Archive for March, 2008
Ad system ‘will protect privacy’
Two respected privacy campaigners have praised the user protection measures of a controversial online advertising system about to be deployed in the UK. The tools, developed by US firm Phorm, track users’ online surfing habits.
BT, Virgin and Talk Talk have signed up to trial the technology.
Campaigner Simon Davies said: “We were [...]
Hack into a Windows PC - No password needed
A security consultant based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows computers in seconds without the need for a password.
Adam Boileau first demonstrated the hack, which affects Windows XP computers but has not yet been tested with Windows Vista, at a security conference in Sydney in 2006, but Microsoft has yet [...]
Loan squeeze hits buy-to-let investors
The credit crunch has started to hit buy-to-let landlords, with mortgages for investors looking to rent out properties beginning to “dry up”, research has shown.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said it was becoming increasingly difficult for would-be landlords to enter the market.
As part of its monthly survey of letting agents, Rics asks agents [...]
GRAW 2 Co-op Collection 2 on Live
Everyone’s favourite military fetishist Tom Clancy has taken time out from typing to release a second Advanced Warfighter 2 Co-op Collection pack on Xbox Live.
It will cost you 400 Points (GBP 3.40 / EUR 4.80) and comes with nine new maps and eight fresh Achievements, which could earn you 125 Gamerpoints.
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The Importance of Web Page Popularity
People put up their own websites for different reasons. Others just want to be heard. Some love sharing their work, ideas, talents, and resources with other people. There are several who put up websites to earn out of it. And there are people who want to do all of these, so they end up [...]