AirPort update for WiFi compliance

Apple has released updates for both its AirPort software and its AirPort Extreme base station firmware to ensure that its wireless networking products are compatible with the recently ratified 802.11g standard. Although Apple introduced faster, 802. ...more

Opera floats to the value of ?11mn

Opera has welcomed the response to its IPO (initial public offering) ahead of the company being listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE). The company sought to issue 12.5 million shares and it claims the IPO was oversubscribed by a factor of twenty. ...more

Hewlett merger siege - rebel shoots from the hip

HP has responded to an article printed in the Financial Times that reports dissident director Walter Hewlett as considering former HP CEO Lew Platt a replacement for Carly Fiorina 'after the merger is defeated'. While many observers would not consider the resignation of Carly Fiorina surprising if the merger didn't go through, HP does not share Hewlett's confidence on the demise of the deal. The company said that Hewlett's action 'is an outrage and blatant disregard of a director's responsibilities. ...more

F-Secure defends itself against email virus campaign

F-Secure says an email virus campaign has been launched with the goal of besmirching its name. The Finnish company says that thousands of emails have been sent out with spoofed 'from' addresses from F-Secure domains and infected with a new variant of the Breplibot worm. The email claims to come from one non-existent F-Secure employee 'David Adams, Dept. ...more

EBay reports 'intermittent' problems with PayPal

EBay has reported that it has been having trouble with its PayPal online payment arm. The company says that it has been having technical glitches following a coding update last Thursday. The company says it is 'working furiously' to fix the problems. ...more