Zero-day flaw found in web encryption
News A security issue with underlying web encryption protocols TLS and SSL has left many authentication mechanisms open to attack, according to security researchers [05 Nov 2009]
Pirate Bay closure sparks rise in P2P sites
News The temporary shutdown of the popular file-sharing site in August saw an increase in alternative torrent trackers, according to security company McAfee [03 Nov 2009]
Inside Microsoft's biggest datacentre 
Photos Take a look around Microsoft's 700,000 sq ft Chicago facility — a datacentre the company says just might be the biggest on the planet [05 Nov 2009]
Baguette 'dropped by bird' causes LHC disruption
News The Large Hadron Collider was hit by crouton torpedo when a rogue piece of bread caused an electrical system failure [06 Nov 2009]
Parallels supports Windows 7, Snow Leopard
News Parallels Desktop Mac virtualisation software is faster than the previous version and gives users more customisation flexibility when working with Windows [05 Nov 2009]
Thunderbird 3: Near-final version due next week
News Mozilla Messaging plans to issue release candidate 1 of Thunderbird 3 as soon as Monday, with the final version expected later in November [06 Nov 2009]
Oracle details fate of Sun software
News A recently published document has shed more light on Oracle's product plans for key products, including the GlassFish open-source application server and the NetBeans IDE [03 Nov 2009]
European 'internet freedom' law agreed
News Lawmakers agree to protect internet users from disconnection without due process, a move that means a raft of EU telecoms reforms can pass into law [05 Nov 2009]
Windows 7 upgrade poses problem for students
News Some students have found they cannot install their downloadable copy of the operating system, offered to students at a significantly lower price [27 Oct 2009]
Paving slabs harness energy of pedestrians
Photos The Pavegen system uses flexible paving slabs that convert the energy made by footsteps into electricity [03 Nov 2009]
Sony Ericsson goes Android with Xperia X10
Photos The manufacturer has unveiled the Microsoft Exchange-supporting X10, its first handset to use Google's open-source mobile operating system [03 Nov 2009]
Orange unveils iPhone tariffs, release date
News The operator has announced its tariffs for Apple's iPhone, which it will offer in competition with long-time provider O2 [02 Nov 2009]
Guardian site hack may affect half a million
News The Guardian has confirmed the name of the third-party contractor responsible for the site, but no technical details have been made available yet [26 Oct 2009]
Microsoft releases unscheduled fix for IE update
News The software maker has released a fix that addresses problems introduced by its last scheduled update for the Internet Explorer browser [04 Nov 2009]
Yahoo open-sources app for speeding up websites
News The company has released the source code underlying its Traffic Server software, which helps boost the speed of website operations [03 Nov 2009]
Interactive wallpaper turns on the lights
Photos A team at MIT has created electronically enhanced wallpaper that can be used to activate lamps, music systems and other devices with the touch of a hand [04 Nov 2009]
Microsoft forms Bing alliance with Facebook, Twitter
News The software giant's partnership with social networking sites will bring real-time results to its Bing search engine [22 Oct 2009]
Desktop supercomputer aims for 1.1 teraflops
Photos Asus has unveiled a mini-supercomputer based on Nvidia graphics chips and a 3.33GHz Xeon [28 Oct 2009]
Carl Icahn steps down from Yahoo board
News In a little over a year on Yahoo's board, Icahn helped hire chief executive Carol Bartz and orchestrate the pending search deal with Microsoft [26 Oct 2009]
Cisco, EMC to unveil cloud joint venture
News A new line of products called vBlock will combine storage, servers, networking and virtualisation for an integrated set of datacentre gear, according to reports [02 Nov 2009]
Firefox 3.6 can detect computer orientation
News In a new step to advance web-programming abilities, Mozilla's next Firefox will be able to detect how a user is tipping their computer [13 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 holes plugged in record Patch Tuesday
News In its biggest Patch Tuesday ever, Microsoft issued fixes for two Windows 7 vulnerabilities plus a number of zero-day flaws elsewhere [14 Oct 2009]
Oracle OpenWorld: Ellison takes aim at IBM
News Oracle chief Larry Ellison has taken several potshots at IBM, denigrating the power efficiency of its hardware and opening fire on its 'Smarter Planet' campaign [12 Oct 2009]
VirtualBox update fixes Windows 7 bugs
News The update to Sun's virtualisation testing tool takes care of compatibility problems with the Microsoft and Apple OSes, among other performance improvements [02 Nov 2009]
BlackBerry PhoneSnoop app can spy on calls
News US-Cert has warned users about the PhoneSnoop program, which could be used to remotely eavesdrop on BlackBerry calls [28 Oct 2009]
