Wi-FI Alliance awards first batch of 802.11g certificates

The Wi-Fi Alliance has named the first eight products to be certified as fully compliant with the 802.11g wireless networking standard. The products comprise four access points (sometimes known as base stations) and four PC card client adapters They are the first to gain certification since the 802. ...more

BT chooses Microsoft for TV over broadband solution

BT has opted to use Microsoft's TV Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Edition software platform for its mooted TV over broadband service. Microsoft says that the IPTV Edition software platform allows broadband suppliers to deliver engaging, high-quality video content and services to their customers using their existing and next-generation broadband networks. The platform supports standard- and high-definition channels, on-demand programming, digital video recording and interactive program guides. ...more

Bertelsmann called to stop Nazis on Napster

The media giant Bertelsmann has been urged by Germany's internal security agency to stop the dissemination of Nazi-related material. It's the music of extreme right-wing bands being swapped via online partner Napster that is now in the spotlight. There has been a mixed response from Bertelsmann. ...more

Banks urged to do more to combat online fraud

The Financial Services Agency has called upon UK banks to do more to combat online banking fraud. The regulator's latest Financial Risk Outlook has discovered that consumer confidence in online banking is fragile, with over half the UK's active Internet users very concerned about the risk of fraud. And with some justification. ...more

Apple shares stomp upwards with Boot Camp

Apple's share price rose sharply yesterday following the news that the company has developed software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP. Analysts believe that Boot Camp, which was released as a public beta ahead of the inclusion of the finished version in the next major revision of Mac OS X, could make Macs more attractive to a considerable number of PC users who, for one reason or another, still want to be able to run Windows software. 'It makes the Mac the most versatile computer on the market,' said Tim Bajarin, a tech industry consultant at Creative Strategies. ...more