18th April 2004 Archive

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The future of Weblogging

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The rise of Weblogging has been a cold shower for the complacent mass communication industries. Although the Weblogging pioneers are due much praise, their own rhetoric deserves examination, and they could also raise their sights higher. Nico Macdonald reports, and concludes with a radical proposal for the future of Weblogging …

Music and Media 18 Apr 2004, 21:01
Extortionists attack iBetX.com

Another gambling site suffers DDoS assault

iBetX, the UK-based online betting exchange, has become the latest online bookmaker to be targeted by cyber extortionists. The company's website was temporarily off line from Thursday evening (15 April) until early Friday morning (16 April) as a result of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack which flooded the site with …

Enterprise Security 18 Apr 2004, 21:04
All hail the new TLD - .ax

Aland Islands become one of the world's countries

The tiny province of the Aland Islands - located between old rivals Sweden and Finland - has become an official country with no fanfare whatsoever and is now entitled to its own, new, top-level Internet domain, .ax. The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) actually granted the islands - given autonomy in 1951 …

Music and Media 18 Apr 2004, 21:13
Myzones dies

So how viable is public hotspot wireless?

The death of MyZones means that the "hotspot" way of providing wireless Internet for mobile users will be under some scrutiny over the next few months - but pessimism may be premature. We're still waiting to hear from Xtricate boss Clive Mayhew-Begg himself about what has happened to MyZones, after his Wi-Fi hotspot company …

Wireless 18 Apr 2004, 22:12
Former anti-piracy 'bag man' turns on DirecTV

'Wrongful discharge'

A one-time enforcer in DirecTV's anti-piracy campaign is suing his ex-employer for wrongful discharge, after he allegedly resigned rather than continue to prosecute the company's controversial war against buyers of hacker-friendly smart card equipment. John Fisher, a former police officer, alleges in a complaint filed in Los …

Music and Media 18 Apr 2004, 22:12