Updated: Price check - LCD monitors

Our weekly round up of UK prices for the latest kit, from budget models to top-of-the-range Starting at the budget end means starting with a 15in display. This is effectively the current minimum spec. A Video 7 A150X1 (pictured) is available from Dabs. ...more

Swiss look to Trojan code for VoIP tapping

Swiss authorities are investigating the possibility of tapping VoIP calls, which could involve commandeering ISPs to install Trojan code on target computers. VoIP calls through software services such as Skype are encrypted as they are passed over the public Internet, in order to safeguard the privacy of the callers. This presents a problem for anyone wanting to listen in, as they are faced with trying to decrypt the packets by brute force - not easy during a three-minute phone call. ...more

8Mbps broadband service goes live

UK Online has unveiled an 8Mbps ADSL broadband service available to around 4.4 million homes, for ?39.99 per month. ...more

Mobilexpo 2001 highlight - Siemens wows crowds with SX45

The most impressive device at the Mobilexpo 2001 show was a combination mobile phone and PDA from electronics specialists Siemens. The SX45 is based on Microsoft's PocketPC operating system, is Java compatible and will be able to access the GPRS phone network. The device offers Internet access, allowing the transmission and reception of e-mail on the move and has fax functionality. ...more

Microsoft to offer patch for Windows Media Player vulnerability

Following last week's discovery of viruses targetting Windows Media Player, Microsoft plans to release an update for Media Player 10. The company says that the patch will stop viruses using its DRM technology to pull in malware from the net. Last week, Panda Software discovered two viruses, labelled Downloader-A and -B which posed as . ...more