U.S. appeals court hands Google patent case setback
A federal appeals court handed Google a setback in a patent fight last week, tossing out part of a summary judgment in the Web search engine’s favor in a lawsuit filed by HyperphRase Technologies.
Perl offers incremental update; Version 6.0 still awaited
The first new version in five years of Perl, the popular Web scripting language, is now available, according to spokesmen from the Perl Foundation..
Microsoft Outlook add-on monitors public folders
Software maker ArtfulBits has released an add-on for Microsoft Outlook that’s designed to notify users about changes in Microsoft Exchange Public Folders and view the status of unread e-mail..
Microsoft opens up on security research
Microsoft has launched a security blog that provides more technical details about the vulnerability research behind the patches and security updates the company releases each month..
XP SP3 downloaders get 30 days’ grace
Users who install Windows XP Service Pack 3 will not be required to enter Microsoft’s product activation key before they use the operating system, according to a Microsoft whitepaper.
AOL throws in Netscape towel
AOL is formally pulling the plug on its historic Web browser and is advising its users to adopt AOL spinoff Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox instead.
SCO Group exits Nasdaq
The Nasdaq market has delisted The SCO Group, the Linux-seller-turned-Linux-litigant now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Google privacy blunder opens up share lists
Google has followed in the footsteps of Facebook by changing its Google Reader to make shared items automatically available to Google Talk contacts.
Vodafone customer racks up £27,000 bill
A factory worker from County Durham has run up a £27,000 phone bill by using his mobile as a modem for his PC.
2007: How was it for security?
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.