Top viruses for November

Counting on a quiet weekend, Sophos has released its chart of virus activity for the month. In first place is Sober-A, which was actually discovered 27 October. Taking 32. ...more

Novell moves to dismiss SCO's Slander of Title suit

Novell has filed a motion to dismiss SCO's Slander of Title suit, for failing to properly detail its claim so that potential damages and other relief can be assessed. In a filing yesterday, the company asked for dismissal 'for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted'. SCO contends that Novell's claims that it owns certain Unix copyrights have damaged its business, causing customers to take their business elsewhere. ...more

Kodak launches limited edition EasyShare digicam

Kodak has launched a 2.3megapixel camera in a limited edition 'lifestyle' design. What does Kodak mean by this? Well, the LS420 offers dinky brick-like dimensions of 109x45. ...more

No escape for Netscape

Research from OneStat.com offers a snapshot of the global browser market for September, dominated by IE and with Netscape almost doubling its usage in the four months from June. Even so, nearly twice very little, is not very much at all. ...more

Online Tiny support

PC vendor Tiny is hoping a new support section on its Website will reduce the number of enquiries and service calls it receives by up to 90 per cent. The support element of the site features five sections for Tiny customers: 'Contact Tiny', which is self-explanatory, 'Services', which has customer-service-related FAQs, 'Downloads', for drivers and software updates, 'Technical Assistance', which has a how-to section and various user guides, and 'System Details', which itemises the contents of Tiny PCs. The quality of after-sales support is important for PC consumers and Tiny will be hoping that the easy availability of online information will reduce overall support costs. ...more