Carphone Warehouse admits TalkTalk broadband delay

Carphone Warehouse has conceded that thousands of people who signed up for its 'free' TalkTalk broadband service will not be connected until August. Some 340,000 have subscribed to the service, which bundles broadband with a landline call service costing ?20.99 per month, since its launch in April. ...more

French government considers switch to Linux

The French government is considering a move to Linux in a bid to stem its public spending and avoid breaking the three per cent of GDP EU limit for the third year running. According to Reuters, France's public sector shells out nearly ?200mn on office programs alone. But ministers reckon they can halve the software bill by moving to Open Source software. ...more

MI5 has an expensive new enemy

If you believe the Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, then one of the biggest threats to national security nowadays is not terrorism or the armaments of dictatorial nations but... ...more

Flickr lights up APIs for rivals

Photo sharing website Flickr has had a change of heart over its previous refusal to share the APIs for the Yahoo!-owned service. As things stood, Flickr users could only upload pictures with no interface for exporting them, despite assurances in the site's terms and conditions that they retain ownership of their images. But in a discussion on the website, Flickr developer Stewart Butterfield signalled a change of policy. ...more

Dan sold, but not as going concern

Assets of troubled PC vendor Dan Technology have been sold to O.E Group. The Dan Technology brand will live on, although only in corporate and public sector markets. ...more