Lycos runs up white flag in DoS war on spammers

After a week of trading packet requests across the internet with spammers, Lycos Europe has pulled down its www.makelovenotspam.com service. ...more

August monthly patch included Vista

Although Microsoft is touting Vista as the most secure operating system it has ever developed, it seems the new operating system is not going to be without its own security problems. Microsoft has admitted that the August mega patch Tuesday included two patches intended for the beta versions of Vista that are currently under test around the world. Of the seven critical Windows updates released in August, two - MS06-042, which is a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer, and MS06-051, which fixes a vulnerability in the Windows kernel - also affect Windows Vista Beta 2 or later. ...more

Digicam becomes jewellery

Fujifilm has announced a digital version of its curvy Q1 camera for ?100 inc VAT. Fujifilm's Christmas gambit will be available from November and will produce images up to 1,600 x 1,200 pixels in dimension. It uses a CMOS rather than the higher quality CCD sensor, but it's still a more than functional camera with Flash, red-eye reduction, 1. ...more

AOL takes on BT in home telephony

AOL UK has taken a step away from being a pure ISP by offering a telephone service. The company says that AOL Talk will offer 'unlimited' calls to landlines throughout the UK for the introductory price of ?7.99 a month. ...more

Instant Messaging, courtesy of a Genie

The newly-launched Genie IM service allows users to carry out real-time texting conversations via their mobile phone or a PC. Genie IM lets you see when your 'buddies' are online and then you can begin two-way communication, either through the Web or GSM and GPRS mobile data networks. The service can also be used through a non-WAP enabled phone using standard SMS texting. ...more