Analysis: People power still rules in the ISP world

If you bought a new car and, on taking charge of the keys, found that it only had one seat and three wheels, you'd be more than a little miffed. Without a doubt, you'd have words with the dealer about the fact that you clearly hadn't received what you paid for and that one seat is of no use unless the vehicle was purchased with the sole intention of very bumpy lonely drives for one. Internet service provider (ISP) Pipex recently found itself in a similar situation when it paid ?12. ...more

Medion ditches Intel for UMPC

Medion has snubbed Intel's new ultramobile processor platform with the launch of its first UMPC. The RIM 1000 will feature a VIA C7-M 770 ULV processor, 768MB of RAM and a 6.5in touchscreen. ...more

BT Wholesale cuts the price of symmetric broadband

BT has announced that it is cutting the prices of symmetric broadband services in order to 'stimulate the market'. From November, the company's Wholesale division will cut the charges to ISPs for both activating an SDSL connection and the annual rental charge by 30 per cent, with the aim of making symmetric services more attractive, particularly to the small- and medium-sized businesses market. By providing the same upstream and downstream speeds, SDSL should provide these businesses with sufficient bandwidth for all their Internet traffic without the high cost of a dedicated leased lines. ...more

Google shuts the door on rival for AOL Europe's search ads

Google has snatched business away from Yahoo for providing contextual advertising in search results for AOL Europe. It has been announced that in future, Google will provide targeted ads to AOL's 6.3 million users across Europe. ...more

IBM's TransNote blurs line between PCs and PDAs

The power of a laptop combined with the features of an electronic note pad for storing handwritten notes, that's the design behind the TransNote, IBM's latest addition to its ThinkPad series. With its combination of pen-based and keyboard-based input, copious note takers are the target users. Particularly those that need to keep hard copy versions of their notes. ...more