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  • 08 November 2005

  • News: Italian police asked to investigate Sony DRM code

    The fallout continues over Sony BMG Music Entertainment's controversial XCP copy-protection software, with an Italian digital rights organisation now taking the first step toward possible criminal charges in the matter. Separately, security vendor Computer Associates International said yesterday that it is now classifying Sony's software as spyware and will begin searching for and removing XCP with its antispyware software, beginning later this week.

  • News: iPod nano lawsuit goes international

    Lawyers representing iPod nano owners who filed a US lawsuit, have now acted on behalf of users here in the UK and in Mexico. The new action was filed last Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

  • 07 November 2005

  • Opinion: Get yourself in the mood for Christmas

    It's not often that I beg (as regular forum members will know), but I'm making an exception in this case.

  • News: Amazon plans digital-book strategy

  • News: Microsoft to digitise British Library

    The scanning race has started. Microsoft announced an agreement on Friday to scan 25 million pages from the British Library's collection that will eventually be made available on its MSN Book Search site next year.

  • News: Easing chipset shortage should relieve PC market

    A shortage of computer chipsets, which has taken the blame for everything from slowing the brisk momentum of global PC sales to delaying the adoption of new memory chip technologies, should be nearly over, component makers and analysts say.

  • News: Single Windows security patch coming next week

    On Tuesday Microsoft will release a single patch addressing a critical flaw in its Windows operating system. The update will be issued as part of the software company's monthly security update.

  • News: Sony DRM patch might crash Windows

    A software patch released by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, in response to an uproar over its XCP CD copy protection software, may cause some computers to crash, according to the computer expert at the heart of the controversy.

  • 04 November 2005

  • Opinion: IE reigns supreme..........

    Statistics prepared by server log analysis company OneStat reveal that although Internet Explorer still dominates the browser market there's a breeze (if not a wind) of change a 'blowin.The latest figures for the UK reflect a slightly different situation to that in the US, where Firefox has picked up around 14 percent of the market. Here are the figures for the UK: 1. Microsoft Internet Explorer - 93.37percent 2. Mozilla Firefox - 4.94 percent 3. Apple Safari - 0.99 percent 4. Opera - 0.39 percent 5. Netscape - 0.23 percent Netscape - what's that?

  • Opinion: Vodafone, hoops and jumping.

    So, the Vodafone 3G card I ordered here arrived this week. Well, I say arrived. What I of course mean is they tried to deliver it and I wasn't in - BECAUSE I HAVE A FULL TIME JOB.

  • News: Sony patch uncloaks CDs' hidden DRM code

    After taking a drubbing from computer enthusiasts, Sony BMG Music Entertainment has released a software patch that removes controversial cloaking technology found in copy protection software the company has been shipping with some of its CDs.

  • News: SatCon: satellite to deliver portable broadband

    One of the topics creating a buzz at the recent SatCon satellite conference in New York was the imminent launch of an Inmarsat satellite that will deliver broadband connections to magazine-sized portable transceivers.

  • News: AOL buys MusicNow

    Looking to boost its presence in the digital music market, AOL has acquired music subscription provider MusicNow from Circuit City Stores.

  • News: Opinion: the future for Apple

    From the day the iPod debuted, there was little doubt the diminutive music player would become a significant product for Apple. But is it set to become the company's main focus?

  • News: Samsung unveils its future wish-list

    Manufacturer tells financial analysts that one of its five major objectives is to have 20 world-leading products by 2010. Which is nice

  • News: AMD gains ground on Intel

    AMD picked up a couple of market share points on Intel in the third quarter, as the firm secured its strongest competitive position in years, according to Mercury Research.

  • 03 November 2005

  • Opinion: Microsoft has squared my life

    Microsoft's Life2 event, an "exclusive showcase of the latest digital lifestyle technology", is a bit like the Orange Home project we wrote about over three years ago. Except with more Microsoft kit.

  • News: Services plan shows Microsoft playing catch-up

    Bill Gates touted Microsoft's new Live Software strategy as a "revolution" in how the industry views software. But the strategy is more an evolution of the firm's software as a service strategy - and an effort to catch up with current industry trends.

  • News: Users 'likely to prefer Xbox 360 over PS3'

    Microsoft is likely to win the next round of the game console fight against Sony, based on a potentially huge cost difference, investment firm Merrill Lynch said on Wednesday.

  • News: Microsoft moves to add VoIP to Office

    Microsoft is acquiring a Swiss software company that specialises in VoIP (voice over IP) applications with a view to adding such a function to its Office products, it announced on Thursday.

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