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  • 19 March 2007

  • News: CeBIT: Pick of the hot new gadgets

    Spring put on its best face this year for the start of the annual Cebit exhibition. Too bad it didn't last. By the third day, sunny skies and warm weather gave way to the cold wind and light rain that's a hallmark of Cebit and more typical of March in northern Germany. But the change in weather didn’t prevent hordes of visitors from descending on the show over the weekend to see what gadget makers have in store for them this year.

  • News: Adobe releases first Apollo code

    Adobe will give developers a free preview of its forthcoming runtime code-named Apollo today by releasing an alpha version of the technology on its Adobe Labs site.

  • Opinion: HP gets touchy feely

    When selecting products for review, we're always trying to strike the right balance between bread-and-butter and experimental products. We know you're more likely to buy the former, but the latter can give us an intriguing glimpse of the future – who knows, a few years from now we might be wondering how we ever managed without them.

  • Opinion: Useful downloads: get a better web connection

    Whatever your claimed web speed, it's always useful to know exactly what's going on with your internet connection, and it's even better if you can speed it up. Here are some helpful tools.

  • 18 March 2007

  • Opinion: Switching ISPs just got easier

    ISPs will be slapped with a fine of up to 10 percent of their turnover if they give you hassle when switching suppliers.

  • News: Save money and beat rip-off Britain

    Had enough of rip-off Britain? Why not take matters into your own hands with PC Advisor's guide to buying from abroad. Whether you want to pick up a product from a US online store or bring back a bargain from a holiday, our tips could save you a fortune

  • Opinion: ADSL Max: when 2Mbps become one

    I've been sorting broadband problems since ADSL first became available, so here's what to do when an 'upgrade' fails to deliver.

  • 17 March 2007

  • News: Interview: Flickr co-founder gets ambitious

    We talked to Flickr general manager Stewart Butterfield about the photo-sharing site's plans to get even bigger, while maintaining its sense of intimacy

  • Opinion: Microsoft's closed shop

    Windows Marketplace, Microsoft's online shop allowing people to download Vista and Office, is a great idea. So why can't we use it?

  • Opinion: Useful downloads: PC security

    Here are three helpful tools that should help you keep your PC stay out of trouble.

  • News: Getting your music on the iTunes Store

    If you remember walking into record shops as a kid and thinking how cool it would be to one day see your album sitting on the shelf, the digital age may help your childhood daydream come true. With the help of a company called TuneCore, any musician or band can get their music in the most popular online stores.

  • 16 March 2007

  • News: CeBIT: Acer wary of ultramobile PCs

    Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs) won't take off with consumers because the technology's not yet up to scratch, according to Acer's president, Gianfranco Lanci.

  • News: CeBIT: Flybook takes new angle on laptops

    FlyBook has launched two new ultra-portable laptops and said it plans to increase efforts to target the UK market this year.

  • News: Unlimited broadband capping under fire

    All-you-can-eat broadband isn't all it's cracked up to be – at least as far as some consumers are concerned. Disgruntled customer Kevin Peel has started an e-petition asking Tony Blair to "insist that Ofcom and the ASA [Advertising Standards Authority] stop broadband providers advertising 'unlimited' services that are, in fact, limited in the small print by undefined fair use policies".

  • News: Sky: 'Virgin speed hikes mask high prices'

    Sky is clearly feeling rather touchy right now, judging by its response to an announcement yesterday by Virgin Media that the cable ISP is to double from 10Mbps to 20Mbps the connection speeds for its top-end XL cable broadband.

  • News: CeBIT: German police hunt through CeBIT

    Customs and police officers confiscated products from the stand of an exhibitor at the CeBIT tradeshow on Wednesday. The officials suspect the devices infringe on Mpeg audio patents, a patent-licensing agency said.

  • News: CeBIT: USB monitor has flash memory

    Samsung is showing off an innovative flat-screen monitor that hooks up to a PC via USB, claiming it puts a unique spin on multi-monitor setups.

  • News: Google releases instant messaging gadget

    Google has released a Google Talk gadget, enabling users to embed the Google Talk instant communication service in web pages without installing any software

  • News: CeBIT: British firm scoops tech award

    British virtualisation technology developer Transistive scooped one of three grand prizes at the 2007 European ICT Prize ceremony today. The European ICT Prize, designed to reward breakthrough technologies, was established in 1995 but this was the first time the event took place at CeBIT. Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media announced 20 winners in total, but only three firms took the €200,000 Grand Prize.

  • News: CeBIT: Symantec slams Microsoft's security strategy

    It's a "huge conflict of interest" for one company to provide both an operating platform and a security platform, Symantec CEO John Thompson said during a keynote speech at the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany

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