The Ashes

Some controversy stirred up earlier this week after the Electronic Frontier Foundation stepped in on behalf of the creators of Wikipediaart.org, a site dedicated to a Wikipedia-related art project. The EFF was responding to demands by a lawyer for the Wikimedia Foundation, the parent company of Wikipedia, that the artists turn over control of the [...]

The CEH training course – http://www.trainace.com/courses/ceh/ – at the Academy of Computer Education is currently leading the nation in enrollments and churning out Certified Ethical Hacker graduates for EC-Council, the organization responsible for establishing the CEH certification exam. ACE’s success with information security training – http://www.trainace.com/categories/security/ – reflects a deep commitment to the EC-Council and [...]

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says he will not resign his Apple board position despite a government inquiry. The Federal Trade Commission is looking at a possible breach of antitrust laws given Mr Schmidt’s directorships at Google and Apple. Both companies have competing browsers and phone operating systems, leading to possible conflicts of interest. But Mr [...]

Virgin Media is piloting broadband speeds of 200Megabit per second (Mbps) for a small group of users in the UK. Following successful trials in the lab, 100 "lead adopters" in Kent will have access to the high speeds, believed to be among the fastest in the world. Virgin will be using the high speeds to [...]

The head of America’s National Security Agency says that America needs to build a digital warfare force for the future, according to reports. Lt Gen Keith Alexander, who also heads the Pentagon’s new Cyber Command, outlined his views in a report for the House Armed Services subcommittee. In it, he stated that the US needed [...]

The UK’s electronic intelligence agency has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement to deny it will track all UK internet and online phone use. Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) said it was developing tracking technology but "only acts when it is necessary" and "does not spy at will". The denial follows the home secretary [...]

A release candidate of Windows 7, the next major release of the world’s most popular operating system, goes public in trial form in the next week. Microsoft is hoping it can avoid the negative press that surrounded the launch of Vista, the last major Windows release, almost three years ago. Windows 7 has been designed [...]

Google has defended its online book deal amid reports it is being reviewed by the US justice department. An investigation is expected to examine whether or not the book search agreement with authors and publishers violates anti-trust laws. Google reached a settlement in October to create a $125m (£85m) fund to pay authors to have [...]

Microsoft has launched a trial product to connect users to the people and places they care about especially when crisis hits. The company said the main inspiration for Vine came from Hurricane Katrina. The product is designed to keep family and friends in touch when other communications fail or falter. The Seattle Times has described [...]