Computers can seriously damage your health - official

Researchers have found that excessive use of email can reduce your IQ by up to 10 points. Experiments carried out by a team at the University of London's Institute of Psychiatry on behalf of Hewlett Packard found that people who try to multitask too much `significantly` reduce their IQs. They found that an average person's IQ drops by 10 points when they are distracted by incoming emails and telephone calls - the equivalent to missing a night's sleep. ...more

Epson unveils wireless printing

Epson is showing off its new wireless print server, based on the same technology as Apple's AirPort, at the Macworld expo in San Francisco. The server attaches to the parallel port of Epson's networkable inkjets and shares the common characteristics of IEEE-802.11b networks like AirPort, such as an operable range of 150-300 feet (45-90 metres) with no need for a clear line of sight. ...more

Nokia and Siemens merge networks businesses

European telecoms giants Nokia and Siemens are to merge their communications networks interests into a new business to be called Nokia Siemens Networks. The new operation, which will be owned jointly by the two parent companies, will inherit the assets of Nokia's Networks Business Group and the carrier-related operations of Siemens to create the fourth largest mobile and fixed networks maker with combined annual revenues of €15.8 billion (?10. ...more

Blogger moves subscription features to free service

Blogger.com, the popular web logging site owned by Google, is moving many of the features previously found only in the Blogger Pro subscription service to the free blogger service. Blogger Pro will be wound down and not offered as a separate service. ...more

Nokia takes on the Blackberry

Mobile phone giant Nokia has released a range of new devices to be called the Eseries that combine both voice and mobile email functions for businesses in a single unit. In other words, Nokia is taking aim at the Blackberry. There are three models in the range - the E60, E61 and E70. ...more