2009 November | Tech News

Runescape creator pursues ‘phishing thieves’

A British man has been arrested and cautioned for stealing accounts for online game Runescape. Jagex, creator of Runescape, said it was likely to be the first of several arrests as it tackled in-game fraud. Online game Runescape has more than 100 million active players and play revolves around collecting and spending virtual cash [...]

Nov 30 2009 | Posted in Cybersecurity,Gaming,Internet,Privacy | Read More »

Lawyers target thousands of ‘illegal’ file-sharers

Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get legal letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games. ACS:Law plans to send notes to the accused in the new year offering a chance to settle out of court for “several hundreds of pounds”. A lawyer who has defended people who have received similar letters described [...]

Nov 29 2009 | Posted in Cybersecurity,Gaming,Internet,Technology | Read More »

Black Friday’s Top Tech Deals

Black Friday discounts bleed a little red as tough times in retailing call for sharp cuts on prices at a few big tech shops. These ten top deals show just how much pressure is riding on holiday sales. No. 10: Apple Apple is traditionally the stingiest of tech discounters in the gadget market, and this [...]

Nov 27 2009 | Posted in Communications,Computing,Home Tech,Personal Computers,Tech News | Read More »

Website Wikileaks publishes ’9/11 messages’

A website has published what it says are 573,000 intercepted pager messages sent during the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Wikileaks says it will not reveal who gave it the messages – some of which are from federal agencies as well as ordinary citizens. Internet analysts say they believe the messages are genuine [...]

Nov 26 2009 | Posted in Communications,Internet | Read More »

Wikipedia ‘loses’ 49,000 editors

Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia “lost” 49,000 of its volunteer editors in the first three months of 2009, University research suggests. The figure compares with a loss of 4,900 over the same period in 2008. The encyclopaedia-style website encourages editorial changes from everybody who comes to the site. Wikimedia UK, a chapter of the organisation that operates [...]

Nov 25 2009 | Posted in Internet,Tech News | Read More »

Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U suspend smartphone

Mobile phone retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U have temporarily withdrawn the Sony Ericsson Satio smartphone from their stores. Both companies said the move followed complaints from customers about software problems. Phones 4U announced its decision to stop selling the handset 24 hours after rival retailer Carphone Warehouse. Sony Ericsson said it was “giving [...]

Nov 24 2009 | Posted in Communications,Mobile Tech | Read More »

Games ‘permit’ virtual war crimes

Video games depicting war have come under fire for flouting laws governing armed conflicts. Human rights groups played various games to see if any broke humanitarian laws that govern what is a war crime. The study condemned the games for violating laws by letting players kill civilians, torture captives and wantonly destroy homes and [...]

Nov 23 2009 | Posted in Gaming,Tech News | Read More »

Twitter urges Murdoch to be open

Newspapers should become “radically open” if they want to make money in the online world, the co-founder of social networking site Twitter has said. Biz Stone said that he would “love to see what happens” if newspaper mogul Rupert Murdoch went ahead with plans to block Google from his websites. “The future is in openness [...]

Nov 19 2009 | Posted in Internet,Social Networking,Tech News | Read More »

Government lays out digital plans

The government has laid out its plans to deal with illegal file-sharers as part of its Digital Economy Bill, outlined in the Queen’s Speech. It includes the power to disconnect persistent pirates. But its controversial broadband tax is not mentioned and will be launched as part of the Finance Bill, due next year. Other elements [...]

Nov 18 2009 | Posted in Communications,Internet,Tech News | Read More »

T-Mobile staff sold personal data

Staff at mobile phone company T-Mobile passed on millions of records from thousands of customers to third party brokers, the firm has confirmed. Details emerged after the firm alerted the information commissioner, who said his office was preparing a prosecution. Christopher Graham said brokers had sold the data to other phone firms, who then cold-called [...]

Nov 17 2009 | Posted in Communications,Mobile Tech,Tech News | Read More »