MPs bid to update venerable Computer Misuse Act

The results of an investigation into updating the venerable Computer Misuse Act (CMA) have been published and will be pushed to form a Bill as early as November this year. The inquiry, initiated by the All Party Internet Group (APIG), set out a number of recommendations that would make the pre-Internet 1990 CMA more relevant to tackle the digital crimes of today. Derek Wyatt MP, Chairman of APIG said: 'The 1990 CMA understandably needs reforming. ...more

Mobiles are safe, claims report

Using a cellular phone does not increase a person's risk of cancer, according to a broad study released on Tuesday involving more than 400,000 Danish cellular telephone users. A team of researchers used data on the entire population of Denmark to determine that neither short- nor long-term use of cellular phones, also called mobile phones, was linked to a greater risk of tumours of the brain and nervous system, salivary gland or eyes, leukaemia or cancer overall. It is estimated that more than 2 billion people worldwide use cellular phones. ...more

Arabian Nights dawning

Publisher Wanadoo has announced Arabian Nights, a third-person action/adventure game coming from developer house Visiware. In Arabian Nights players will have to battle their way through seven episodes as they attempt to rescue not just one but five princesses. You'll get to partake in plenty of combat, with a variety of close-combat weapons at your disposal. ...more

Tiscali to fix PlayStation Network drop-outs

Tiscali has confirmed reports that PlayStation 3 users are being disconnected from the PlayStation Network, Sony's online gaming service for PS3 owners. PS3 users complained that the connection usually works without a hitch until Tiscali's peak period starts, during which the ISP employs 'traffic shaping' to allocate limited bandwidth more equally among all it users. It is not clear, however, whether this is definitely the cause of the PS3 issue, not least because other ISPs employ traffic shaping and have not been subject to the same complaint. ...more

NTL directors sued by investors

NTL investors have instigated a lawsuit alleging that company's CEO Barclay Knapp and other directors misled them about the company's financial condition. Last week NTL announced a major financial and operational restructuring in the face of a $17 billion debt. The lawsuit filed on 18 April in the US claims Knapp, COO Steven Carter and CFO John Gregg were responsible for misleading information which artificially increased the company's share price. ...more