Text ads irk consumers

Consumers are becoming frustrated by advertisers' increased use of emails and text messages to sell products, reports Matt Wells.

Hate work? Hit the rollercoasters

10.45am: Fun park Alton Towers was today accused of encouraging employees to bunk off work after it launched a new website called ihatework.co.uk. By Dominic Timms.

Keystrokes recorded

High street banks have admitted that they are losing money to criminals who record passwords and identities using remotely operated key-logging programs.

Investing in blue chip security

Internet banking is easy and reliable, but the banks are looking to a new technology that is smarter and more secure. Guy Clapperton says chipped bank cards are on the way.

Key dates in Microsoft’s antitrust battles

1994: EU and US justice department settle allegations about Microsoft's software licensing and marketing behaviour. Microsoft agrees to stop making computer makers pay a fee for every PC sold, regardless of whether it contained Microsoft software.