DTI puts a fire under 100 per cent broadband rollout

BT and the government have been talking big on broadband again, mentioning the big 100. That's the 100 per cent roll out of broadband across the UK. What spurs this enthusiasm is a new announcement from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regarding its Broadband Aggregation Project. ...more

Lakeside comes to the Web

Shoppers who can't get to big, out-of-town malls could soon recreate the experience on the Net. Capital Shopping Centres and two other Internet companies are working to build online malls using the brand of big shopping centres such as Bluewater and Lakeside, says the Financial Times. The sites will be virtual recreations of the real thing with the retailers being charged rent to appear. ...more

Streaming video for handhelds

Two digital media companies have announced their plans for the delivery of digital streaming video and animation to handheld devices. Firepad already makes software for rich content on handheld computers and has started working with Loudeye Technologies on the project. The two companies will encode movie trailers, newscasts and other content for delivery to portable computers. ...more

YouTube heading for mobile phones, says Chen

YouTube will be running on mobile phones by next year, according to one of the company's co-founders. Steve Chen, who is YouTube's chief technology officer, was outlining his plans for the service at a 'Web 2.0' summit in Taipei, Taiwan. ...more

Thunderbird 0.3, Mozilla 1.5 released

The Mozilla Organisation has released updated versions of its standalone email client and its flagship Internet software. Thunderbird 0.3 [pictured] fixes a number of bugs, listed in the release notes, has improved stability and increased IMAP speed 'several times'. ...more