EC warns of .eu domain scammers

The European Commission is warning users over the registration of .eu Internet addresses. It seems some companies are prematurely offering . ...more

Microsoft seeks to command and control scripting

IT Forum, Barcelona: Microsoft today announced the official release of its command-line Windows scripting tool, Powershell. It's designed to address the age-old complaint that Unix and Linux users have access to far more powerful command-line tools than Windows power users have ever had with the old DOS-based Command Prompt. The software's available to download from Microsoft's official Powershell site. ...more

Pioneer delays its first Blu-ray players

Pioneer has delayed the release of its first Blu-ray players, citing unspecified development problems and despite having begun shipping Blu-ray drives for PCs. The delay could further put back the launch of the high-definition successor to DVD, which has already been put back a month. To make matters worse Toshiba began delivering the first players based on the rival HD DVD format in April, although Blu-ray's backers, including Sony and Apple, may be consoled by the news that these players are not without problems. ...more

Origami Project unfolds

The 'secret Microsoft project', which has got the Internet rumour mill abuzz, may not be quite what it seems. Rumours suggest that Microsoft is not planning to publicly release any details tomorrow (Thursday). However, some details are emerging of what Origami will be. ...more

Online shopping threat exaggerated - report

Online shopping is not quite as fraught with risk as some would have us believe, according to online retailers in the UK. A recent APACS (Association for Payment Clearing Services) report showed card-not-present (CNP) fraud, which includes online shopping, added up to more than ?90m - an increase of 29 per cent - during the first six months of 2005. However, Internet fraud itself only rose five per cent, although it remained the largest part of CNP fraud. ...more