Cyber-crooks sting South Africa for £13 million

Written by By Robert Jaques : A cyber-crime syndicate is believed to have defrauded the South African government of more than £12.8 million in a series of spyware frauds..
The crimes were revealed by the South African Minister for Finance and Economic Development, and have resulted in 32 arrests in connection with more than 80 separate fraud counts.

Asus powers up new Eee PC line

Written by Clement James : Asus has unveiled three new notebooks in an attempt to build on the success of its original Eee PC device.
The Eee PC 901, 1000 and 1000(H) incorporate a built-in solid state drive for shock proof computing, and Asus claims that the new generation of machines consume even less power.

GPS semiconductor firms face ‘uncertain future’

Written by Robert Jaques :Semiconductor vendors that pioneered the GPS market are facing an “uncertain future”, experts warn.
ABI Research said that such firms are at growing risk of being absorbed into much larger integrated circuit manufacturers.

HP and Acer settle patent spat

Written by Robert Jaques : HP reported today that it has settled an ongoing patent spat with Acer.

Samsung Omnia takes on 3G iPhone

Written by Robert Jaques : Samsung has moved to take the wind out of Steve Jobs’s sails this afternoon by unveiling its Omnia i900 smartphone just hours before the expected launch of Apple’s much-hyped 3G iPhone.

Sony brings YouTube to Bravia TVs

Written by Robert Jaques : YouTube has become the latest online video provider to join Sony’s Bravia Internet Video Link service.
The link is a small module that attaches to the back of a selection of Sony’s LCD flat-panel TVs released in 2007 and 2008.

BT users create gigantic wireless hotspot

Written by Guy Dixon : BT has persuaded more than 100,000 of its Total Broadband customers to share part of their capacity as a wireless hotspot via the BT Fon network.

China key to $11bn Asia WiMax bonanza

Written by Simon burns : The Asia-Pacific region could have as many as 43 million WiMax subscribers by the end of 2013, according to new forecasts.
But analysts warn that growth could be cut in half if the Chinese government chooses to block local WiMax development.

Europe’s highest court to weigh in on Google AdWords case

Written by Jacqui Cheng : While some folks actively search out knockoffs of high-end brands, most of us would prefer the real thing. Especially when looking for expensive apparel and accessories online, although sorting out the real deal from the fakes can get a bit tedious.

Facebook ban could lead to staff exodus

Written by Iain Thomson : A survey of 1,000 office staff has found that nearly a third of younger employees would consider quitting their job if Facebook was banned in the workplace.
The survey by IT services firm Telindus found that 39 per cent of 18 to 24 year-olds would consider leaving if they were not allowed to access applications like Facebook and YouTube.