Amazon admits misleading customers over Vista upgrade

Online shopping giant Amazon has admitted that it may have misled consumers into buying OEM versions of Windows XP with free upgrades to Vista, which they aren't entitled to. Last week, PC Pro revealed how angry PC owners are turning on Microsoft after their upgrade vouchers for Windows Vista were deemed ineligible. Customers who bought OEM versions of Windows XP, complete with an upgrade voucher for Vista, are being told they don't qualify for the upgrade unless the operating system was installed on a brand new machine by a system builder. ...more

New exchanges added to Broadband Britain

BT has named 17 exchanges to be ADSL-enabled in July. Broadband will be available on these dates from the exchanges listed. ? 9 July: Stonehaven. ...more

UN says spam can be canned in two years

The world can be free of spam within two years estimates United Nations International Telecommunications Union according to a report by the Reuters news agency. The alternative is that the world may abandon the internet as a tool 'If we don't work together, we may see millions of people abandoning the Net entirely out of frustration and disgust.' Robert Shaw, Internet strategy expert with the ITU told a press conference. ...more

Feds chalk up first victories in p2p piracy

The US Justice Department has chalked up its first convictions against those who use peer to peer networks to distribute pirated material. Two men have pleaded guilty to copyright infringement. The men, William Trowbridge, 50, of Johnson City, N. ...more

Eclipse rewards friends and family broadband

Eclipse Internet is offering ?30 rewards for its broadband subscribers who persuade friends and family to sign up. Eclipse Connect will pay ?30 for each friend who switches from another service provider and ?15 for any friends who sign up to their first broadband connection. 'The excellent quality of service and customer services that we've provided for ten years has been the backbone of our business and the reason that our customers recommend us to their friends and families,' said Luke Lang, marketing manager at Eclipse Internet. ...more