The recriminations start over the new domain names

The new high-level domain names have not long been announced, but already the recriminations are beginning. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has already expressed disappointment at the ICANN rejection of its ".health" proposal and has made noises about contesting the decision however possible. ...more

Thunderbird 1.5 flies the Mozilla nest

Mozilla has released Thunderbird 1.5, the latest version of its email client and companion to its Firefox Web browser. The release integrates Mozilla's new software update technology, with more prominent notification of new updates and improved support for extensions. ...more

EFF demands evidence of US army blog censorshop

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense, demanding information on how it monitors soldiers' blogs. The EFF, a coalition of lawyers to defend digital rights, says that there is evidence that the Army Web Risk Assessment Cell (AWRAC) reviews hundreds of thousands of websites every month, notifying webmasters and bloggers when it sees information it deems inappropriate. As a result, some bloggers have reported that they have cut back on their posts or shut down their sites altogether because of the activities of the AWRAC. ...more

EMI sways to ensure merger

EMI group PLC said today that it is looking to find a settlement with the European Commission regulators over its concern that the $20 billion merger with Time Warner would harm competition. This comes a day after The Financial Times reported that EC officials were poised to send a draft of their decision advising that the deal should be blocked. The FT said that unless the two companies must offer significant concessions to appease the EU. ...more

Palm increases share of PDA market

Palm - soon to be renamed palmOne - has increased its share of the worldwide PDA market. Handhelds running the Palm OS now account for more than 50 per cent of worldwide shipments, according to the latest figures from industry analyst Gartner. During the second quarter of 2003, Palm claimed 38 per cent of the market, up from 30. ...more