Orange set to launch HD Voice in 2010

December 31, 2009 No comments yet

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Thursday 31 December 2009 at 12:54:00

Mobile operator looking to differentiate through improved audio quality

Mobile network operator Orange today announced that it will be rolling out new high-definition voice capabilities to its customers next year in a bid to offer improved call quality….

Google loses out in domain name dispute

December 31, 2009 No comments yet

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Thursday 31 December 2009 at 12:34:00

Arbitration body decides ‘Groovle’ is not confusingly similar to ‘Google’

Little-known web development firm 207 Media has won a case filed against it by web giant Google, which claimed that the name of the firm’s custom search engine, Groovle, was…

The Best Gaming Moments of 2009

December 31, 2009 No comments yet

Pull up a chair in front of the fire because it’s storytime here at bit-tech as we look back on our personal favourite moments of 2009. From Mark’s discovery of Samorost to Antony’s pilgrimage back to Battlefield 2, check out our tales and tell us yours in the forums.

Nuance buys ailing SpinVox

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Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Thursday 31 December 2009 at 08:45:00

Acquisition will help Nuance expand its voice-to-text capabilities

Voice recognition software vendor Nuance has bought beleaguered voice-to-text firm SpinVox in a $102.5m (£64m) deal which it hopes will expand the capabilities of its advanced speech recognition platform….

Phishing attacks soar in December

December 30, 2009 No comments yet

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Wednesday 30 December 2009 at 15:29:00

Network Box stats show over half of all web-based threats this month were phishing attacks

Phishing attacks soared in December as cyber criminals looked to capitalise on the higher number of online shoppers in the run up to Christmas, according to new research from managed…

Microsoft denies IIS flaw claims

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Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Wednesday 30 December 2009 at 15:14:00

Security response team says there is no vulnerability in IIS 6.0

Microsoft has dismissed claims made last week of a critical flaw in the firm’s popular Internet Information Services (IIS) web server product, saying that customers using IIS 6.0 in the…

MySQL creator launches bid to block Oracle Sun deal

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Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Wednesday 30 December 2009 at 14:53:00

Michael Widenius says deal would hit consumers and small businesses

The co-creator of the MySQL database currently owned by Sun Microsystems has started a campaign to “keep the internet free” and prevent Oracle from buying Sun….

How to Build a DVD Server

December 30, 2009 No comments yet

Andy decided that forking out tens of thousands for an expensive ‘Kaleidoscape’ server was simply crackers. So, like any good modder, he built one himself, for less. In this article, he guides us through how you can make your own: from hardware to software.

Adobe to become top hacker target for 2010

December 29, 2009 No comments yet

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Tuesday 29 December 2009 at 16:04:00

New McAfee report predicts next year will see Adobe software surplant Microsoft products for the dubious honour

Security giant McAfee is warning end users and information security professionals to expect an increase in threats to social networks and the emergence of Adobe products as the number one…

E-tailers triumph over multichannel competitors

December 29, 2009 No comments yet

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Tuesday 29 December 2009 at 13:33:00

Online only stores beat bricks and mortar rivals in new customer satisfaction survey from ForeSee Results

Online-only retailers yet again did a better job of satisfying customers than their multichannel competitors during December, according to the latest study of the UK’s top 40 online retail sites…