Microsoft releases iPod ejecting fix for Vista

Microsoft has released a patch for Windows Vista that fixes a problem with ejecting iPods. Previously, ejecting the portable music player using Windows Vista's Safely Remove Hardware procedure could cause the data on the device to be corrupted. The problem could also occur when ejecting via Windows Explorer. ...more

Sharp shrinks LAN kit

Sharp has unveiled what it says is the world's smallest and least power hungry LAN module. The DC2J1DZ115 is just 10 x 10 x 1.6mm and draws a mere 0. ...more

Comment: Google's necessary evil

The trouble with becoming a giant in your chosen field is that your responsibilities grow in line with your status. Whereas mid-sized companies can focus on increasing their bottom lines without having to make philanthropic gestures, the big guys have to play a careful marketing game that balances huge profits with an accessible, friendly side to keep customers on board. The cynic inside me suggests this is the reason behind the new 'corporate social responsibility' culture that's gripping the IT world. ...more

Half Viagra on Internet fake, shock

Almost half the Viagra available on the Internet is fake according to British pharmacists. Analysis of a range of tablets bought online were not the genuine product from Pfizer but either contained a lower dose of the active ingredient or different chemicals entirely. he British Pharmaceutical Conference: 'On our initial estimate, around half of those Viagra samples could be counterfeit'. ...more

Lixxus claims to be the UK's first pay-as-you-go broadband service

A company called Lixxus has launched what it claims is the UK's first pay-as-you-go broadband service. Rather than a fixed monthly fee, Lixxus charges its users based on the amount of data they download, with prices starting from absolutely nothing, incrementally rising 5p a megabyte to 300MB and by 0.00225p beyond, to ?25 for unlimited use of a 512Kbps line (and to ?35 for a 1Mbps line). ...more