Macromedia updates Flash MX

Macromedia has released an update for Flash MX 2004, concentrating primarily on stability and performance. Consequently the update includes over 40 bug fixes and performance improvements, in addition to a number of usability improvements. The Flash MX 2004 7. ...more

Judge switches spotlight back on SCO code

SCO has been ordered to show the code it alleges infringes its rights - including that which it has distributed under the GPL. In the latest twist of the IBM case, Judge Wells has filed an order to move the discovery process forward - by which SCO and IBM gather information from each other with which to build their case - demanding that SCO hand over relevant documents to IBM within 45 days, including any code it has distributed to third parties. This will include SCO's Linux and other software products distributed under the GNU General Public Licence. ...more

Plug-in fingerprint security

Premier Electronics has released the latest version of its Biotouch fingerprint-reading PC Card. The card can be used in any type-II PCMCIA slot and houses three cameras that use DFR-300 technology to identify the user. Data about user fingerprints isn't stored on the system it's used in, so there's no danger of anyone else being able to steal your 'print'. ...more

Motorola to build Microsoft music phones

The US mobile phone manufacturer Motorola has signed a deal with Microsoft to incorporate the software giant's technologies in a new range of mobile phones. Motorola already has a series of phones that include the ability to download music from Apple's rival iTunes including the ROKR and the SLVR L7. However, the company has since admitted the iTunes-flavoured phones have not exactly been flying off the shelves. ...more

Napster offers free music in iTunes battle

Napster has begun offering free music in a bid to entice customers away from iTunes. The music service is offering visitors to its US website the chance to hear songs up to five times for free, albeit at a low bitrate and wrapped up in a Flash .swf file to prevent them being easily downloaded to the listeners' computer. ...more