No dead pixels - guaranteed

Display manufacturer CTX is claiming a first with guarantee that its forthcoming S530 LCD displays will have no dead pixels. Dead pixels are areas on LCD screens where no image is shown and most manufacturers allow for a certain number. The problem has been an ongoing source of frustration, largely for notebook users. ...more

D-Link jumps on the 802.11n bandwagon

Wireless network kit builder D-Link has announced additions to its range, wired up to use the upcoming 802.11n protocol. It is among a host of rivals champing at the bit to launch kit using the new specification, even before it is formally ratified by the IEEE body. ...more

JBuilder 6 is brewed

Borland brings to the brew another version of its Java development system. New features in version 6 - and it is only six months since the debut of JBuilder 5 - include support for the 'visual' drag and drop approach while working with Enterprise Java Beans. For those who model with UML (Universal Modelling Language), there are new code visualisation, unit testing and documentation tools. ...more

Windows 2001: a TV odyssey

The next version of the Windows OS will be aimed directly at the interactive television market. The operating system, codenamed 'Whistler', will have code that will help users take advantage of interactive TV features. Windows has supported TV viewing since 1998 but this shift towards the broadcasting market is fuelled by the advent of set-top cable boxes, operating under the stripped-down Windows CE OS. ...more

?220mn hi-tech bank heist foiled by London police

A multi-million pound raid on the London offices of a Japanese bank has been foiled by police. But the attempted robbery did not involve vans, security guards or weapons - the theft was attempted by the electronic transfer of funds. The hacker tried to steal as much as ?220mn from accounts held at the Sumitomo Mitsui bank using keylogging software, before being intercepted by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU). ...more