Jeremy Kirk - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Jeremy Kirk

Article | 14/07/2009 Survey says most companies won't deploy Windows 7

Nearly six in 10 companies have no current plans to deploy Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, due for release in October, according to a ...

Article | 13/07/2009 Twitter suspends accounts of users with infected computers

Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a well-known piece of malicious software that has targeted othe...

Article | 10/07/2009 Dangerous security flaw likely just a hoax

A claim of a software vulnerability in a program used to connect securely to servers across the Internet is likely a hoax, according to an analyst wit...

Article | 9/07/2009 PayPal to open platform to third-party developers

PayPal will soon open up its platform to third-party developers, allowing them to build applications with a range of money transfer options.

Article | 1/07/2009 Joost unplugs Web TV service, concentrates on selling tech

Web video site Joost is restructuring, abandoning its hopes to be a successful ad-supported Web TV provider. Instead it will sell its video-serving te...

Article | 3/07/2009 When your phone rings, the copyright police may come calling

A digital rights group is contesting a U.S. music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played ...

Article | 3/07/2009 Vendor squabbles cause W3C to scrap codec requirement

The latest rewrite of the Web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats that could make it cheaper and easi...

Article | 2/07/2009 New Trojan puts sneaky twist on click fraud

A new piece of malicious software has been discovered that cheats Google and potentially other search engines out of money.

Article | 2/07/2009 New Trojan puts sneaky twist on click fraud

A new piece of malicious software has been discovered that cheats Google and potentially other search engines out of money.

Article | 30/06/2009 Report: Microsoft to sell Razorfish ad agency

Microsoft is planning to sell Razorfish, its interactive ad agency, according to a report in Monday's Financial Times.

Article | 30/06/2009 Chinese registrars need rap on knuckles, expert says

A computer security expert is calling for action against two Chinese companies that he and other analysts allege are facilitating spam and cybercrime ...

Article | 27/06/2009 China remains spam haven due to 'bulletproof' hosting

An overwhelming majority of Web sites promoted through spam are hosted in China at service providers that many times choose to ignore complaints and a...

Article | 25/06/2009 Adobe issues update for Shockwave Player

Adobe Systems has released a patch for its Shockwave Player to fix a critical vulnerability, the company wrote on its security blog on Tuesday.

Article | 25/06/2009 Post-acquisition, MessageLabs harmonizes with Symantec

Symantec has taken a relatively hands-off approach with its integration of hosted messaging provider MessageLabs since its acquisition of the company ...

Article | 24/06/2009 Cloudmark security suite addresses growing SMS spam

As mobile users are more frequently pestered by SMS spam, one security vendor is applying its experience in stopping e-mail spam for mobile networks.