Survey: men hog Internet access shock

A survey has shown that nearly two-thirds of those polled thought men hogged computers to access the Net. Presumably with the TV remote in hand.. ...more

G8 signals renewed attack on Internet child abuse

The world's richest countries have vowed to redouble efforts to combat the sexual exploitation of children by Internet pornographers. Interior and justice ministers from the G8 nations - Germany, USA, Britain, France, Italy, Canada, Japan and Russia promised to step up efforts to stamp out child porn during the first working session of a conference on Web crime in Munich, Germany. 'We categorically denounce those who sexually exploit children by producing images of their sexual abuse and by distributing or collecting such images,' they said in the joint declaration. ...more

New p2p service uses Gmail storage

Ever wondered what you might do with the 2GB storage provided by Google's Gmail service? A Dutch student Robbie Groenewoudt has come up with a novel solution. His new service, known as G2G Exchange combines the storage capacity of Gmail with p2p technology to create a new file-sharing service. The new service requires that a user reveals some login information, so it is not something that you would want to use for a personal email service. ...more

Zen Internet cuts prices

Zen Internet is cutting the price of its broadband offerings with free activation across all its services. The cut follow's BT's recent reduction of the ADSL wholesale price, despite predictions that this would not be passed on to end users. The new prices are as follows: ZenADSL Home (512Kbps) ?23. ...more

Microsoft warns of seven new patches on the way

It's almost that time of the month again. On July's Patch Tuesday, on the 11th, Microsoft is to provide fixes for seven security concerns that cover a range of vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Office, some of which have been deemed to be 'critical'. Four of the seven patches will address problems uncovered in the Windows operating system, while three will deal with flaws in Microsoft Office. ...more