In today`s tech news roundup: Experts monitor a versatile hacking tool dubbed "phatbot", Apple introduces spoken interface for Mac OS X, spam is putting people off e-mail, and CSIR telehealth project a finalist in international competition.
Greater Durban residents will now be able to get the Sentech MyWireless Internet service.
Among the findings in Symantec's fifth Internet Security Threat Report is that 2 636 new vulnerabilities were discovered last year.
Sentech, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education, will roll-out Internet access to schools in Gauteng.
Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report says zero-day exploits may be around the corner.
Mecer has joined with local Internet service provider (ISP) Branded Internet to launch Mecer Net, an ISP that targets Mecer dealers and end-users.
A recent UK court ruling against a cuckolded lover who posted dirty pictures of his girlfriend on the Internet has proved that yet again, where revenge has been exacted, everyone loses.
In today`s world tech wrap: A how-to book for crackers, a new company offers "open source insurance", Documentum buys Xerox unit, US states may aim at file-sharing vendors, and Lindows asked to do the "impossible".
Local online electronic retailer Digital Planet will include consumer electronics in its range of IT products.
The Dimension Data Bandwidth Optimisation solution, which allows users to effectively utilise bandwidth, has been announced.
New variants of the Bagle Internet worm are spreading fast, targeting anti-virus (AV) software and other files on victim PCs.
In today`s tech news roundup: The rise of open source databases, Microsoft could face European sanctions, and Virgin Music goes virtual.
Consumers must join the banks in taking responsibility for their security on the Internet, says Roland le Sueur, head of First National Bank Internet Banking.