According to a security report by information risk management firm, IOActive, major ISPs in the US have created a massive security hole which puts the entire internet at risk, all in the name of making money.
Earthlink, an internet service provider has, along with a British advertising company called Barefruit, been engaged in the practice of [...]

Ebay President, John Donahoe has announced that its failing VoIP subsidiary, Skype will likely be heading for the chopping block, after the calamatous purchase failed to live up to expectations. Ebay acquired Skype for $3.1bn back in 2005, in the hope that internet phone service would improve communication between its user-base, and despite rapid growth [...]

Not content with their campaign against the dangerous cult of scientology, internet activist group, Anonymous have turned their attention to an issue which affects more than just whacked-out celebrities - their latest target being Virgin Media CEO, Neil Berkett.
The issue of net neutrality resonates with a great majority of internet users, and has finally come [...]

New York based Gawker Media has sold three blogs from its impressively sized array of online publications, because Managing Editor, Nick Denton couldn’t care less about the subject matter, citing a failure to generate enough ad-revenue to make it worth the effort.
The three blogs being dropped are Gridskipper, Idolator and Wonkette, all of which are [...]

After a brief phonecall with a BT representative this morning (who at first, denied all knowledge of Phorm) they finally got tired of my incessant badgering and admitted trials had took place, and when asked when the scheme would be implemented fully, he had this to say…
“..It’s [Phorm] not going ahead apparently. I’m told by [...]

According to Ameibo, this service is the only website in the world that pays you cold hard cash when you legally share the movies you buy or rent from them, which should not only satisfy all the copyright nazis who are getting their knickers in a twist about illegal file sharing, but promises to fill [...]

After Microsoft recently threatened Yahoo! with a 3-week ultimatum to “accept our offer or else” (the ‘or else’ being a hostile take-over), Yahoo! have responded with a bewidlering tactic to try and gain leverage in the bitter talks. For two weeks, Yahoo! will be implementing Google Adsense into Yahoo! search.
The move is said by a [...]

After a long-running battle between social networking rivals, Facebook and ConnectU, the embarrasing episode may be coming to an end with Facebook (formerly ‘TheFacebook’) settling the case with ConnectU (formerly ‘Harvard Connection’) for an undisclosed amount.
The bitter row started after the founders of ConnectU accused Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook co-founders of stealing their lucrative idea [...]

If you’re reading this article from inside the UK (or soon, worldwide) there’s a good chance an advertising company called Phorm is watching your every move, and has been for some time. Three major ISP’s in the UK have been secretly selling your browsing habits to the company as part of a trial, which has [...]

A court has ruled that a lawsuit brought against Yahoo! owned Overture for displaying ads for competitors when a trademark was entered as a search-term is “totally without merit”.
The case was brought when the owner of a London based catering business, Victor Wilson, sued Yahoo! UK, and Overture for trademark infringement by placing sponsored links [...]