Allofmp3 denies link to arrested London man

The Russian owners of Allofmp3.com deny that a man arrested in London for alleged copyright violations was the European agent for the controversial music downloads site. In a statement, they say that the unnamed Londoner 'was hastily declared an employee of the European office of Allofmp3' and denied that their business operates outside its home country. ...more

Opera raises curtain further on version 9

The second technical preview of the Opera 9 browser, which is now available for download, features support for widgets, thumbnail previews, site-specific preferences and improved pop-up blocking. By the term 'widgets' Opera means small Web apps that run directly on the desktop. These can interact with online services - such as news feeds, dictionaries or search engines - and Opera's hope is that users develop their own . ...more

New phishing flaw found in Opera

Secunia Advisory 11901 notes that the issue may be caused due to a race condition and will sometimes make it possible to display spoofed information in the address bar via a specially crafted HTML document. The flaw is categorised as less critical and has been confirmed in version 7.51 for Windows; other versions may also be affected. ...more

Creative adds a Sleek MP3 player to the Zen family

Creative has released a Sleek version of its Zen MP3 player. Headline features of the aluminium finished Zen Sleek include: 20GB storage (which equates to roughly 10,000 songs in WMA format), an FM tuner with 32 presets, a built in microphone with support for direct recording, and a newly designed LED backlit touchpad. The Zen Sleek is described by Creative as a 'compact, high-end player', with playtimes of up to 16 hours from the rechargeable battery. ...more

Oily Web site vandalised over pricing

Cyber-vandals have attacked Opec's Web site, defacing it with a written statement condemning the organisation's greed. The statement, which was written by someone calling themselves 'fluxnyne', appeared as a text footnote at the bottom of the Opec homepage. After several seconds, visitors are then taken to the site's main menu. ...more