplify access to popular services via web-enabled mobile phones.
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3 adds N95 and Shine to X-Series lineup
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-06-14 22:49:51
Nokia's N95 multimedia handset and the sought-after (though fingerprint-prone) LG Shine have been added to 3's X-Series range.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-06-14 22:49:51
Nokia's N95 multimedia handset and the sought-after (though fingerprint-prone) LG Shine have been added to 3's X-Series range.
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Microsoft and Linspire reach interop, IP deal
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-14 18:11:23
Microsoft and Linspire have tied the knot with a deal aimed at improving interoperability between Windows and the Linux distribution while also offering Linspire users the chance to buy into "patent covenants" - essentially insurance against being sued by Microsoft for patent infringement.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-14 18:11:23
Microsoft and Linspire have tied the knot with a deal aimed at improving interoperability between Windows and the Linux distribution while also offering Linspire users the chance to buy into "patent covenants" - essentially insurance against being sued by Microsoft for patent infringement.
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Leopard Server set for October shipment
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-13 04:03:09
Steve Jobs wasn't really telling the truth when - in the customary dig at Microsoft - he asserted that Apple will only be shipping one version of Mac OS X 10.5 in October.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-13 04:03:09
Steve Jobs wasn't really telling the truth when - in the customary dig at Microsoft - he asserted that Apple will only be shipping one version of Mac OS X 10.5 in October.
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Yahoo patches Messenger vulnerabilities
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-06-09 00:19:40
Yahoo has issued fixes for a critical bug in its Yahoo Messenger IM client which if exploited could hand control of a user's computer to a remote attacker.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-06-09 00:19:40
Yahoo has issued fixes for a critical bug in its Yahoo Messenger IM client which if exploited could hand control of a user's computer to a remote attacker.
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Online banking more popular than iPods?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-05-29 07:12:41
A new survey has found that Australian consumers over the age of 16 believe online banking and mobile telephony are by far the two most important technologies that have improved their lives over the past 10 years. The two technologies were ranked well in front of advances in entertainment such as portable music players and pay TV.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-05-29 07:12:41
A new survey has found that Australian consumers over the age of 16 believe online banking and mobile telephony are by far the two most important technologies that have improved their lives over the past 10 years. The two technologies were ranked well in front of advances in entertainment such as portable music players and pay TV.
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BadBunny macro worm targets OpenOffice
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-05-21 20:54:36
A proof of concept macro worm attacking OpenOffice on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux has been received by security software company Sophos but not yet detected in the wild.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-05-21 20:54:36
A proof of concept macro worm attacking OpenOffice on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux has been received by security software company Sophos but not yet detected in the wild.
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Secunia finds unpatched applications, but should we worry?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-05-20 22:40:09
An analysis of scans carried out using Secunia's online inspection service has shown that 28 percent of applications examined are not up to date with security patches, but we're not sure that's really a major cause for concern.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-05-20 22:40:09
An analysis of scans carried out using Secunia's online inspection service has shown that 28 percent of applications examined are not up to date with security patches, but we're not sure that's really a major cause for concern.
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Microsoft’s about to start calling you over IP
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: VoIP
2007-05-15 07:44:11
Microsoft, enviously eyeing Apple, is getting into IP in a big way - not intellectual property but IP Phones.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: VoIP
2007-05-15 07:44:11
Microsoft, enviously eyeing Apple, is getting into IP in a big way - not intellectual property but IP Phones.
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Microsoft unveils hardware for Web phone push
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-14 07:00:15
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-14 07:00:15
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. introduced on Sunday phones, headsets and other devices to work with its software that aim to replace the traditional office phone and deliver e-mails, instant messages and phone calls over the Internet.
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Shape Services to Skype-enable most mobile phones
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2007-05-07 21:44:41
German company, Shape Services, says it plans to release versions of its IM+ for Skype software, presently available only for BlackBerry, to run on most mobile phones.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2007-05-07 21:44:41
German company, Shape Services, says it plans to release versions of its IM+ for Skype software, presently available only for BlackBerry, to run on most mobile phones.
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What else is in the Xbox 360 Spring Update?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-05-07 03:56:18
Having dealt with the matter of tougher territory controls, what else will Xbox 360 users find after they install the Spring Update?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-05-07 03:56:18
Having dealt with the matter of tougher territory controls, what else will Xbox 360 users find after they install the Spring Update?
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Yahoo puts IM on Web thanks to Flash
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-03 21:23:31
Instant messenging users who don't like the overhead of downloading an IM client should checkout a new beta download called Yahoo Messenger for Web. The new service from Yahoo lets users partake in the text chat features of standard Yahoo IM but lacks file transfer, voice calls and web cam capabilities.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-03 21:23:31
Instant messenging users who don't like the overhead of downloading an IM client should checkout a new beta download called Yahoo Messenger for Web. The new service from Yahoo lets users partake in the text chat features of standard Yahoo IM but lacks file transfer, voice calls and web cam capabilities.
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Tech blamed (again) for student shortcomings
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-04-26 02:06:53
If there's a perceived shortcoming among young people, technology is an easy scapegoat. The Irish State Examination Commission's chief examiner is blaming text messaging for poor writing skills displayed in English exams.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-04-26 02:06:53
If there's a perceived shortcoming among young people, technology is an easy scapegoat. The Irish State Examination Commission's chief examiner is blaming text messaging for poor writing skills displayed in English exams.
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