Vodafone reshapes its Mobile Internet

A new mobile data service that includes Web access has been unveiled by Vodafone. According to the company it should provide users with an experience of the Web on their phones that is far closer to the type of browsing experienced via a laptop of desktop computer. The offering, dubbed Vodafone Mobile Internet, won't require people to upgrade their phones, states the communications giant. ...more

Palm PDAs leak on to the Internet

Details of two new Palm PDAs have been leaked onto the Internet. Engadget reveals that the Tungsten TX has a 320 x 480 pixel, 65,000 colour LCD , built-in 802.11b WiFi, Bluetooth 1. ...more

BT takes crown in consumer broadband survey

BT was the best-performer among leading broadband ISPs, according to a new quarterly survey of ADSL services. Behind BT came Virgin, Demon, AOL and Orange (formerly Wanadoo). Epitiro, a 'customer experience management solutions provider', has deployed new I-SPI software to monitor broadband speed and performance levels from 10 locations across the UK. ...more

Olympus launches world's smallest D-SLR

Olympus today annouced a new edition to its E-System range and what it claims to be the world's smallest and lightest D-SLR camera. The new Olympus E-400 boasts a 10.0 million pixel CCD, 2. ...more

HP embroiled in pretexting controversy

Hewlett-Packard has been embroiled in the legally dubious practice of pretexting as an investigation into an internal leak spiralled out of control, touching a number of journalists, as well as senior HP execs. The fracas began in the aftermath of a CNet article published at the beginning of the year that quoted an internal source revealing a detailed account of HP's long-term strategy, which emerged from several days of intense discussion between HP chiefs. HP chairman Patricia Dunn was spurred into launching an investigation in order to determine the source of the leak, employing a third-party company to carry this out. ...more