Windows costs just $50, Microsoft tells court

Microsoft has outlined its defence of the latest of the several class-action antitrust lawsuits it has faced, this time in the US state of Iowa. In his opening statement, Microsoft's lead attorney, David Tulchin, started by assuring jurors that the issues involved are not as complex as the plaintiffs' attorneys had suggested in their opening remarks. 'The real issues are not complicated,' Tulchin said. ...more

Online photo archive maps out WWII momentous times

One for World War II buffs. Today sees the arrival of on the Internet of a hoard of WWII photographs, declassified and now digitised. As Reuters reports, a broad sweep of history is covered by the Aerial Reconnaissance Archive. ...more

Microsoft to bundle anti-virus scanning into its monthly security bulletins

Microsoft's next monthly security bulletin will include its first foray into antivirus software since its buy of Romanian antivirus company GeCAD 18 months ago. Next Tuesday, 11 January, the security bulletin will include the Microsoft Windows malicious software removal tool. Essentially a cumulative patch of the past year's scanning utilities built to detect common viruses such as Blaster, MyDoom and Download. ...more

Centrino gets 802.11a flavour

Intel has introduced PRO/Wireless 2100A network connections for Centrino notebooks. Previously, Centrino technology involved built-in support for wireless networking using the 802.11b standard (via the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100). ...more

Pensioner allergic to microchips

It has been revealed that a 79-year-old pensioner from Bristol is suffering from a unique allergy... ...more