Websites of the week

Here are our top three tips on what will keep you from doing any proper work next week. After all, it's worked for us.. ...more

IBM reports healthy growth

IBM showed a healthy, although not stellar, rise in profits in its last quarter even though revenues dipped following the sale of the PC division to Lenovo. The company announced rises in many of its remaining divisions that, many analysts predict, shows an overall return to health in the tech sector. Big Blue announced that for its third quarter quarter, total revenue was $21. ...more

DIY phishing kits widely available on the Net

DIY phishing kits are being widely made available on the Internet warns the security company Sophos. 'Phishing' is the practice of duping people to reveal sensitive financial information by means of bogus websites and emails, often purporting to come from trusted sources. This development can only increase the incidence of attacks. ...more

Allofmp3 denies link to arrested London man

The Russian owners of Allofmp3.com deny that a man arrested in London for alleged copyright violations was the European agent for the controversial music downloads site. In a statement, they say that the unnamed Londoner 'was hastily declared an employee of the European office of Allofmp3' and denied that their business operates outside its home country. ...more

IEEE revises 802.11n but final approval delayed to mid-2008

The IEEE has adopted a new draft specification of 802.11n, the next-generation wireless standard, but the anticipated date for final approval has been moved from January to July 2008 with the standard due to be published the following October. The new specification has been temporarily labelled as version 1. ...more