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  • 08 August 2006

  • News: Apple execs attack Vista

    Yesterday, Apple stepped up its criticism of the Windows operating system.

  • News: Yahoo launches search-engine design tool

    A service from Yahoo offers web publishers the chance to design a search-engine tailored to the focus of their site or blog.

  • Opinion: The ultimate media player?

    Challenger claims that its Movie Tank III will take just about everything you throw at it, digitally speaking. Probably won't play your old Elvis vinyl records, though.

  • Opinion: Flashing laser virtual piano launched

    Just what you always wanted, right? Have piano, will travel. Hardly rolls off the tongue though. Well, say hello to the laser-zapper Vertual [sic] Piano from a company called Digital Information Development, or DID.

  • Opinion: Umundo shares phone video with iPods

    Yesterday Umundo announced support for video iPods, enabling its users to view, publish and share video clips taken with camera-enabled phones and mobile devices.

  • News: Atmel sacks four executives

    US chip maker Atmel has fired four executives, including its founder, chairman and chief executive officer, after an investigation into alleged misuse of corporate travel funds, the company said yesterday.

  • News: Microsoft ditches Virtual PC

    Yesterday at Apple's WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference) Microsoft indicated that it will not develop a new version of Virtual PC, its PC-emulation software. Virtual PC enables PowerPC-based Macs to run Windows and Windows apps by emulating the inner workings of a PC-compatible computer.

  • News: Apple announces Mac Pro

    At its WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) yesterday, Apple announced the Mac Pro, its Intel-processor-based workstation for professional users. The Mac Pro costs from £1,699 inc VAT.

  • News: Google wins MySpace.com tie-in

    Google has bagged one of the most sought-after deals on the search-engine market. It's set to be the exclusive provider of search-functionality and -advertising to MySpace.com. The search-engine giant will provide general web, site and vertical searches for MySpace.com.

  • 07 August 2006

  • Opinion: HP camera recall

    Hewlett-Packard is recalling 679,000 HP Photosmart R707 cameras worldwide. Firmware that tries to charge nonrechargeable batteries creates a fire hazard.

  • Opinion: Mozilla patches

    Mozilla has upgraded its Firefox browser and Thunderbird email program to version 1.5.0.4 to close security holes, some of which could enable an attacker to take control of your PC. Be sure to say yes when prompted to upgrade via its automatic update feature.

  • News: AOL 'leaks' user data, says report

  • News: Google adds MTV clips to ads, targets Apple

    In continuing efforts to expand its online-advertising business, Google will distribute ad-supported video content from Viacom's MTV Networks to websites in its extensive advertising network. And it plans to sell MTV shows as downloads, in an attack on Apple's iTunes.

  • Opinion: Friends like these

    Social-networking sites have become hugely popular, but how safe are they – and in particular, for children? Here’s how to ensure everything remains good clean fun.

  • News: 'Hasta la vista, Vista' chuckles Apple

    Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco today will see the company declare: "Hasta la vista, Vista," to Microsoft's new operating system, reports claim.

  • Opinion: A blog about blogging

    So much for the much-vaunted 'citizen journalist'. A recent PC Advisor poll suggests that the vast majority of internet users hold little store by blogs (he blogged).

  • News: August's coolest gadgets revealed

    After an unusually long rainy season, the skies are now blue in Japan and summer has arrived. Everyone is looking forward to several weeks of unbroken sunshine and hot temperatures but some people are already thinking about the autumn and the back-to-school season. Not the kids of course. I'm talking about the product planners at companies like Sony and Canon, who are busy preparing to put new camcorders on sale in time for the end of the holidays. There's also smartphones, and even smarter TVs on the way.

  • News: Sony pioneers digital photo GPS gadget

    How about this for a cool little idea: Sony has developed a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit that can be used to add location information to digital pictures. The 9cm long GPS-CS1 unit is intended to be attached to a belt and worn throughout the day as pictures are being taken.

  • News: Vista functions promise speed boost

    No one likes waiting for Windows to boot up but a flash memory drive from Samsung could improve system performance. The 4GB drive will take advantage of the ReadyBoost feature in Windows Vista and store information that would otherwise be written to the hard disk. That will lead to a boost in performance, says Samsung.

  • News: Microsoft admits 'legitimate threat' to Vista

    Before it's even released, Windows Vista is under attack. After security researcher Joanna Rutkowska demonstrated how it's possible to circumvent security in Microsoft's Vista beta software and install a rootkit called Blue Pill, Microsoft said it intends to find ways to stop both potential threats before the OS ships.

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