Deepnet Explorer browser alerts for phishing scams

A new UK browser, which has gone into public beta, detects phishing scams and alerts users should they stumble across one. Version 1.3 of the Deepnet Explorer browser checks blacklists and analyses whether URLs and sites are up to date with security features such as certificates and so on. ...more

CES 2007: Warner Bros trumpets support for Total HD

Warner Bros. Entertainment says that top retailers in the States have agreed to stock its proposed new video disc, which is compatible with both Blu-ray and HD-DVD players. The likes of Amazon, Best Buy, and Circuit City Stores will support the discs, studio executives said on Tuesday. ...more

Yahoo! pushes Panama search advertising into Europe

Following its debut in the States, Yahoo! has announced the UK and European launch of Panama, its new sponsored search advertising platform. According to Yahoo!, it offers advertisers improvements such as the ability to rotate different ads through the system to find the most effective ad mix, ad budgeting based on desired advertising outcomes and a way to test different keyword search terms for advertising effectiveness and geographic targeting. The search marketing software system, known by the code name Panama, has been available since October last year to existing Yahoo! customers in the US, and was expanded to new US customers in December of last year. ...more

Restless in Seattle

The "Windows Everywhere" crusade took a further leap forward this week when Microsoft revealed the full extent of its mobile strategy to writers and analysts at a Mobility Forum in Seattle. The philosophy behind the strategy is all well and good. We operate in a world of personal and corporate information and we should be able to access that information wherever we are, on whatever device comes to hand, with a familiar and consistent interface. ...more

States hold out for antitrust appeal

The states of Massachusetts and West Virginia believe the approved settlement will not mend Microsoft's ways. Massachusetts and West Virginia, two of the nine outstanding states seeking tougher sanctions in the Microsoft anti-trust case, are to appeal the court-approved remedies. In a news conference, Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly said: 'There was nothing in the deal that would change Microsoft's business practices in any substantial way. ...more