Category Archives: Technology

GlobalSign re-starts certificates

Security firm resumes issuing website authentication certificates, after a hacker claimed to have breached its systems.

Microsoft services hit by failure

Hundreds of millions of Microsoft users were left unable to access some online services overnight because of a major service failure.

Mozilla calls for security checks

Web certificate authorities have been told to audit their security or risk being dumped from Firefox.

Waterstone’s to launch e-reader

Waterstone’s is to launch a digital e-reader, similar to Amazon’s Kindle, in spring 2012.

Google mulls Android favourites

Google has considered giving some mobile phone makers privileged access to its Android technology, suggest court papers.

HTC sues Apple after Google sale

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC fires a fresh salvo in its ongoing legal battle with Apple after buying patents from Google.

.XXX website registration begins

Companies and celebrities are being given the chance to protect their names from hijacking ahead of the launch of .xxx.

Web authentication breach spreads

Belgian security firm GlobalSign has temporarily stopped issuing authentication certificates for secure websites.

Hackers carry out website hijacks

Turkish hackers managed to re-direct visitors away from high-profile sites, including Vodafone and the Daily Telegraph.

Mobile phones target relief aid

Mobile phone data from people fleeing natural disasters enables aid agencies to target relief, according to a study