Tiscali tackles spam

Tiscali UK is launching a Secure Mail service to its users for ?4.99 a year. The ISP says the service has already received 6,500 provisional orders in just four days of advertising the forthcoming service on its portal. ...more

Comment: Living room in a box

We're precious about our living rooms: they're places to relax and forget about work. So it's quite right that some people feel nervous when imagining a PC next to their TV. And however they're dressed up, Windows Media Center 'hubs' are still PCs. ...more

Google spreads 'virus'

Google inadvertently spread the latest curse of the Internet yesterday, the Sobig.F worm that has been plaguing inboxes for more than a week. The worm was contained within an attachment to a message sent to subscribers to Google's media email list. ...more

Adobe releases Photoshop CS 'tryout'

Adobe has released a 'tryout' version of Photoshop CS so you can give the latest version of the image editing software a trial run before buying. The tryout is valid for 30 days and includes full online documentation but no further support from Adobe. Adobe Photoshop CS tryout is available for both Mac OS X and Windows 2000 and XP. ...more

DVD+RW Alliance cuts size, boosts speed

The DVD+RW Alliance has announced the specification for four-speed DVD+R performance and 8cm media - only two thirds the diameter of standard 12cm discs. The smaller discs will have a capacity of 1.46Gb, compared with 4. ...more