Netsky restarts the virus wars

The latest NetSky variant indicates that the original author is back in the Bagle vs NetSky wars, despite promising early this month that he or she would write no more. The virus war seems to have flared up again though with NetSky-R, which contains a vicious attack on the authors of the Bagle virus. Text within the virus code reads: 'Yes, true, you have understand it. ...more

AOL members spend, spend, spend over Xmas

Step forward the first company to blow its own trumpet over Christmas e-commerce. AOL has reported that its members spent a staggering $4.6bn online over the holidays. ...more

HP counts PDAs before they are hatched

Gartner Dataquest has revised downwards its quarterly estimation of recent PDA shipments. This follows data 'discrepancies' by one of the major vendors. The finger of blame is pointing at HP, which has now lowered its estimation of shipment numbers by 89,000 (23 per cent). ...more

IT Forum 2004: Microsoft rolls out Windows-Based Hosting

Microsoft has announced general availability of Windows-Based Hosting Version 3.0, which is a platform for service providers to sell hosted offerings. Features new to version 3. ...more

New studio is TV free

Formac has released the Studio DV, a new cheaper version of its video input hardware. Studio DV is a FireWire device that converts video from a VCR, camcorder or DVD player into a DV stream that can be saved and edited on a computer and, if desired, recorded back to VHS tape. However, unlike the Formac Studio it doesn't have a TV/radio tuner, bringing the price down about ?100 to ?249 +VAT. ...more