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Airlines deny Apple iPod deal

Two airlines have denied that they have signed agreements to plug iPods into their in-flight entertainment systems. Air France and KLM said that Apple's announcement yesterday that six airlines would be offering iPod integration from next year was premature. 'It's way too early to confirm any such details,' an Air France spokeswoman told Reuters. ...more

Intel intros new Pentium 4 for desktop replacements

A new version of the Pentium 4 aimed at the 'desktop replacement' market has been introduced by Intel. The snappily named Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor 548 supporting HT Technology runs at 3.33GHz and is equipped with 1MB Level 2 cache, 13 new Streaming SIMD 3 Extensions, and upgrades to the NetBurst microarchitecture. ...more

Price war looms over WiMax spectrum auction

BT is preparing to buy up wireless spectrum with a view to launching combined mobile WiMax and GSM converged services in 2008, according to industry insiders. Speculation that the UK carrier will be one of the bidders at Ofcom's 2.5GHz to 2. ...more

Microsoft boosts Trustworthy Computing at Leeds Uni

Microsoft is backing a Leeds university course on writing secure code and eliminating vulnerabilities. Starting in January of next year, the module will offer threat modelling and security analysis so that students can pre-empt vulnerabilities such as unchecked buffers - one of the most common of Microsoft security alerts. Microsoft UK Chief Security Officer Stuart Okin said: 'Security is one of the key issues in the IT industry and the wider business world today. ...more