Finger print access added to Sony USB storage device

With an embedded fingerprint sensor, the Sony's new Micro Vault device adds a biometric twist to USB-based personal storage. The company has added a fingerprint sensor to the top of its keyfob device, which offers 128MB via USB 2.0. ...more

World Online bought by rival

World Online's controversial time on the stock market ended when rival Internet service provider Tiscali bought out the company. The company was dogged by controversy after it was revealed that founder and chairwoman Nina Brink had sold a sizeable amount of her shareholding before World Online was floated. This meant that the floatation was made at a fraction of the float price, causing panic among investors. ...more

Freeserve joins the ranks of ISPs offering sub-?20 capped broadband

Freeserve will tomorrow mark the official occasion of its rebranding as Wanadoo by joining the lengthening lists of ISPs offering sub-?20 capped broadband services. According to ADSL Guide and others, the ?17.99 service will limit users to 2GB of traffic a month, which is both cheaper than BT's equivalent and allows double the bandwidth. ...more

Yahoo! to show cable news clips

Internet portal, Yahoo! has signed a deal to offer video clips from two of the US's biggest cable news network CNN and ABC News according to Reuters. The news clips service will go live on Yahoo in September. It will be freely available and be supported by advertising and be integrated with Yahoo! News. ...more

UK games chart: Football is the flavour of the week

A number of seasoned games stage a recovery in this week's ELSPA UK games chart. Multi-format football titles such as FIFA 2005, Pro Evolution Soccer 4 and Football Manager 2005 lead the way, but there is no knocking Need For Speed: Underground 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas from the top of the pile. EA Sport's FIFA 2005 (pictured) is still the top football title, up to three from four, followed by Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 4, up to six from eight, and Sega's Football Manager 2005, up to nine from fifteen. ...more