Category: Internet
Fraudsters launch phishing attacks against dating sites
Fending off creeps, perverts, stalkers and bunny-boilers are not the only things you need to worry about when looking for love online. According to internet monitoring company Netcraft, criminals are stepping up phishing campaigns that target people who use dating…
Virgin chief brands BSkyB broadband 'lousy'
In what many broadband customers in the UK would consider a case of the pot calling the kettle black, Virgin Media boss Tom Mockridge has criticised BSkyB by claiming that its broadband service is lousy. And to add further insult,…
All TV to be streamed, says Roku chief
The traditional way of delivering the TV signal to viewers is on the way out – and so are DVD players, DVRs and other such devices, according to Roku chief executive Anthony Wood. In an interview with Associated Press, Wood…
Feedly hostage crisis enters day 3 with no resolution
Feedly, the RSS reading service, has been under a "DDOS attack" for some time now. Nefarious hackers are bombarding the website's servers, forcing them offline. According to the company's blog the attacker is apparently trying to extort money from…
WATCH: "How Parliament is failing to protect your privacy"
The Open Rights Group, a campaigning organisation that argues against internet surveillance has released a new film to YouTube explaining how – they claim – Parliament is failing to protect our privacy. The release comes as Home Secretary Theresa May…
EE opens up broadband service to non-mobile customers
EE has announced this morning that its home broadband service will no longer be restricted to mobile customers – opening up the service for wider usage. In terms of the offering, there's essentially parity with all of the other major…
Netflix founder Reed Hastings joins billionaire club
It seems that, for some, there is still a bit of money to be made on the internet. Forbes has announced that Netflix founder Reed Hastings is the latest business mogul to join the growing ranks of the world's billionaires….
Is Amazon launching a PayPal rival?
Amazon looks set to launch its own online payment service, in a bid to take on the dominant player, the eBay-owned PayPal. According to Reuters, Amazon customers who store their credit or debit card data when they make a purchase…
Britain gets .UK domain name
Businesses and individuals can register .UK domain names from today. Web registrar Nominet announced the launch with the world's largest welcome sign unveiled at London's Heathrow Airport. Nominet said that QI host Stephen Fry was the first person to launch…
Apple's iOS8 adds additional layer of security to wifi scanning
Another new tidbit from Apple's forthcoming iOS8 has emerged – the operating system will apparently disguise your phone's "MAC" address when scanning for wifi. The MAC address has nothing to do with Apple – but actually stands for "Media Access…
