Bulldog befriends complaints site

Bulldog has taken a more proactive approach to widespread criticisms of its customer relations. The ISP, owned by Cable & Wireless, has teamed up with its most vocal critic, my-bulldog-hell. The website will now pass on feedback on Bulldog's service as well as customers problems. ...more

MessageLabs: Two thirds of spam sent via hijacked PCs

You have mail. Which means you also have spam, worms and viruses.. ...more

OpenBSD celebrates its fifth birthday with a release

For those of you who keep an eye on the Unix world, a new version of OpenBSD has just been released. The release of v2.8 represents a milestone - it's five years since the first release of this free, multi-platform UNIX-like operating system. ...more

Apple's Intel-ready OS X on a par with Power PC-based range

The version of OS X that Apple is developing in preparation for its transition to Intel hardware has caught up with the publicly available version for its Power PC-based Macs. OSx86 Project reports that: 'This marks the first time that Apple has released a copy of the OS for the Developer Transition Kits which is identical to the PPC version.' The website adds that this reflects the change in emphasis within Apple's engineering resources toward the Intel (x86) version of OS X. ...more

BPI forces ISPs to provide file sharer details

The BPI has begun a second wave of lawsuits against alleged illegal file sharers. The UK music industry body has been granted a High Court order compelling ISPs to provide the names and addresses of 31 individuals. ISPs now have 14 days to identify the individuals, based on IP addresses and log-on times provided by the BPI. ...more