New reports emerge of viruses playing on the tsunami disaster

UK security company Sophos says it has received reports of a new virus playing on the tsunami disaster. VBSun-A arrives as an email with the subject line 'Tsunami Donation! Please help!' and the message text 'Please help us with your donation and view the attachment below! We need you!'. The file tsunami. ...more

Privacy groups attack Microsoft - again

The complaints mount up as Windows XP nears launch. Privacy groups have requested an injunction and investigation against Microsoft, claiming that the software company is engaging in "unfair and deceptive trade practices." Last month the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) sent a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission, predicting that Windows XP would be the primary means for consumers to gain Internet access, and that Microsoft intended to glean personal data from the millions of users via its . ...more

Canon takes four more PowerShots

Canon has unveiled four new PowerShot digital compact cameras, ranging from the 3.2 megapixel PowerShot A400 at ?220 to the ?900, 7.1 megapixel G6. ...more

Scams on the increase

Don't be taken in by rising scams, warns the DTI Consumer Affairs Minister Melanie Johnson has warned consumers of the growing numbers of scams using text messaging, email and fax. Speaking at the launch of National Consumer Week, she said people should be wary of any offers that seem to good to be true, particularly if you have to dial a premium rate number to avail of the offer. One such mobile phone text message scam, dealt with by telephone regulator ICSTIS (Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services), told the recipient 'I Fancy You', and invited them to ring a premium rate number to find out who the sender was. ...more

Microsoft readies MSN Messenger 7

A beta version of MSN Messenger 7.0 is reported to be released for private testing this week. Amongst the new features to be tried out across six countries are ones specifically targeted at the 13-24 year old age group. ...more