Seventeen new broadband exchanges

BT has confirmed broadband ready-for-service dates for another 17 exchanges, though potential users will have to wait until February to get connected. ADSL will be available on the following dates from the listed exchanges. 18 February 2004: Wincanton 3 March 2004: Boroughbridge, Colwall, Ebchester, Edinburgh Pentland, Grindleford, Hadnall, Hullavington, Kelsall, Kerry, Maze, Oakengates, Parbold, Spaxton, Steeple Aston, Stone Cross, Whitchurch. ...more

Stolen hospital laptop prompts ID theft concerns

A laptop stolen from a hospital in Cornwall contained the personal and financial information of 10,000 NHS staff. The computer, which stored staff names, addresses and bank details was taken from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust. The Trust handles the payroll for thousands of NHS workers across the country. ...more

Microsoft calls for 'cool apps'

Microsoft has put out a call to developers to build 'cool apps' for the Vista operating system. In an open letter, Jim Allchin, Microsoft's Co-President for Platforms & Services told the development community that Vista represents 'new opportunities on a scale you haven't seen since Windows 95'. Allchin also draws attention to analyst claims   that some 200 million people will be using Windows Vista within the first 24 months of launch. ...more

EPSON introduces new Stylus inkjet

The inkjet that thinks it's a laser, could almost be EPSON's line on the Stylus C80, which produces black and colour output. EPSON claims printing of 2880 dots per inch for its latest Stylus, aimed at home and small office users. Alongside a print rate of 20 pages/min (in black) and 13 pages/min (in colour), the Stylus C80 uses pigment ink for both black and colour output, which will be good for the outdoor types who take their documents with them. ...more

Jurassic Park III trailer online

Everyone loves a dinosaur flick, so you must be holding your breath in anticipation of the latest in the Jurassic Park series of films, due out this summer. Well, to tease you into a frenzy, the brand spanking new trailer is available online. For those of you who are not familiar with the series, Jurassic Park was a Steven Spielberg movie based on the novel by Michael Crichton, in which dinosaurs are brought back to life to be exhibited in an amusement park before they go on the rampage. ...more