Google Books turns a new page at Princeton University

Google has signed up another venerable institution, Princeton University in the States, to share the content of its libraries with Google Book Search. Google's controversial plan, to digitise and archive for search purposes all the world's books and historical documents, has advanced a stage further with another Ivy League recruit. It had originally co-opted four university libraries at Oxford, Harvard, Stanford and the University of Michigan, and these were followed more recently by the University of California, the University Complutense of Madrid and the National Library of Catalonia among others. ...more

Microsoft makes Live online service live

Microsoft has announced two new brands for the delivery of online services: Windows Live and Microsoft Office Live. Bill Gates unveiled the company's new online strategy, with Windows Live intended 'to bring together all the elements of an individual's digital world' while Office Live helps small companies 'do business online'. 'These new offerings demonstrate how software is evolving through the power of services in ways that enable more dynamic and relevant experiences for people,' said Gates. ...more

Storage Expo 2006: Industry missing out on encryption

Companies are missing a free ride on data security accord to speakers at this year's Storage Expo show in London. Data security is still not as important an issue as it should be and users are missing many tricks when it comes to protecting their data. There are easy and free tools to make data more secure but people aren't using them because of ignorance or carelessness. ...more

20-04-2002 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. PDAs the third way Big Blue a bit green, Sun slightly sour, but Apple solid HP claims narrow victory Xbox price slash for Europe McAfee launches free security analysis tools The Athlon XP, in mobile form States get the go-ahead to pursue tougher remedies NTL splits in financial restructuring BT starts 'fast Internet' satellite trials 21st century bullying, a modern menace Don't forget, we welcome your comments. Just click on a story and go for the 'Comments' link on the right-hand side of the screen. ...more

Toshiba lines up entry-level widescreen projector for Christmas

Ready for the Christmas market, Toshiba has introduced its first widescreen Digital Light Processing (DLP) home cinema projector for less than ?1,000. Priced at ?999 and aimed at those wanting to view big matches or blockbuster movies in the comfort of their own home, the entry-level MT200 can produce a picture up to 290 inches in size (measured diagonally). The spec, in more detail, is an aspect ratio of 16:9 / 4:3, a resolution of Real WXGA, a brightness of 700 ansi lumens and a contrast ratio of 2500:1. ...more