mobile phone virus gets more mobile

A mobile phone virus has been found in the wild in the US and South Africa, eight months after it was released in The Philippines. Cabir has now spread to 13 countries including the UK but only reached the US today, when it was discovered in a gadgets shop in California. A passing techie recognised a telltale image on the infected phone's screen. ...more

Toshiba develops all-in-one video chip

Toshiba has announced a new chip with the ability to encode and decode MPEG4 video and the implications for mobile computing are very interesting. With the use of handheld computers on the rise and news that the convergence of mobile phones and PDAs is nearly at its zenith, Toshiba couldn't have waited for a better time to announce its new TC35273XB chip. It sounds a mouthful, but this single chip can process video with ease. ...more

Record industry takes on Yahoo! China

Following in the wake of the BPI's legal pursual of AllofMP3.com, the record industry has its sights on Yahoo! China. The international music industry body, the IFPI, is set to sue the Chinese arm of the Internet search giant, according to the BBC. ...more

Vantage stripped of PC Pro Labs award

PC Pro has decided to strip Vantage Computers of its recommended award from this month's Labs, after the company was expelled from the Professional Computing Association (PCA). Kent-based Vantage Computers, which trades as Vantage Direct, is accused of repeatedly failing to respond to the Association's attempts to solve customer disputes. It has also reportedly failed to refund at least one customer's pre-payment. ...more

Stelios coughs up for the BPI

The British Phonographic Institute (BPI), representing the UK record industry, has settled its ?1m copyright infringement case with EasyInternetCaf?. The settlement amounts to ?210,000, which includes ?80,000 in compensation and the remainder in BPIs' legal fees. EasyGroup chairman Stelios said of the deflated figure: 'They've settled for a 92 per cent reduction. ...more