Microsoft makes new bid for mobile phone dominance

Microsoft is making another bid for the mobile phone market with the announcement of a new Windows Mobile based reference platform codenamed Peabody. The product was announced at the 3GSM World Congress 2005 alongside co-developer, the Singapore based Flextronics. The Peabody is being touted as a high volume, low priced device with sufficient flexibility so that a wide range of models can be built from the same reference platform. ...more

City of London switches on Wi-Fi network

The City of London has switched on the Wi-Fi network covering the entirety of the capital's Square Mile financial district. Europe's densest wireless network provides broadband Internet access for the 350,000 plus people who work in and visit the area. They will get free access for the first month. ...more

AMD chops chip prices

In the wake of new Opteron servers, AMD has breathed on its processor pricing. In addition to the Opterons, there are changes to the Sempron, Athlon 64, Mobile Athlon 64 and MP line of processors. Beginning with the Opterons, the new two- and eight way models are at priced at $851 and $1,514, respectively. ...more

Virus writers exploit Katrina disaster

Virus writers and spammers are taking advantage of the hunger for news about the Katrina hurricane and its aftermath by sending out spoof emails purporting to be news reports on the disaster. However, anyone clicking on links to read more is taken to a malicious website that will download Trojans onto the visitor's machine. The emails arrive with a variety of subject lines intended to bypass simpler spam blockers such as 'Re: g8 Tropical storm flooded New Or leans', 'Re: g7 80 percent of our city underwater' and 'Re: q1 Katrina killed as many as 80 people'. ...more

Delay to the DVD edition of PC Pro

Our apologies to anyone who was hoping to buy the DVD edition of PC Pro. A production error has meant newsagents are unable to stock it until next week. The CD edition is still on sale, and includes three full products, including the complete and unrestricted version of QuarkXPress 5. ...more