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Virgin runs fibre broadband via telegraph poles

Virgin Media will use telegraph poles to extend the reach of FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) in a test in the U.K. village of Woolhampton, it said on Thursday.

ICANN chief: DNS could stop at any time

The Country Code Name Supporting Organization of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has criticised ICANN President and CEO Rod Beckstrom for "inflammatory" comments that the Domain Name System is not as secure as it used to be.

Mozilla rips off MetaLab design, apologises

A Canadian interface design firm accused Mozilla of stealing user interface (UI) elements for a development tool in the browser maker's Jetpack project, which aims to simplify add-on making.

Google stays ahead of Microsoft Bing

Microsoft's Bing search engine continues to grow slowly, but remains far behind Google, which has maintained its 70%-plus share of the market in recent months.

Microsoft Bing embedded in Google Android phones

Motorola will start loading Microsoft's search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, bringing more non-Google services to the phones amid a row between Google and China.

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Internet access fundamental right, says BBC poll

A study by BBC World service found that four-fifths of adults around the world believe that Internet access is a fundamental human right.

Trademarks and security delay domain changes at ICANN meeting

Trademark protection, costs and cybersecurity threats are some of the issues likely to derail the introduction of new Internet generic top-level domains, being discussed at a meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Board this week in Nairobi.

Microsoft could battle back with Internet Explorer

Industry watchers say Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser could help the software giant regain market share and get products in front of more customers.

Opera rushing to fix Windows vulnerability

Opera Software will soon patch a vulnerability in its Web browser that could allow an attacker to run malicious software on a Windows computer.

US lifts web export ban on Iran, Sudan, Cuba

The US Department of the Treasury has loosened controls on the export of Internet-based communication services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, in an effort to spread free-speech freedoms to those countries, the agency said Monday.

FDIC: Hackers stole $120m in three months

Ongoing computer scams targeting small businesses cost US companies US$25 million in the third quarter of 2009, according to the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Microsoft reworks browser ballot screen

Microsoft reworks browser ballot screen

Responding to reports last week that its European ballot screen was not truly randomising the positions of the top five browsers, Microsoft has changed the algorithm that shuffles the spots

IE6 laid to rest in mock funeral

A mock funeral for Microsoft's Internet Explorer attracted 80-100 mourners, along with flowers and a card from the IE team at Microsoft.

Microsoft may announce Internet Explorer 9 at MIX 2010

Rumors are circulating that Microsoft could announce a beta of Internet Explorer 9 at the upcoming MIX 2010 conference. The new version is rumored to feature improved support for open web standards.

Microsoft browser ballot unfair, say small firms

Most of the developers whose browsers have been relegated to a second screen of the ballot Microsoft is now pushing to Europeans are mad as hell, and they won't take it anymore.

CeBIT: Firefox researchers show off 3D graphics

A group of researchers plan to soon release a version of the Firefox browser that integrates the ability to view 3D graphics.

Microsoft browser ballot should go beyond EU, say rivals

A lobbying group composed of Microsoft rivals wants antitrust regulators worldwide to pressure the company into offering a browser ballot screen to their citizens.

Spanish police shut down Mariposa botnet

Spanish authorities have arrested three men in an operation that has crushed a major botnet network of infected computers.

Ballmer: Microsoft will beat Google ... eventually

It's not easy being Steve Ballmer. The Microsoft CEO was asked for the umpteenth time Tuesday if his company will ever be number one in search.

Google beefs up Chrome beta

Google has upgraded its browser Chrome with a host of new features, including additional privacy controls for users and seamless integration of translation functionality.

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