Jeremy Kirk

Articles by Jeremy Kirk

Yahoo scrubs personal data after three months

Google and Microsoft gets some pressure on privacy concerns as Yahoo decides to keep user data for only three months

Microsoft releases its first iPhone application

Deep zoom and browsing capabilities are key qualities of Microsoft's slick photo viewer for the the iPhone

Unpatched IE7 exploit imperils millions of computers

Vulnerability affects computers running IE7 on Windows XP regardless of the service pack version, Windows Server 2003 running Service Pack 1 or 2, Windows Vista and Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 as well as Windows Server 2008

Wikipedia censorship case sends ‘confusing’ message

A British lawyer says the question of what is an indecent image in that country has not been helped after an Internet watchdog reversed its decision on blocking an entry on the popular online encyclopedia

Srizbi botnet active again

Back from the dead. The zombie computers of one of the world's largest botnets have sprung back to life barely two weeks after the network was reported to have been shut down

ISO publishes Microsoft’s Open Office XML specs

ISO publication ends bitter debate with OpenDocument proponents, means developers can now implement Open Office XML into products for free

Amazon, Capgemini partner on app development

New offering will use Microsoft SharePoint content management and collaboration tools as well as Oracle ERP transport and logistic module

Margins very tight in Viagra spam market

Spam filters block vast amounts of unwanted online ads but messages that reach receptive buyers rake in US$3.5 million a year for drug peddlers

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