BT looks into the future

BT's boffins have been staring into their crystal balls and have come up with some predictions for what the world of technology holds in the next 50 years. The timeline claims to cover every area of modern life influenced by technology. Among the subjects covered are Artificial Intelligence; Health and Medical; Business and Education; Demographics; Energy; Robotics; Space; Telecommunications; Transport and Travel. ...more

ASA gets sniffy over broadband ad

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has issued a mixed ruling on a complaint about claims made by Bulldog for its 4Mbps broadband service. The ASA ruled that Bulldog's claim that it offered the 'ultimate broadband experience' was misleading, but ruled that Bulldog was entitled to say it offered 'the peak of speed' and that it 'makes other broadband services look like dial-up'. Bulldog's online promotion, run last summer, said: 'It's the ultimate broadband experience. ...more

Welsh college rapped for spying on employees' Net usage

A European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a college had breached an employee's privacy by spying on her emails. The court awarded ?6,000 in damages to Lynette Copland after she successfully sued her employer, Carmarthenshire College in west Wales. Nine years ago the college, where Copland still works, had recorded whom she emailed and the websites she visited for 18 months. ...more

AOL, Microsoft settle antitrust suit

Industry giants Microsoft and AOL have cut a deal over the private antitrust lawsuit filed by AOL in 2002. The action alleged that Redmond used unfair practices during the browser wars with Netscape in the mid 90's. Netscape Communications is now a subsidiary of AOL. ...more

Interview: Palm's Tungsten telephone keeps the lid on OS 5

We get the low-down on the new Tungsten devices from Palm Yesterday Palm announced its Tungsten-W device: one of the first of its Tungsten brand, which features cutting-edge technology such as a class 10 tri-band GSM radio and colour TFT screen. However, it still labours under Palm OS 4.1 and the standard 33MHz Motorola chip. ...more