Net yourself a canine winner

If you like to have a flutter on the dogs and don't like the smoky atmosphere of your local betting shop then you may be in for a treat if Gaming Internet gets its way. The company intends to offer greyhound racing over the Internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week and have just secured a deal that ensures that they have access to 20 per cent of the dog tracks in Europe. They have also made in-roads into the Australian, African and Asian greyhound world. ...more

Apple reseller pre-installs Windows XP

The unthinkable has happened. A US Apple reseller is using Apple's Boot Camp beta software to offer MacBook Pro laptops with Windows XP pre-installed. Expercom says it will hive off a 20GB partition on which it will install XP - all for $2,029. ...more

Wireless users warned of Evil Twin hotspots

UK security experts are warning wireless users to be on the lookout for 'evil twins' when connecting to the Internet in public spaces such as train stations or cafes. Using hotspots is a risky business, say wireless internet and cyber crime experts at Cranfield University, as most of us ask no more than that the hotspot connection is successfully made. The problem is, as your laptop scans for available networks, it may find one nearer and with a stronger signal than the one you intended to connect to and use that instead: an evil twin. ...more

BT sets dates for 99.6 per cent UK ADSL availability

BT has taken a big step towards fulfilling its commitment to extending broadband to 99.6 per cent of UK households by announcing ADSL upgrade dates for more than 1,000 exchanges. It has also brought forward dates for the 59 that had hit their pre-registration trigger-levels before that scheme finished. ...more

EU roaming talks fail again, but compromise in sight

EU institutions failed to agree on Wednesday on how to regulate the cost of making and receiving cell phone calls abroad but were moving towards a more industry-friendly compromise, a lawmaker and a senior official said. Representatives of European Union countries, the Parliament and the European Commission still differ over the levels of price caps and whether customers should be automatically switched to the new rates or left to opt in to the new regime. Both are key points of contention, but Paul Ruebig, one of two MEPs steering the rules through the parliament, said the chamber could make a U-turn and back the 'opt-in' proposal. ...more