Websites outline 118 options

Two new websites have been launched to help directory enquirers sift through the multitude of options available since midnight Sunday's launch of the new 118 services. Of the two, telecoms regulator Oftel's www.newdirectoryenquiries. ...more

Exclusive: Pentium 4 2GHz UPDATE

Very reliable sources confirmed to us this afternoon that Intel will be supplying 2GHz Pentium 4 processors in volume next month. Scary stuff for AMD? Possibly, but the real shocker is the news that AMD intends to introduce and distribute 1.8GHz Athlons in September too. ...more

Yahoo! to change the Overture name

Internet portal Yahoo! is to rename the Overture online marketing company it bought nearly two years ago to Yahoo! Search Marketing Solutions. As part of the plan, all the paid-for services will be brought under the same umbrella including Yahoo! Shopping's Product Submit and Yahoo! Directory's Express. In order to provide a one stop shop for its customers, Yahoo will move Overture's website to a new 'Advertising Solutions Centre' site. ...more

Password reuse opens door to ID theft

The issue of choosing appropriate passwords for a range of online accounts has been raised by Kaspersky Lab in a new study. It highlights, in particular, how people who use the same password for multiple accounts and websites are leaving themselves open to identity theft. The security company has carried out a survey on password habits and found that 62 per cent of users have up to ten online accounts that require passwords, with 23 per cent of users having more than 20 password protected accounts. ...more

Spam up nearly 40 per cent

The amount of spam clogging up the Internet and inboxes has risen by almost 40 per cent in the past 12 months, according to security firm MessageLabs. After scanning some 122 million emails in June, the company found that one in every 2.6 - some 34. ...more