Dutch campaign maintains anti-p2p offensive

Dutch anti-p2p campaigners have forced another filesharing website offline, bringing the total number of p2p sites that they have closed down in the past 15 months to 131. BREIN, a coalition of authors, artists and producers, persuaded the hosting provider for dsb-tracker.org to take the website down, after its operators had ignored BREIN's cease and desist notice. ...more

Banks 'shift liability' over fraud prevention

UK High Street banks stand accused of over-complicating systems and alienating customers in their attempt to clamp down on card-not-present fraud. Currently, the UK payment association APACS is trialling a new scheme where online shoppers put their credit or debit card into a special card reader that would generate a one-time passcode to authenticate the card and transaction. But the CEO of fraud screening company the 3rd man, Paul Simms, said many retailers deal with fraud and manage the threat with 'little or no impact on their genuine and honest customers. ...more

Apple's share price takes a tumble

Apple's share price fell by more than five per cent yesterday amid concerns that the company is overvalued. Bear Steams analyst Andy Neff lowered his rating on the stock which was trading at roughly 33 times the forecast average earnings per share. In contrast Dell stock is trading at 19 times earnings and HP's at 14 times. ...more

Mobile phones get the bullet

The mobile phone has come a long way from the brick-sized models of the Yuppie era, with more features and functions than you can wave a stick at. But now, the humble mobile has been transformed into a deadly killer. Forget microwave radiation from a mobile phone killing you. ...more

Apple Camps for kids come to the UK

Apple's two UK shops in London and Birmingham are hosting Apple Camps for children over the summer holidays. Each camp provides an opportunity for children and their families to participate in activities including hands-on learning, and 'doing cool stuff on Macs'. Campers complete their own projects that they can take home on CD or DVD. ...more