'Godfather of Spam' sentenced to four years
News Alan Ralsky and many of his gang of spammers have been given prison sentences for a pump-and-dump spam operation [25 Nov 2009]
Government starts building ID card database
News The National Identity Register, which underpins the ID card scheme, has added more than 500 people since going live in October [25 Nov 2009]
Opera censors Chinese content
Blog Opera has updated the Chinese version of its mobile browser to stop users accessing restricted content. Opera Mini was updated on Friday from an international to a Chinese version, the BBC... [25 Nov 2009]
Google updates BlackBerry apps tool
News The new version of the tool makes it possible to support Apps access on up to 500 BlackBerrys from a single BlackBerry Enterprise Server [25 Nov 2009]
Microsoft CFO Liddell steps down; Klein takes reins
News Chris Liddell is stepping down after four-and-a-half years as Microsoft's chief financial officer, and will be replaced by Peter Klein of the company's Business Division [25 Nov 2009]
A look through Sony Ericsson's Pureness phone 
Photos ZDNet UK examines the Xperia Pureness handset, which combines streamlined features with a transparent LCD screen [25 Nov 2009]
Kindle gets better battery life, native PDF support
News Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, Amazon has announced it is offering some small but notable upgrades to its Kindle e-book reader [25 Nov 2009]
Draft standard aimed at improving website interfaces
News The Files interface, now a draft at the World Wide Web Consortium, could lead to better uploading and other chores [25 Nov 2009]
Tesco to stock Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS
News The retail giant hopes to have the popular handset in its physical and online stores by Christmas, but has not announced pricing [25 Nov 2009]
Wave energy generator pumps power to Scotland
News The Oyster converter makes electricity using a simple design of a flap moved by waves that pumps water underground to an onshore hydro-electric turbine [25 Nov 2009]
Chrome extensions site now open for uploads
News Google is asking programmers to start adding their Chrome extensions to the new gallery, but browser users can't download them yet [25 Nov 2009]
US may probe leaked global warming emails
News US Congress may investigate whether prominent scientists who are advocates of global warming theories may have misrepresented the truth about climate change [25 Nov 2009]
Symantec website breached
Blog Security company Symantec has said that one of its websites was successfully breached. Romanian security researcher 'Unu' posted details of the breach in a blog post on Monday. Unu claimed to... [24 Nov 2009]
South Yorkshire set to get next-gen broadband
News The network operating centre for Digital Region, a public-private partnership intended to bring fibre-based 25Mbps broadband to South Yorkshire, has gone live [24 Nov 2009]
EC drops Qualcomm antitrust probe
News European regulators have dropped their investigation into Qualcomm's 3G licensing, after Ericsson and other companies that lodged a complaint withdrew [24 Nov 2009]
Radioactive assumptions in the Digital Economy Bill
Leader If enacted, anti-filesharing provisions will impose huge cost and huge danger without any guarantee of success or necessity. We deserve more rational laws. [24 Nov 2009]
European telecoms reform clears final hurdle
News The Telecoms Reform Package, which covers topics such as internet freedom, data breach notification and net neutrality, has been passed by the European Parliament [24 Nov 2009]
Developers invited into LinkedIn
News The networking site for professionals has opened its platform to developers so they can integrate it into business applications and web sites [24 Nov 2009]
HP bumps up outlook for next year
News The company has reported fourth-quarter and annual earnings in line with expectations and has raised its financial targets for 2010 [24 Nov 2009]
Mobile industry 'cannot identify pirates'
News Identifying unlawful file-sharers to comply with proposed law is not currently possible for mobile operators, industry chief says [24 Nov 2009]
Socitm calls on councils to spend more on 'change'
News Increased investment in transformational projects will pay off in savings on consultants and outsourcing, the Society of IT Management has argued [24 Nov 2009]
Beams all round as LHC progress accelerates
News Flagship experiment is making rapid progress towards its first new science, says Cern [24 Nov 2009]
Australians detail cybersecurity strategy
News Australian attorney general sets out plans for security agencies to protect internet users from attack [24 Nov 2009]
Opera 10.10 bundled with Unite web server function
News The most recent version of the browser comes with Opera's data-sharing application [23 Nov 2009]
Cumbria community digs NHS-funded fibre
Photos The Alston Moor area will have next-generation broadband connectivity by the end of the year, thanks to a social enterprise rollout that is partly funded by the NHS [23 Nov 2009]
