Microsoft name drops Palladium

Microsoft has abandoned the codename Palladium for its controversial hardware and software security initiative. Instead, reports The New York Times the company favours the less-catchy term 'next-generation secure computing base.' According to the report, Microsoft always intended to change the title - which is not unusual for a codename. ...more

Lexmark launches business range of colour lasers

Lexmark has launched a range of colour laser printers for businesses. The range comprises the C760, C762 and multifunction C762e, which print at 25ppm in both mono and colour using single pass technology at 4,800dpi resolution. Colour accuracy is controlled through automatic adjustment of dot size and shape, plus pantone calibration. ...more

BT unveils the Home of Possibilities

BT has announced a home security service that can tell you when your property is being broken into. Part of its Home of Possibilities launch at the Ideal Home Exhibition, BT Home Monitoring will connect your home to the Internet, and alert you when events such as a break-in occur. The system can send an email or text (SMS) message or make a telephone call and the entire system can be managed via a Web interface. ...more

Sun simplifies Web services for consumer devices

Sun announces a Web Services Pack for developers targeting mobile and small client devices. Targeting devices such as cellular phones, PDAs, set-top boxes and residential gateways, the new pack represents a bundling of the Forte for Java wireless toolkit together with Java blueprints and APIs from a new specification dealing with Web services for small devices. Sun has highlighted the progress of this specification - a certain 'JSR # 172'. ...more

UK High Court frees BPI to pursue AllofMP3

The British recording industry, in the shape of the BPI, has the Russian downloads site AllofMP3.com in its legal sights. The British trade association has been granted permission by the UK High Court to serve legal proceedings in Russia against the controversial website. ...more