1. Report: Yahoo sites get traffic boost from Google
Most of Yahoo's top 20 Internet properties receive a greater share of traffic from a Google search, rather than a Yahoo search, according to a report from Hitwise.
2. UK govt scales back ePassport upgrade
The U.K. Identity and Passport Service has dropped the Electronic Passport Application project upgrade, claiming to be striving for value for money.
3. Sony PlayStation site victim of SQL-injection attack
Automated attack claims another high-profile target, offering sale of a fake antivirus scanner.
4. YouTube privacy at risk in Google-Viacom ruling
Google scores a legal victory in keeping its search source code secret from Viacom, but YouTube users are not so fortunate with their privacy.
5. Internet Explorer 8 to get antimalware protection
In preparing for the second beta, Microsoft announces security enhancements to Internet Explorer 8 expected in August.
6. Sony phones beat rivals on green scale
The latest Greenpeace evaluations are in.
7. Mobile users make same errors as disabled PC users
Academics have called on tech companies to overcome mobile-device usability issues, after research found mobile users make the same errors as motor-impaired PC users.
8. Nvidia cuts quarterly estimates
Graphics chip designer had problems during the current quarter with certain products for notebook PCs, and will have to take a charge to account for the product failures.
9. Gartner: Internet-based e-mail to fuel cloud uptake
The use of Internet hosted e-mail services--such as Microsoft's Hotmail and Google Mail--will fuel the business uptake of "cloud services".
10. Symantec's SaaS coming to Asia
The security vendor's first software-as-a-service offering targeted at small and midsize businesses will be in Asia "soon", say company executives.
Last updated: 04 Jul 2008 10:53 AM