Net superseded by the Frogan?

Frogan may sound as if it is some kind of Californian frozen yoghurt health drink, but it aims to be an add-on information service for the Internet. French company STG Interactive has introduced the service, which uses multimedia slides to present data and graphics. However, to access this new information layer via the World Wide Web (imaginatively called the Frogan layer), you will need to download a special Frogan player. ...more

Intel squeezes more speed from the Pentium 4

New versions of the Pentium 4 arrive with a faster system bus and new chipset. In the relentless march towards the physical barrier of what can be etched on chips with ultraviolet light, Intel has squeezed more speed out of its 0.13 micron manufacturing process - 2. ...more

IT Forum 2004: Windows Update Services goes into public beta

Microsoft is in the process of changing the way its software updates can be automatically loaded - Windows Update Services (WUS) has gone into public beta. The new update services enables IT admins to mediate which updates from Microsoft will be available to end users (whether they are originally Windows updates, office updates or releases from the download centre). It may be appropriate, for example, for one set of end-users to receive an update but for another set to be exempt. ...more

Sony rolls out CD-burners on the double

Sony has launched two CD-RW drives - one internal and the other external with USB 2.0 connectivity. The 480Mbits/sec maximum bandwidth means that both drives can offer performance of 40-speed write, 12-speed rewrite and 48-speed read, although you'll need a USB 2. ...more

ISPs feel p2p pressure

Companies that attempt to reduce their own bandwidth costs by using p2p technology could force Internet service providers to introduce pay-as-you-go broadband charging as a matter of course. ADSL Guide notes that firms, including the BBC and BSkyB, have raised the prospect of shifting the burden of content delivery from their own servers to users' computers. Currently most users have unmetered broadband access, so they are unlikely to be concerned about the additional burden that this will place on their bandwidth, but ISPs will face in an increase in traffic and higher costs. ...more