Category: Internet
Brit Lulzsec member Ryan Cleary faces 25 years jail for hack attacks
Ryan Cleary, British member of the hacking collective known as Lulzsec, could face 25 years jail in the US after being charged by a Californian court. The court alleges that Cleary was instrumental in the DDoS attacks which wreaked havoc…
"Troll Bill" could mean the end of web nasties. But will it cost us our web freedom too?
Trolls: as pervasive on the web as trojans, dodgy porn and those picture you just knew you should have deleted from your camera. Spouting out abusive comments on chat rooms, social networks and forums, the era of the web troll…
AirTime promises it won't be as sleazy as Chatroulette
We first heard about Chat Roulette inspired venture Airtime late last year and now Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker's new baby is out in the wild the big question we're all asking is, will we be able to use…
TechDigest.lol anyone? New top-level domain bids could make you laugh out loud
Google have announced that they are bidding to run a new set of top level domain addresses, including ".google", ".youtube" , ".docs" and even ".lol". Are Google about to lead a Lolcatz renaissance, or are these new domains too specific/and/or…
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to be extradited to Sweden following sex crime allegations
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to Sweden after losing his latest appeal in the ongoing case relating to his alleged sex crimes. Accused of rape and sexual assault by two former volunteers, the whistle-blowing website's figurehead's appeal had…
Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer as most-used browser for first time
Google's Chrome web browser has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the first time to become the world's most-used internet browser. According to StatCounter, Google Chrome crept up the usage tables to overtake the veritable Microsoft offering for the first time…
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson quits over CV lies
Scott Thomspon has stepped down as CEO of Yahoo after it was revealed that he had lied about qualifications on his CV. Thompson's biography listed a computer science degree which he in fact had not earned. As a result, he…
TalkTalk turn on X-rated web content blocker
Internet service provider TalkTalk has today switched on their new porn-filtering system, meaning that all new customers to their service will have to specifically request access to X-rated, adult content. By default, TalkTalk's HomeSafe filter will automatically block access to…
Nominet extends .uk domain registrations to ten years
Nominet has made it easier for owners of .uk web domains to secure their addresses by extending registrations to 10 years. Owners of .uk extensions such as .co.uk, .me.uk and .org.uk will benefit from the change, being able to secure…
Web designers take note: 1366 x 768 is now most popular screen resolution
Time to shred those go-to page templates web designers; there's a new king of screen resolutions in town. According to web analytics team StatCounter, they've seen a shift in the most popular screen resolution from 1024 x 768 to 1366…
