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BufferAdobe has said it is working to fix a “critical” security flaw in its Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player software. It warned that the vulnerability potentially enables hackers to take control of affected computer systems, and that users running Windows, … Continue reading
BufferBy Richard Morris Brits are spending the equivalent of almost one day in every month surfing the internet, according to new research. The UK Online Measurement company (UKOM) says the average web user is online for 22 hours and 15 … Continue reading
BufferMicrosoft saw its Internet Explorer web browser claim less than a 60 per cent share of the market in April. IE, which was by far and away the most dominant browser in the late 1990s, has now lost market share … Continue reading
BufferBritish users of Google’s email system will soon be able to have an account ending @gmail.com rather than @googlemail.com. For the past five years the search firm has been prevented from using the shorter name due to a trademark disagreement … Continue reading
BufferApple has unveiled details of a mobile advertising platform which is to be included in an update for the company’s iPhone later this year. iAd, which will be used to allow advertisers to place adverts in third party applications, is … Continue reading
BufferA plan by the BBC to release an iPhone app to bring its news and sport coverage to a wider group of people has stalled. Following “representations from industry”, the BBC Trust, the corporation’s governing body, has decided to delay … Continue reading
BufferThe decision by the London Times and Sunday Times newspapers to start charging readers to access their websites from this June could be the big step towards a paid-for content model the newspaper industry has been waiting for. Under the … Continue reading
BufferThe University of Sheffield is leading a project designed to bring together a range of documents for historical research in one place. The Connected Histories project centres around a search engine which will provide links between separate databases of historical … Continue reading
BufferSuper-fast broadband will be available to every home in the UK by 2020, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has promised. In a speech, Brown called super-fast broadband “the electricity of the digital age” which “must be for all – not just … Continue reading
BufferThe European Court of Justice has decided Google isn’t breaking the law by allowing companies to bid for trademarked keywords through its Adwords sevice. The LVMH Group, which is behind luxury brands including Moet and Chandon champagne, Louis Vuitton, Dior … Continue reading