Another anti-virus test defeats Microsoft Live OneCare

According to a new set of tests, Microsoft's anti-malware product, Live OneCare has again trailed in tests against rival products. The software was only one of 17 products that failed to come up to scratch in a run-off conducted by Austrian anti-virus testing company AV Comparatives. Live OneCare only managed to detect 82. ...more

AOL UK up for sale

The Guardian reports that the ISP business is earmarked for sale: Time Warner to retain audience and advertising divisions. AOL UK and other international businesses in France and Germany are up for sale, according to a report in today's Guardian. The paper reports that Time Warner has hired the Citigroup investment bank to find a buyer for the services. ...more

YouTube hits back at Yahoo!

The Internet phenomenon that is YouTube has shot back at Yahoo!'s video revamp with new features intended to bind its community of video posters closer together. YouTube has become incredibly successful and now attracts a mind boggling 50 million views and 50,000 video uploads every day according to its own statistics. Now for a community that sees itself as a collection of movie and TV moguls, the developers have added some features that make it easier to use. ...more

Sega in denial over Dreamcast

Will they or won't they? That is the question. And the question is whether Sega will abandon its ailing 128-bit Dreamcast console. A company spokesman in Japan has acknowledged that the company is considering dropping production of the Dreamcast in order to concentrate on supplying games for rival Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Gameboy Advance systems. ...more

Eolas seeks Internet Explorer ban

Eolas, whose patent forced Microsoft to announce forthcoming changes to Internet Explorer, has asked a Chicago court to prevent Microsoft distributing the existing browser as it infringes their patent. Attorney Martin Lueck said that Microsoft's decision not to license the Eolas technology, but to seek instead to work around it (see Microsoft sets out changes Internet Explorer), had prompted the decision to seek further action. Eolas has already secure one legal victory, and more than $500mn damages, having persuaded a court that ActiveX controls in IE 6, which enable the playback of applications and content served over the Internet, violate its patent. ...more