Ensure you're paying the cheapest phone bills

The phone bill comparison Web site phonebills.org.uk has been updated with the latest information on 13 fixed line telephone companies. ...more

Bug casts shadow on Eclipse customers

A software bug on Eclipse Internet's router platform was behind a major service outage for a large number of the ISPs customers. The software has now been upgraded but the company has also moved to address the fact that during the outage it struggled to deal with the 73,000 phone calls it received (compared to 2,000 on a normal day). It has increased capacity within its phone system and will also provide regular updates on its service status page. ...more

Lexmark enters the all-in-one market

Lexmark has been showing off its new All-In-One print, copy, scan device, eyeing what it believes to be a major potential market. Targeted squarely at home users, the All-In-One features Lexmark's latest printing technology and is designed to offer users the maximum flexibility for outputting requirements. Lexmark hopes to capitalise on the large scanner and printer markets by providing a product that combines features at a very low price. ...more

Novell challenges SCO's slander case

Novell has asked for dismissal of SCO's 'Slander of Title' suit. SCO filed the suit alleging that Novell had made false statements that it owned Unix copyrights and that Novell's public statements caused potential customers to doubt SCO's Unix rights and take their business elsewhere. Novell says in the motion that: 'Without conclusively establishing that it owns the Unix and UnixWare copyrights, SCO cannot show that Novell's statements to the contrary are false, and cannot prevail. ...more

Opt out is out

The Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications comes into effect today, making it mandatory that users explicitly opt in to receive unsolicited email. It also outlaws the practice of disguising the sender of such correspondence, or using invalid return addresses. And this applies to messages sent to mobiles and PCs. ...more