Google and the authors and publishers with which it is trying to settle a five-year copyright feud ask the judge hearing the case for another delay so that they can make the deal more palatable for the Department of Justice
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Microsoft Hits Back At Sophos Windows 7 UAC Claims
A Microsoft executive accuses security company Sophos of sensationalising claims that Windows 7's User Account Control is ineffective at fighting malware
Novell Pushes Benefits Of Microsoft Protection
Microsoft and Novell celebrated the third year of their interoperability agreement at a conference in Seattle
EC Objects To Oracle Sun Deal
The regulators see a major conflict of interest in the world's largest commercial database company owning its largest open source competitor
D-Link Managed Switches Get IPv6 Approval
The portfolio of managed switches from D-Link have received the official blessing from the IPv6 Forum
PC Chip Sales Soaring, Says IDC
Sales of computer chips have soared to record levels in the third quarter, according to industry watcher IDC
OpenOffice Launches Mouse With 18 Buttons
OpenOffice.org has copied an idea from the gaming community, after launching a mouse with programmable buttons...18 in total
Firefox Celebrates Fifth Birthday
Firefox is five years old today, and is celebrating the fact that almost a quarter of Internet users are now opting for the open source web browser
Radware Relaunches Alteon Brand With New Platform
'Alteon is back', claims new owner Radware, after it launched the first new Alteon application delivery platform in nearly six years
RickRolling iPhone Worm Pops Up Down Under
An Australian student has created the first ever iPhone worm - a "rickroller" that puts an image of singer Rick Astley on jailbroken phones
UK Not Affected By Mass Nokia Charger Recall
The Finnish phone giant is recalling 14 million Chinese-made phone chargers that might give an electric shock - British users are saved by our eccentric electrical socket standard
UK Tightens Tech Recycling – While Toxic Waste Leaks To Africa
In the same week that the UK updated its electronics recycling laws, a Nigerian national has been questioned by police over the illegal export of waste technology
Companies Still Backward On Flexible Working Says Collaboration Specialist
You don't have to be locked in a cubicle for 60 hours a week to complete your technological work or to be successful
eBay Settles Skype Lawsuit
eBay settles lawsuits with Joltid and Joost in a £1.13b deal that gives Skype ownership over all software previously licensed from Joltid
Green Start-Up Will Drill Into Energy Efficiency and Performance
Viridity is developing software designed to give IT administrators high visibility into the utilisation and energy consumption of their IT equipment and applications
Ex-MySQL Boss Says EC Would Be Wrong To Oppose Sun Deal
Former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos says "there's no rational argument" for preventing Oracle from acquiring all of Sun
IBM Developing Low-Emission Data Centres
IBM is working to deliver technology that it claims could lead to zero direct emission data centres, says an IBM researcher at the USENIX Large Installation System Administration conference
Three Critical Fixes For Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday will include six security bulletins, three of which are rated 'critical'
Opposition Mounts To Cisco’s Tandberg Bid
Cisco's bid for video conferencing rival Tandberg hangs in the balance as opposition to the deal grows
IT Managers Still Believe Outsourcing Poses Security Risk
The majority of large UK corporates still believe that outsourced systems are less secure than in-house alternatives
Mozilla Thunderbird 3 Due Next Week
Mozilla's open source competitor to Microsoft Outlook is to be updated with a new version of Thunderbird expected next week
Enterprises Fear SaaS Will Create Software Licensing Issues
Most UK businesses are concerned about introducing virtualisation, cloud computing and SaaS into their organisations over fears of complex licensing issues
Hands On: Nokia N900 – A Good Cheap Option?
Nokia may have started from the idea of a pocket computer, but this is a geek-friendly Linux smartphone that straddles the desktop/phone divide
EC To Object To Oracle’s Sun Acquisition, Say Reports
The EC is likely to make a formal objection to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, because of the inclusion of the open source MySQL database, say newspaper reports
Microsoft Windows 7 Beats Early Vista Sales by 200 Percent
Boxed Windows 7 sales were three times as high as those of Vista during the products' first few days of release - but price cuts will hit Microsft revenue
Industry Must Tackle IPv4 Depletion
The IT industry has ignored the availability of IPv6 addresses for too long at the risk of adding unnecessary risk and complexity to internet architectures, says Axel Pawlik, managing director of RIPE NCC.
US to Get Data Breach Notification Laws
Commerce agencies in the US will have to notify anyone whose personal information may have been accessed in a breach, when two bills become law
Ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina To Run For Senate
Carly Fiorina, the former boss of HP, will stand for Senate election - while the ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman plans to terminate Arnold Schwarzenegger's role
Spammers And Botnets Change Tactics
Internet villains are learning from their mistakes, and now they can come back quickly even when their ISPs are shut down, security researchers say
Good Reviews Pitch Motorola Droid Into Smartphone War
The Motorola Droid might not be an iPhone killer, but it is a contender in a contest which will also include the HD2. Palm Pre and Nokia N900, US papers say