Spam surge drives net crime spree

The tussle between computer security companies trying to protect your PC and the bad guys that try to compromise it is often characterised as an arms race.

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Email school reports considered

Parents in England may get more frequent progress reports from their children's schools via e-mail or even mobile phones, the government says.

Ministers want to use new technologies to improve the flow of information between schools and parents.

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Vista opens new dawn for security

Vista will be the big event in computer security in 2007, say experts and add that it will have a profound effect on both sides of the security world.

Many organised crime gangs are already tearing the new version of Windows apart looking for ways to exploit its weaknesses, say some.

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Wikipedia creator turns to search

The creator of the Wikipedia encyclopedia is turning his attention to search engines.

The Search Wikia project will not rely on computer algorithms to determine how relevant webpages are to keywords.

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Army to get bomb disposal robots

The Army has signed a £65m contract to secure a fleet of 80 hi-tech bomb disposal robots, the Ministry of Defence has revealed.

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Asia communications hit by quake

Telecommunications across Asia have been severely disrupted because of damage to undersea cables caused by Tuesday's earthquake near Taiwan.

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Asia phone links start to recover

Asia's internet and phone networks were getting back to normal on Thursday two days after an earthquake off Taiwan severely disrupted services.

Businesses and internet providers reported sporadic problems, as phone companies warned it could take weeks to repair damaged undersea cables.

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Number 10 opens its doors online

Number 10 Downing Street has opened its famous front door to the public after more than 270 years, with a virtual tour for web users.

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UK home computer pioneer honoured

Professor Hopper has been made a CBE for services to the computer industry.

Now the head of the University of Cambridge computer lab, Prof Hopper is best known for his part in founding iconic British technology firm Acorn.

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Robot heading for Antarctic dive

The mysteries of the Antarctic deep will be probed by a new vessel capable of plunging 6.5km (four miles) down.

Isis, the UK's first deep-diving remotely operated vehicle (ROV), will be combing the sea-bed in the region in its inaugural science mission.

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