Pipex takes orders for 2Mbps broadband

Pipex has joined BT Wholesale's 2Mbps broadband trial and has begun taking orders from end users who wish to take part. Its Solo 2000 Trial product - 2MBps downstream and 256Kbps upstream - costs ?39.99 per month, with free activation. ...more

BT preps Movio mobile TV service

BT's mobile TV is coming to a network near you this year. The company claims that a recent trial of its Movio service, offering digital TV and radio services to mobile phones on the Virgin network, has proved a success with the thousand or so triallists involved. BT Movio will be available to any UK carrier, and BT is hoping many will adopt the service, quoting statistics such as 38 per cent being prepared to switch networks in order to receive the service. ...more

Xbox marketing extravagantly excessive

Behind every product launch is an expensive advertising campaign and there's none more expensive than the one planned for the Xbox. Microsoft is emptying the coffers in an attempt to stamp its indelible mark on the console gaming community with its PS2-busting console, the Xbox. The company is planning to spend $500m over 18 months to promote the console, which makes it the most expensive consumer product launch in history. ...more

AOL buys its way into music downloads

AOL demonstrated another shift in its changing priorities when it announced the acquisition of the online music downloads service Music Now. In a burst of originality the new service will be called AOL Music Now. Currently available in the US only, Music Now allows visitors to either buy music at 99 cents a track or through a subscription basis from any Internet-connected PC for $9. ...more

Free security tools released

PGP has released a set of basic tools for protecting files from unwanted editing, copying and distribution. PGP Freeware includes the same core PGP Mail software that can be found in the leading commercial PGP Personal, Desktop, and Enterprise packages. It allows you to encrypt files as well as the contents of the clipboard, and also provides the ability to create and manage PGP keys. ...more