Spoofed spam sibling sent to slammer

Following the first trial of its kind in the US, a brother and sister have been convicted of sending hundreds of thousands of spam emails. A third defendant Richard Rutkowski was cleared of charges. Finding the two defendants guilty of three charges each of sending emails with spoofed addresses, the jury recommended that Jeremy Jaynes be sentenced to nine years in prison and fined Jessica DeGroot $7,500. ...more

Yahoo! audio search arrives in UK

Yahoo!'s audio search has officially arrived in the UK, allowing users to search through some 38 million audio files online. As well as indexing what's available from commercial online music services, such as iTunes, Napster and Wippit, Yahoo! audio searches will also look up podcasts, interviews and other spoken word files. In addition, audio searches will also return other information such as music videos, album art and reviews. ...more

16-Dec-2000 Essential news of the week

Catch up on the essential news of this week and find out what the movers and shakers of the IT industry have been up to by clicking on the stories below. Ofcom does away with Oftel Our chips will be even faster than your chips FileMaker in the Palm of your hand IBM raises curtain on 10GHz chip Turn your Palm into a robot Free to breathe, but not to surf Don't forget, we welcome your comments. Just click on a story and go for the 'Comments' link on the right-hand side of the screen. ...more

Record industry escalates music download legal battle

The RIAA is targeting another 500 music sharers with lawsuits. The organisation has asked a judge for permission to subpoena ISPs to discover the identities of these 'John Does'. Before the subpoenas can be issued, the RIAA has to seek permission following the RIAA vs Verizon case. ...more

Real Harmony could benefit Apple

Real Networks' Harmony technology, announced this week, that lets music downloaded from Real's online store be played on a previously incompatible iPod could help Apple sell even more digital players, a leading analyst has claimed. Needham & Co's Charles Wolf told CNN Money that, 'Harmony could help iPod sales. It could also take some sales away from the iTunes store, but it's the iPod that makes the money. ...more