Buggy home routers expose O2 customers to hijacking
If you get your internet service from O2, there’s a good chance Paul Mutton can remotely log in to your router and make configuration changes that surreptitiously allow him to …
Sony to install Google Chrome browser on PCs
It is thought that Chrome will be installed on select Sony laptops in the coming months, putting Google in direct competition with Microsoft, whose Internet Explorer web browser comes as …
Highlight of Apple’s Sept. 9 event predicted to be Steve Jobs
With so many seemingly concrete rumors tied to Apple’s Sept. 9 event, one Wall Street analyst doesn’t expect any big surprises from the iPod maker, except the appearance of the …
eBay close to Skype sale
eBay is close to getting shot of Skype – the VoIP phone service it paid $2.6bn for in 2005.
Are mobile phones replacing laptops?
Over the past decade mobiles have undergone another revolution. Phones are no longer just devices to make and receive calls and texts, they are also for checking emails, Facebook and …
Spotify, DRM and the celestial jukebox
With Spotify launching a new offline music player for iPhones, it has taken a big step forward to giving itself a future. Now it faces the same dilemma as Real’s …
Dual-screen laptop on sale by Christmas
The pioneering PC, known as the Spacebook, is the brainchild of Alaska-based technology firm gScreen.
Whistleblower releases Skype snooping code
The source code for a Windows Trojan capable of recording Skype calls as MP3 files has been released in a move that spells bad news for VoIP confidentiality.