NUJ calls for Yahoo! boycott over China links

The National Union of Journalists is calling for a boycott of Yahoo! over its too-close relationship with the communist Chinese government. The NUJ, which has 40,000 members, is protesting at what it deems Yahoo!'s 'collusion' with authorities in the People's Republic. While Yahoo! is not the only western high-tech company guilty by association - Cisco, Microsoft and Google have also come under fire - Yahoo! has become notorious for the part it has allegedly played in the jailing of particular dissidents. ...more

F-Secure 2005: PC Pro cover disc upgrade

Many readers who took advantage of the F-Secure Internet Security 2005 offer with our August 2005 issue are now receiving pop-up messages saying that it's time to upgrade to F-Secure Internet Security 2006. We have spoken to F-Secure to confirm how this upgrade will take place, and it has confirmed that it will be contacting PC Pro readers directly with full details on how to upgrade. The message will be sent using the normal F-Secure pop-up system. ...more

Blaster worm set to attack Microsoft's update service

The world is watching this weekend to gauge the full effect of the Blaster worm. Already widespread, the worm is timed to attack Microsoft's Windows update service after midnight tonight. The Blaster worm first appeared Tuesday 12 August 2003 - New worm infects with an eye on Windows Update site. ...more

XP Plus! ?29.99

Microsoft has unwrapped the add-on pack for its forthcoming OS: Plus! For Windows XP. What you get with the "eXtra Package" that you don't get with XP by default is new games, more desktop themes, 3D screen savers and a multitude of multimedia tools. The tools include Plus! Voice Command for adding voice recognition to the Windows Media Player, Plus! Speaker Enhancement to help bolster the sound of common desktop PC speakers, Plus! CD Label Maker for customising CD covers and labels, Plus! Personal DJ for customising playlists and Plus! MP3 Audio Converter for converting MP3 files to Microsoft's preferred format, Windows Media Audio (WMA). ...more

Piracy pair ordered to pay back ?600,000

A husband and wife piracy team are paying the price for counterfeiting computer and video games. The pair have been ordered to pay back more than ?600,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) following their original conviction for counterfeiting offences back in 2005. The couple were investigated by Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, and found to have benefited from their criminality to the tune of ?635,000. ...more