A cruel Gruel virus is stalking Windows

A virus writer with an anti-Windows agenda is trying to cause havoc with the Gruel virus. Described by Sophos as a mass-mailing worm, Gruel also causes damage to your Windows installation. It deletes files from the system folder, changes the default association for . ...more

IDF 2003: Intel pushes PCI Express

Throughout this IDF Intel has been pushing for the widespread adoption of PCI Express - the successor to PCI and PCI-X architectures - for high-speed IO between system components. At the forum Intel unveiled its PCI Express server and workstation chipsets, codenamed "Lindenhurst" and "Tumwater". One of the goals of PCI Express is to replace the ageing AGP8X graphics interface. ...more

The Internet is a cult - official

Results of a new survey issued by statistical company Ipsos-Reid reveals that only an estimated 6 per cent of the world's population is online. According to research from International research firm Ipsos-Reid, billions of people haven't even heard of the Internet let alone have any intention of buying a computer and getting online. Even in countries such as the United States, Canada, Sweden and the Netherlands, about one-third of people who could have access to the World Wide Web choose not to. ...more

UK clamps down on personal information sites

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ordered the website b4usearch.com, which offers a free 'people search' facility, to stop using personal information from electoral registers published before 2002, after finding the site in breach of the Data Protection Act. This is thought to be the first time that the ICO has issued such an order regarding a web site. ...more

ICANN halves Verisign payout in new agreement

The governing body of the Internet has moved a step closer to drawing a line under its dispute with the .com registrar Verisign. While reducing the one-off payment due from Verisign, it also changes the way it will levy money from the registrar and restricts its freedom to increase future charges. ...more