New virus peddles infection via foot fetish

Sophos has issued an alert for a new virus that encourages victims to visit websites where they may be subjected to images of women laughing. W32/Feet arrives as an email with the subject line 'Tickling Tickle Torture' and a similarly styled message, along with the attachment ticklish.vbs. ...more

IT contractor sacked from key UK e-government project

The British government has terminated an ?83 million contract with ITNet for the Datacentre Housing Project which was awarded less than a year ago. The project is seen as a cornerstone for the development of e-government. ITNet was responsible for providing the migration of the Government Gateway, an authentication and routing service; the Knowledge Network, a government information sharing facility; and DotP, a pan-government content management system, from the existing arrangements to a single, secure managed service. ...more

All roads lead to Gladius

Gladius Online is a new Massively Multiplayer Online Game with a difference: it's set in Ancient Rome and it's being developed by Brits. Oh, and it's free. As the online gaming world becomes ever more overpopulated with silly Orc games, it makes a pleasant change to see one rooted in history and brimming with new ideas. ...more

3G fares badly under DoCoMo tests

NTT DoCoMo is concerned over 3G's capability to handle large video and sound downloads, one of the key revenue streams for operators of the new high-speed mobile networks. Keiichi Enoki, who heads up DoCoMo's i-mode Internet service, said that, after testing the technology, it would be too expensive for consumers to download large files, such as pop videos. He said: "We will perhaps offer short video clips of ten to 15 seconds and previews of music that people can purchase to download at home through their PCs or TVs. ...more