Mozilla site crumbles in rush to get FireFox 3
The time has come to break records for most number of download in a day and people are trying to rush to get FireFox3. But at the time of writing this post ( 18:35 BST ), All the sites relating to Mozilla FireFox are down. These includes mozilla.com , getfirefox.com & www.spreadfirefox.com. Mozilla.com is displaying “Http/1.1 Service Unavailable” error while other two sites just refuses to load. Lets hope the sites come up soon or else the dream of breaking download record will end up being just a dream
Yahoo gets in bed with google
Yahoo has agreed a deal with Google which will see Yahoo use the search engine giant’s advertising technology.
Under the agreement, Google ads will appear alongside some Yahoo search results in the US and Canada.
The announcement came after Yahoo said it had failed to persuade Microsoft to renew its bid to buy all of the internet company.
Recent talks concluded after Yahoo rejected a Microsoft proposal to buy just its online search business.
Potentially lucrative
Yahoo said the agreement with Google could be worth up to $800m (£410m) in additional revenue every year.
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Console modding is now legal in UK
In a landmark historic occasion today 11 June 2008 at the court of appeal criminal division the legal argument that modchips do not circumvent copyright protection was upheld by Judge Justice Jacobs.
The granting of this appeal based on the argument that the copyright infringement has already taken place before the use of a modchip has resulted in the squashing of all 26 counts against MrModchips
Beware music downloaders in UK. Virgin is out to get you
Virgin Media and the British Phonographic Institute (BPI) are to send warning letters to customers they believe are downloading or distributing music illegally.
The announcement represents the first such public deal between the BPI and an ISP.
The pair hope that the new campaign will avoid users risking disconnection and possible legal action.
“Virgin Media’s fibre optic broadband is a great platform for people who want to download lots of music,” said Virgin Media in a statement.
“But we want them to do so without infringing the rights of musicians and music companies.”
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Prosecute BT for illegal Phorm trial
BT should face prosecution for its “illegal” trials of a controversial ad-serving technology, a leading computer security researcher has said.
Dr Richard Clayton at the University of Cambridge made his comments after reviewing a leaked BT internal report.
The document reveals details of a 2006 BT trial with the Phorm system, which matches adverts to users’ web habits.
“It’s against the law of the land,” he told BBC News. “We must now expect to see a prosecution.”
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