requests in news
RSS requests in newsUK officials going snoop crazy
News Officials made more than 500,000 requests to snoop on private phone and internet information in the UK last year. More than 1,400 requests per day were made to spy on phone call records and web traffic last year, up on the average of less than 350... [23 Jul 2008]
Google Talk finds a home on iPhone
News Apple did not respond to requests for comment on its software security policies. Google is making its Google Talk instant-messaging application available for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, however these new applications come in light of new... [04 Jul 2008]
Anti-malware: Top of the list for Internet Explorer 8
News Cross Domain Requests is a more secure way for the browser to pull data from other domains; and Cross Domain Messaging is a more secure means for a browser to send a message across a domain. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced new security features... [03 Jul 2008]
BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
News The streaming version of iPlayer was launched on Christmas Day last year and has since received more than 100 million programme requests. The BBC's iPlayer on-demand TV service has undergone a major facelift designed to make it more appealing and... [25 Jun 2008]
UK students outsource IT coursework to India
News Lancaster and fellow City lecturer Robert Clarke are calling on the government to set up a national database of university assignments so they can be matched against contract requests on coding websites and traced back to students. [25 Jun 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Chunked Encoding Vulnerability in Apache: Versions of Apache prior to 1.3.26 have a vulnerability in the way they perform decoding of requests making it possible for remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow on affected systems. [19 Jun 2008]
Will staff 'Right to Train' boost skills?
News But IT recruitment company InterQuest believes the government's proposal is unlikely to make a big difference as there is no obligation on employers to actually grant the training requests. The government has launched a consultation on a proposal... [19 Jun 2008]
BBC iPlayer hits 75 million downloads
News According to BBC figures, iPlayer enjoyed another month of growth in April with around 21 million programme requests - a 20 per cent increase on March. In terms of platforms, 10 per cent of programme requests came from Apple Mac users and three per... [20 May 2008]
Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'
News Many see it as a hindrance to performing everyday tasks, as it requests confirmation for many actions where no user confirmation was needed in Vista's predecessor, XP. Software developers from NeoSmart, a not-for-profit technology-development... [29 Apr 2008]
Dell and HP find ways to keep Windows XP alive
News After shifting largely to Vista after its January 2007 mainstream launch, Dell and others quickly began adding more XP options in response to customer requests. Facing a 30 June deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest... [28 Apr 2008]
Single-sign-on system makes sense for logistics firm
News Ratcliffe told silicon that requests for password resets were running at 400 per month. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA [21 Apr 2008]
Security experts criticise Phorm
News Clayton found that part of Phorm's system involves mediating web page requests between users and ISPs. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets [18 Apr 2008]
BBC's Highfield hops off to Kangaroo
News During the first three months of the year iPlayer received 42 million requests for streamed or downloaded programmes, according to the BBC. BBC director of future media and technology, Ashley Highfield, is to leave the corporation to head up the... [15 Apr 2008]
Facebook for BlackBerry racks up a million hits
News A user's status message can also be updated on the go, and friend requests can be made and responded to. BlackBerry users have racked up more than one million downloads of a Facebook app in the five months since it launched. [02 Apr 2008]
Google pledges 'wi-fi on steroids'
News Representatives from the National Association of Broadcasters and wireless microphone manufacturers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The company, joined by other heavyweights like Microsoft and Dell, has long been lobbying for... [25 Mar 2008]
