MusicForMe cracks Allofmp3's music streaming service

MusicForMe has cracked the DRM designed to restrict access to Allofmp3's Music for Masses, just days after the free music streaming service was launched. Music for Masses - which stretches Allofmp3's highly dubious legality to new limits - provides free access to the Russian company's entire music catalogue. Tracks are wrapped in a DRM jacket which means they can only be played in the Music for Masses Player. ...more

N. Ireland first region to be fully broadband enabled

Northern Ireland is the first UK region outside London to have all its exchanges broadband enabled. Just 1.5 per cent of the population remain unable to receive ADSL services. ...more

Microsoft teases with Secret Project

The Blogosphere is in overdrive concerning a strange new announcement due from Microsoft. A site known only as origamiproject.com, which has been registered by Microsoft, shows some kind of animation which appears to be related to networking. ...more

Dell releases Ubuntu-based PCs

Dell has confirmed today that it is launching three computer systems, including one laptop, that will come with the open-source Ubuntu Linux operating system already installed. The three computers, which come with a price tag starting at around ?300, will have the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux system pre-installed for use out-of-the-box. ...more

Seagate to make HD for PS2

Not content with securing the contract to produce the hard drives for the Xbox, it looks as if Seagate will also be providing hard disk hardware for Sony's PlayStation 2. The company is rumoured to be producing two types of hard drive for the PS2 - one to be part of an external unit, the other to be used internally, which seems to indicate that future versions of the PlayStation 2 could come with a hard drive built in. This isn't the only indication that the PS2 is slowly turning into a PC. ...more