August sees 10 per cent spam drop

August saw a 10 per cent drop in spam levels, according to email security company Messagelabs. The company said there was a sequential drop in spam with levels falling from 94.5 per cent in July to 84. ...more

Flash prices falling further

Prices for flash memory cards, which have been falling recently, are expected to continue declining as more and more companies begin production. Taiwan's DigiTimes reports that in the last few months some manufacturers have switched from DRAM production to more profitable falsh products such as CompactFlash. With Toshiba installing a new flash production line, the increase in supply has led to falling prices as demand has yet to catch up, despite a rise in digital camera shipments. ...more

AOL suffers broadband slowdown

AOL has apologised for a 'slower than desirable' broadband service and assured users that it is working with BT to solve the problem. Users have been experiencing slowdown for about a week. According to The Mirror, some users were even experiencing speeds as low as 2Kb/s when using AOL's 512Kb service. ...more

Comment: You've been Wikipediad

Listening to the legions of Wikipedia critics who are currently attacking the 'open-source' encyclopedia, you'd think the concept of Internet misinformation was a new phenomenon. The website promises to 'provide free access to the sum of all human knowledge', and many people have been caught up in the optimism. Unfortunately, it's an unworkable idea. ...more

PS2-compatible webcam

Creative Labs has launched its WebCam PRO camera. The ?39.99, including VAT, Webcam offers VGA (640x480) video capture and stills up to 1,024x768 (interpolated). ...more