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  • It’s not all fun and games y’know – is too!

    30 October 2005, 22:07

    Just got back from the Austin Game Conference. A smallish show by comparison to GDC in San Francisco in March, and about the same size of the last ECTS in ...

  • MS Windows could be pulled from South Korea

    28 October 2005, 18:51

    South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has been investigating Microsoft for the bundling of a media player and instant messenger in the Windows Operating System. If Microsoft are found to be ...

  • Microsoft: Safe and secure

    26 October 2005, 16:30

    A year and a half ago, if we'd said to you that Windows and Internet Explorer were secure, you'd probably have laughed us off the Internet. However, things have come ...

  • DVD Jon works for Michael Robertson

    19 October 2005, 16:00

    21 year old Jon Lech Johansen is embarking on a new project, called 'Oboe', with Michael Robertson.

  • Microsoft outlines new security solutions

    7 October 2005, 10:56

    OS giant Microsoft yesterday announced it was planning to launch a string of security oriented products, targetted at large businesses, as part of a trust building initiative.

  • PSP virus on the loose

    7 October 2005, 00:57

    As our portable devices become almost as capable as our personal computers, they become inreasingly susceptible to viruses and other nasties too. Trojan.PSPBrick is a high damage, but relatively low ...

  • Review: Adobe targets non-techies with V4 Photoshop Elements image editor

    2 October 2005, 19:24

    A wide spread of time-saving features is promised in Photoshop Elements 4.0 - the latest lite version of Adobe's image editing program Photoshop due October

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  • Review: Adobe plays catch up with easier-to-use basic video editor Premiere Elements 2.0

    28 September 2005, 12:18

    V2 of Adobe's basic video editor Premiere Elements is claimed to boost creativity and save time but, in many instance, Adobe has been playing catch-up with the new features added ...

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  • HEXUS.net - The Next Generation

    27 September 2005, 15:31

    No need to adjust your browser, monitor, or Internet connection, you are indeed visiting HEXUS.net. We have updated the site to look slicker, provide more features and be easier to ...

  • WinMX and eDonkey cease operation

    22 September 2005, 00:00

    Two well known P2P file sharing networks look to be gone as of yesterday. The WinMX network and website are not accessible and the New York offices of eDonkey are ...

  • DAZ Studio, free 3D figure posing and animation software

    21 September 2005, 00:00

    DAZ Productions, developer of professional quality 3D software and models, is launching a free 3D animation software package, DAZ Studio. It gives users a virtual studio that intended to should ...

  • Worm spoofs Google

    20 September 2005, 00:00

    The P2Load.A worm redirects users to a fake Google website on an infected machine, delivering hacker-controlled search results to direct a user wherever the hacker pleases.

  • Vista on the cheap

    5 September 2005, 00:00

    The skeptics among you looking toward the launch of Windows Vista will no doubt have something to say about the price of it when it hits the shelves. It turns ...

  • WinFS Beta 1 Released

    30 August 2005, 00:00

    The first beta of Microsoft's new filesystem, WinFS, has been released to developers.

  • Zotob duo arrested

    27 August 2005, 00:00

    The two men believed to be responsible for the Zotob worm that caused havoc in the US recently have been arrested in Turkey and Morocco.

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  • IDF August 2005 :: Universal 3-D Project

    24 August 2005, 00:00

    JPEG has been with us for Years, this project aims to bring a 3D format to mainstream applications

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  • Google Launches Google Talk

    24 August 2005, 00:00

    Google Talk Launched.

  • Google Talk?

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    Yesterday it was Google Desktop v2, today there's a buzz about the possibility of a Google IM service being launched as early as tomorrow.

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  • Google Desktop Search gets personal

    22 August 2005, 00:00

    It's that time again, when Google unleash something new to the world, and everybody is compelled to try it out. This time it's the new version of their Desktop Search ...

  • Sun spearheads open DRM

    22 August 2005, 00:00

    It's looking less and less likely that the future of online music won't have DRM dictating to us what we can do with our files. However, there may be some ...

  • War of the worms

    18 August 2005, 00:00

    A series of worms written to exploit a PnP networking vulnerabilty in Microsoft Windows are competing against each other for supremecy.

  • Stay patched and keep Zotob out

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    A new worm, called Zotob, is doing the rounds of the Internet at the moment, exploiting a security hole in Microsoft Windows' uPnP networking functionality.

  • Firefox Market Share Falls

    15 August 2005, 00:00

    It may be a surprise for many of you to learn that between June and July Firefox actually lost market share.

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  • HEXUS RSS Feeds Konfabulator Widget

    13 August 2005, 00:00

    Fans of all things widgety, Rys has written a Konfabulator Widget that allows you to easily keep track of the three HEXUS RSS feeds.

  • Mozilla Foundation Forms Mozilla Corporation

    4 August 2005, 00:00

    The Mozilla Foundation announced yesterday the launch of a wholly owned subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. The funds generated by the Mozilla Corporation can help the non-profit Mozilla Foundation in areas ...

  • Customising Google News

    3 August 2005, 00:00

    Completely automated, Google News searches the top news sources around the world (HEXUS included) and then presents the latest news stories. It is capable of finding thumbnail images to go ...

  • Spyware takes physical form - your printer is watching you

    29 July 2005, 00:00

    Tin foil hats at the ready. Your printer could be allowing documents printed with it to be traced back to itself and possibly you. Does it sound absurd? Yes, but ...

  • Installing Windows XP with a 3rd party SATA/RAID driver

    29 July 2005, 00:00

    When installing Windows XP, most of the time you'll find that it has the basic drivers it needs to intsall itself. However, sometimes you might need to intervene. This tends ...

  • MS WGA Goes Live Worldwide

    26 July 2005, 00:00

    Microsoft's latest scheme to battle Windows piracy - Windows Genuine Advantage - has reached version 1.0 and is now in use worldwide.

  • Microsoft’s new Vista – can you see through it?

    25 July 2005, 00:00

    By now anyone within 10 feet of a computer, TV, or mobile phone has heard that Microsoft’s visionary Chairman Bill Gates told the minions attending the Microsoft Global Sales Briefing, ...

  • Microsoft anti-trust case could see Intel reinvestigated

    25 July 2005, 00:00

    As AMD's war against Intel rages on, a former FTC employee claims that AMD's case and a past Microsoft anti-trust case could lead to U.S. regulators investigating Intel again.

  • Installing Windows XP

    25 July 2005, 00:00

    Installing Windows from scratch for the first time can be a daunting experience. Usually you've just successfully built your first home-made PC and the last thing you need is for ...

  • icrosoft reported yesterday that broad-based demand has produced a 9% revenue growth

    22 July 2005, 00:00

    Microsoft reported yesterday that broad-based demand has produced a 9% revenue growth for the June quarter, with nearly $3bn revenue growth in fiscal 2005.