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  • Pop-ups are here to stay

    A new study has found that pop-up ads only account for a tiny percentage of online advertisements, but their use is likely to increase.

  • Browsers without borders?

    A DoubleClick executive landed in hot soup recently after suggesting browser makers should toe the line when it came to online advertising.

  • New IE may burst pop-up bubble

    Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.

  • Aussies to escape eBay pop-ups

    Local eBay users will not be troubled by the pop-up ads that are set to infiltrate the screens of their American counterparts.

  • IE pop-up spoofing problem won't get patch

    Microsoft does not plan to update Internet Explorer to prevent a spoofing attack that could trick users into giving out personal information to hackers.

Blogs (4)

  • Read the blog post - Juha Saarinen

    Snow Leopard bites Office 2008

    Feeding Snow Leopard with juicy Office 2008 discs caused a few problems for our New Zealand correspondent.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Social news start-up Streem shuts down

    Sydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch.

  • Read the blog post - Jude Willis

    Why eBay tried to screw Aussie users

    Now that the bizarre ruckus over eBay's proposed PayPal monopoly appears totalled, it seems a good time to ponder why eBay chose Australia to risk its reputation on such a massively unpopular scheme.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    I'm a celebrity, don't back me up

    Celebrity comes with its perks free alcohol, better-looking partners, lots of holiday time and disadvantages constant media intrusions, being forced to appear in films with Eddie Murphy for the long-term good of your career, and having to do mindless radio interviews with angry men who've been awake since 4am.

Features and Case Studies (76)

  • Mapping a revolution with 'mashups'

    Mashups involving digital maps are bridging the gap between the virtual and physical worlds, with uses ranging from local shopping and traffic reports to online dating and community organising.

  • Browsers without borders?

    A DoubleClick executive landed in hot soup recently after suggesting browser makers should toe the line when it came to online advertising.

  • Research: Spyware industry worth billions

    Despite reductions in the number of computers infected by spyware applications, the troublesome software has created a billion-dollar industry that continues to plague both consumers and businesses, researchers said on Tuesday.

  • The bonfire of online vanities: Web 2.0 critic speaks

    Lee Siegel is a cultural critic who has written for The New York Times, Slate and The Nation. However, he is perhaps best known for what happened in 2006 when writing for The New Republic.

  • New Trojan menaces Aust online bank users

    Security weaknesses in Microsoft's server and browser software are taking their toll on Australian Internet banking sites.

Reviews (174)

  • Pop those pop-ups: Six packages tested

    Fed up with pop-up ads? We review six ad-free browser apps, each with its own method of removing annoying solicitations.

  • Browsers without borders?

    A DoubleClick executive landed in hot soup recently after suggesting browser makers should toe the line when it came to online advertising.

  • New IE may burst pop-up bubble

    Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.

  • New Netscape punctures pop-up ads

    AOL Time Warner has released a version of its Netscape browser that lets Web surfers suppress pop-up ads, a further sign of declining fortunes for a widely hated marketing format.

  • Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2006

    PC-cillin Internet Security 2006 has a few shortcomings, but overall it's an affordable and feature-packed security suite that reliably defends against online threats.

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