BT sets latest broadband dates

BT has announced its biggest batch of ADSL ready-for-service dates, with 57 exchanges to go online between April 2004 and October 2005. ...more

The beetle with a mighty suck

This beetle-shaped device could soon be sucking up dust and grime from households across Japan, if Matsushita has its way. The vacuum-cleaning robot will begin field trials in May and will vacuum a room autonomously, detecting dust wherever it may hide and avoiding physical obstacles as well as heated objects and drops such as stairs. It operates in a criss-cross fashion and is as powerful as a regular vacuum cleaner. ...more

Adobe sets February date for Photoshop Lightroom

Adobe Systems has announced that Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 is expected to ship in the US and Canada mid-February 2007. Photoshop Lightroom is a digital photography studio that lets photographers import, manage and present large volumes of images. ...more

Cold chips

As processors climb above and beyond the Gigahertz barrier, the fans needed to cool them make your PC sound more like a tractor than the sleek, powerful machine you paid for. Well, how about a processor coated with minute fans the size of a pinhead, or a number of these fans pushing coolant around the chip? That's exactly what scientists at the University of Colorado have come up with. The fans are made from a single sheet of silicon, with each blade less than half a millimetre long. ...more

Mitac to unveil two wireless products

It's been a long time since I've mentioned the word Bluetooth in the news section but two new products from Chinese company MiTAC feature this form of wireless communication. The company has announced its plans for a Bluetooth-equipped PDA that features a 3.8-in colour display. ...more