New Mimail variant spreading fast

Twenty-six thousand, and rising rapidly. This is the number of occurrences of the Mimail-J virus that have been detected by MessageLabs, the email security company. And that was before the US came fully online today. ...more

Linux kernel version 2.4.0 released

Linus Torvalds, keeper of the Linux operating system kernel, has finally given the go ahead for an updated release. Version 2.4. ...more

MySpace eyes spin-off magazine - report

MySpace is considering publishing a spin-off magazine, according to Advertising Age. AdAge.com reports that the website's owner, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, has held talks with music and fashion mag Nylon, with which it has previously published an annual MySpace Music magazine. ...more

Yahoo changes its model

When the Internet first grew in popularity, a business model existed where revenue could be generated using advertising banners and "click-thrus". But the businesses using the World Wide Web are starting to change tack and looking to find a way of making you pay. It's no surprise really that the business model has changed, the previous one was built on sand and the number of dot. ...more

Microsoft makes 200 changes to IE7

Microsoft has made over 200 changes to Internet Explorer 7 as it struggles to meet CSS standards. The development team says that the new browser, which has been feature complete since March, is now in the process of being given a final polish before the official release later this year. Markus Mielke, the IE 7 Program Manager writes in the blog posting, 'We understand that we are far from being done and we know we have still a lot of work ahead of us. ...more