Google Blog goes off message

There were red faces in the Googleplex yesterday after the company was forced to admit that the Official Google Blog had been hacked over the weekend. The post was removed and the company was forced to deny claims that its Click-to-Call project had been cancelled. The unauthorised posting stated: 'Google has decided not to continue with Google Click-to-call project. ...more

Fujifilm announces 8Gb memory cards

Fujifilm has developed the smallest ever memory card, boasting faster read/write speeds and capacities up to 8Gb. Jointly developed with Olympus and manufactured by Toshiba, the xD-Picture Card is optimised for image formats and at 20x25x1.7mm is the smallest on the market. ...more

Turkey tops charts for website defacements

Turkey has been propelled to the top of the charts for website defacements by the work of one man, according to monitoring group Zone-H.org. A hacker using the handle Iskorpitx has apparently rampaged his way across the Internet, defacing nearly 22,000 websites yesterday, and adding a further 17,000 at the latest tally. ...more

UK Government warms to Sun's desktops

News from yesterday's Observer and the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has revealed that Sun's Linux-based Java desktop is proving irresistible to government departments as they try to drive out IT costs and channel that funding to front-line services. Sunday's Observer reported that the NHS has ordered a trial of Sun's Java desktop to assess the cost savings compared with licensing Microsoft products and also to consider benefits such as longer periods between upgrades. The OGC has also announced it will be extending its Open Source trials, which began initially with IBM, to Sun's Enterprise and Desktop systems. ...more

Record industry escalates music download legal battle

The RIAA is targeting another 500 music sharers with lawsuits. The organisation has asked a judge for permission to subpoena ISPs to discover the identities of these 'John Does'. Before the subpoenas can be issued, the RIAA has to seek permission following the RIAA vs Verizon case. ...more