News Archive

• The Week in Review: Red Hat vs. Sun

  Red Hat is continuing to expand its open source stack with Qumranet and KVM virtualisation technology. Sun still has its nose in front, now offering VirtualBox as a fully supported product

• A First Glint Of Chrome

  Google Chrome has arrived, but does it meet its design goals of simplicity, performance and reliability?

• Squirrels and Monkeys - The faster future of JavaScript

  With new ways of getting performance from JavaScript, TraceMonkey and SquirrelFish could be the start of something big for the next generation of web applications

Today on heise online

• Council tax data found on disk sold on eBay

  The discovery of Charnwood Borough Council council-tax data on a hard disk sold on eBay has led to an arrest.

• Dell launches Inspiron Mini 9 netbook

  Dell has joined the netbook boom with the Inspiron Mini 9 netbook at £299

• European Commission seeks cap on roaming charges

  The European Commission says mobile phone users frequently pay too much, and is taking steps to rectify this

• Free tool from Heise to protect online shopping

  

  Numerous SSL certificates with weak keys are in use that are child's play to crack. These pose potential security risks to many people making secure online transactions. The new heise SSL Guardian warns you when it detects one.

• Web browsers become tools for criminals

  "Business logic flaws" in web applications are said to enable criminals to obtain money simply with a browser

• VPNs over SSL with OpenVPN

  

  Securely accessing your PC across the internet needn't be difficult

• Build a Wi-Fi antenna using household materials

  

  You can make your own directional Wi-Fi antenna using commonplace items like a toilet brush holder. Here's how