UK gamers look but don't touch on games sites

Games sites are attracting visitors by the truck load in the UK, but only a small proportion are actually playing online, says monitoring firm NetValue. According to figures, 20 per cent of UK surfers visit games sites, but only around eight per cent of those actually participate in multi-player gaming. In the US, 28 per cent of surfers visit games sites and 20 per cent of those play online. ...more

Bank domain names overdrawn - F-Secure

Computer security firm F-Secure has done an survey into the number of bank names that have been registered as Internet domains, but not by the banks themselves. A simple search across the .com, . ...more

iPod loader services step into the ripping gap

The fact that it can take over 100 hours to rip enough CDs to fill an iPod has created a new industry in the US; the iPod loader. For around $1 per CD, someone will collect your iPod and CDs, and return a few days later having filled your player with music. iPod loaders vary from one man sat in front of a computer every night ripping CD after CD to outfits with $1,000 CD changers that hold up to 100 discs. ...more

Google trials updated Blogger service

Google has begun offering a selected group of users of its Blogger service a chance to play around with a set of new features. These include keyword tagging and a new point-and-click, drag-and-drop customisation interface. Customising Blogger blogs has until now required at least a rudimentary knowledge of HTML and CSS. ...more

Mozilla roars into action

After four years of development and lots of point-releases, the browser Mozilla 1.0 is officially available for download. Mozilla is an Open Source development project set up to create a highly-portable and standards-compliant Web browser. ...more