Orange has reached an agreement to sell Apple’s popular iPhone in the UK. The deal ends an exclusive arrangement between UK network operator O2 and the Californian phone maker, which has been in place since 2007. Orange said its customers would be able to buy the phone “later this year” but did not specify a date or [...] [...more]
The US government is expected to relax control over how the internet is run when it signs an accord with net regulator Icann on Wednesday. The “affirmation of commitments” will reportedly give Icann autonomy to run its own affairs for the first time. Previous agreements gave the US close oversight of Icann – drawing criticism from other [...] [...more]
Internet giant Yahoo has relaunched its web portal, supported by a $100m global advertising campaign. The company hopes the website refresh will boost both traffic and revenues. Yahoo will also open its home page to rivals, allowing users to integrate third-party web services like Facebook or Hotmail into its portal. Yahoo has been struggling to turn its position [...] [...more]
The second generation of Wi-Fi security systems has now been broken as badly as its notoriously insecure predecessor: Japanese researchers say they can crack WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), the successor to the old-school WEP, inside of a minute’s time spent eavesdropping on a wireless network. Details on the mechanics of the attack are set to be [...] [...more]
Chinese authorities cracked down on a group of four software pirates for offering a custom-built copy of Windows XP, which was downloaded in excess of 10 million times. The four people who were identified as part of the Windows XP piracy ring received jail sentences and financial penalties of more than $1.6 million. Microsoft applauded the [...] [...more]
