BSkyB adds broadband package

BSkyB will add BT Broadband to the services it offers its customers. The standard cost of BT Broadband is ?27 a month, paying by Direct Debit. However, BSkyB plans to kick the service off with a special offer in the autumn. ...more

Microsoft highlights the award of $1.5m in software piracy case

Microsoft has published details of a US District Court case regarding software piracy in which it was awarded damages of $1.5m. Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer found that the Chicago-based company Logical Choice Computers had distributed counterfeit copies of Microsoft Office Professional 97 and Windows 95 software, and she ruled (back in 19 January) that its "actions amounted to wilful infringement and ignorance of Microsoft's legal rights". ...more

iPhone on target for June delivery

Apple's wireless partner, AT&T, has confirmed that the iPhone is on schedule to ship in June, as projected. AT&T's wireless unit has an exclusive US deal to sell the highly anticipated new handset. 'Our expectations are good. ...more

Apple unveils the Mac mini

Apple has unveiled the Mac for the iPod generation, a tiny machine targeted directly at PC users looking to switch. Mac mini comes in two configurations, with either a 1.25GHz or 1. ...more

HP and Dell indifferent to stripped version of Windows XP

The worlds two largest PC makers have reacted with profound indifference, to the imminent availability of a version of Windows Media Player. Dell said it has no plans to offer it at all, while HP said that it will be an option but that it does not expect it to be in great demand. Microsoft has been ordered to provide Windows XP Home and Professional Edition N - as the WMP-free versions are known - as part of the penalties imposed by the European Commission for antitrust violations. ...more