BT sets SDSL prices for September launch

BT is set to launch SDSL broadband on 8 September and has released details of what connection speeds will be available and for how much. The IPStream Symmetric service - as the SDSL product is known - will be available at four speeds: 256kbit/sec, 512kbit/sec, 1Mbit/sec and 2Mbit/sec costing ?1,440, ?1,680, ?2,520 and ?3,000 a year respectively for a minimum one-year contract. The connection charge will be ?450. ...more

Google fixes Gmail hijacking flaw

Google has fixed a flaw in Gmail that could let hackers hijack email accounts. The company did not reveal details of the vulnerability, but acknowledged that it was possible to take complete control of another person's account. Israel's Nana NetLife Magazine exposed the flaw last week, reporting that a user's cookie could be stolen. ...more

Skype hits 100 million downloads

VoIP company Skype has announced that it has over 100 million subscribers to its free Internet telephony service. The company claims that no other company has generated that number of downloads in just two and a half years. While no-one doubts that 100 million people around the world have signed up for the Skype service, no figures are given on how many of those are active users. ...more

AMD calls on Skype over Intel deal

AMD is spreading the scope of its anti-trust battle with Intel, and is involving the voice over IP specialist Skype. As part of the antitrust complaint AMD has served Skype with a subpoena requesting certain documents from the company. Specifically, documents related to the recent introduction of its 10-way voice conference calling feature. ...more

Virus knocks the block off antivirus boss

Sophos has identified a new virus that starts up a coconut shy game, allowing you to target the bonce of the AV company's head honch Graham Cluley and a rival Belgium virus writer. The virus, W32/Coconut-A, was written by Gigabyte, a Belgian virus writer that claims to be female and appears to have taken umbrage over the media attention received by Cluley and virus-rival Frans Devaere. While Cluley is oft-quoted on the latest virus dangers, he explained that Devaere found fame in Belgium having claimed to have been behind the hacking of ISPs. ...more