Internet
Skype crash: Software bug and server overloads blamed
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December 30, 2010Server overloads and a bug in Skype for Windows caused the two-day outage for the net phone firm. Details of what caused the service to be unusable for millions of users prior to Christmas have been posted on the firm's blog. The two events combined...
Ka-Sat net-dedicated spacecraft lifts off
December 28, 2010The second European satellite dedicated to delivering broadband internet connections has launched successfully. The six-tonne Ka-Sat lifted off atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan at 0351 local time on Monday (2151 GMT on Sunday). The...
A million UK children 'lack access to computers'
December 28, 2010More than a million school children in the UK still lack access to a computer at home, research suggests. And almost 2m are unable to go online at home, according to leading digital education charity, the E-Learning Foundation. It also claims those...
Microsoft warns on IE browser bug
December 25, 2010Microsoft has issued a warning about a serious vulnerability in all versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) browser. If exploited by a booby-trapped webpage the bug would allow attackers to take control of an unprotected computer. Code to exploit the...
Skype recovers from global blackout
December 25, 2010Free internet phone service Skype says it has 'stabilized' its service following a two day outage. In a blog post put up late on 23 December, it said it was handling 90% of its typical call volume. Audio, video and instant messaging systems that run...
Skype global blackout continues after network fault
December 23, 2010Millions of people around the globe continue to be affected by an outage at the free internet phone service Skype. Users from Japan, Europe and the US all reported problems, which started at around 2030 GMT on 22 December. The company said the fault...
Anonymous Wikileaks supporters explain web attacks
December 13, 2010'Coldblood', a member of the group Anonymous, tells Jane Wakefield why he views its attacks on Visa and Mastercard as defence of Wikileaks. A group of pro-Wikileaks activists who coordinated a series of web attacks have explained their actions. The...
Twitter use strongest among US minority groups - study
December 13, 2010African-American and Latino adults in the US who use the internet are twice as likely as whites to use the website Twitter, a survey has found. The Pew Research Center, a Washington-based think tank, found that 13% of Latino and 18% of African-American...
Hackers set sights on visa in fight for WikiLeaks
December 09, 2010Hackers have declared an Internet war in support of WikiLeaks, with groups of anonymous attackers disabling major credit card websites in retaliation for denying service to the controversial website. The group, going by the name "Anonymous,"...
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf warns over address changes
November 12, 2010The internet could face years of instability as it moves to a new addressing system, one of the network's original architects has warned. Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the internet, spoke as the UK was urged to begin using the new addressing system...