SuSE sings Opera

Opera Software, the Web browser company, has tied up a deal with SuSE to feature the Opera browser in future Linux distributions. The deal represents Opera's first major Linux distribution agreement, although Opera has previously supported the Linux platform. Indeed, the company claims more than one million copies have been downloaded worldwide by Linux users. ...more

Judge dismisses Google pagerank suit

A U.S. judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the fairness of how search giant Google calculates the popularity of websites in determining search results, court papers show. ...more

BT chops and changes broadband pricing

Customers of BT Wholesale's DataStream products are due for a cut of 50p, while IPStream business services are due for a hike of ?5. DataStream customers, such as Tiscali and Energis, have fought long and hard to get the same price cuts that BT has allowed on its IPStream products. In April, BT announced cuts of ?1. ...more

Sony debuts on the digital SLR stage

Sony has been showing off its Alpha range digital SLR camera to the UK press this afternoon. The Alpha 100 is Sony's first venture into high-end digital photography, but the Japanese giant declares it intends to be battling for market leadership - against the established Canon and Nikon - by 2008. Sony is building on the expertise and technology it acquired from Konica Minolta, which exited the market back in January. ...more

USB 2.0 drivers for Win 98SE users

While Microsoft makes sure that only XP will be capable of supporting USB 2.0, Adaptec has come up with the goods, making USB 2.0 drivers available for Win ME, Windows 2000 and Windows 98SE. ...more