Wireless speeds doubled with Super G technology

A manufacturer of wireless communications chipsets has developed a new technology that purports to double the speed of 802.11g-based networks. Super G and Super A/G from Atheros Communications provide a raw date rate of 108Mbit/sec, although this drops to 90Mbps for TCP/IP throughput. ...more

Sony squashes the Walkman Bean

Just six months after unveiling its rival to the iPod shuffle, Sony has ceased production of the Walkman Bean. Despite, or perhaps because of, its stand-out design, plus a staggering 50-hour battery life, the Bean was unable to make an impression on the shuffle's market share, which by all accounts has risen in the six months since the Bean's release. Sony has also has problems with the way its Connect software works with its players - not wholly surprising since until recently software and hardware were developed by different parts of the company. ...more

Skype goes multilingual

Net voice calling company has brokered a deal to provide live interpreter services using its conference calling features. Skype allows up to five callers to conference for free, and has now signed up Language Line Services to offer a personal interpreter service. The technology for the service is provided by Voxeo, using its standards-based Interactive Voice Response (IVR) platform. ...more

Eclipse adds flexible broadband speeds

Eclipse Internet has introduced two new ADSL services with accelerators, enabling the user to ramp up the speed of their connection if and when they need the additional bandwidth. The Flex range comprises a 250Kbps service at ?17.99 per month and 512Kbps at ?13. ...more

FBI investigates a case of cyber-extortion

The FBI is investigating a case of online extortion after hackers went ahead and published credit card details on the Internet after a demand for money wasn't met. The company involved, the Los Angeles-based Creditcards.com, manages online credit card transactions on behalf of other companies. ...more