Tumbleweed loses PC Pro Recommended award

PC Pro has stripped Tumbleweed of its Recommended award for its MailGate NAS appliance (reviewed in the November 2004 issue). We were informed at the time of review that the MailGate would be on sale from ?1,000, but it's come to light that the system was never on sale for this price. Tumbleweed claims this was due to an upgrade to the specification, but the price is now approaching ?4,000. ...more

BT rings Vodafone with its network-aware Bluephone

BT will use Vodafone's cellular network for mobile calls made using its revolutionary network-aware Bluephone. In an announcement today, Bill Morrow, CEO at Vodafone, described the tie-up as having 'huge attractions for both organisations. As the mobile partner in BT's convergence strategy, this enables Vodafone UK to maximise its network and service assets while generating additional revenue from a new source. ...more

Comment: Learning difficulties

There's a golden rule in the computer industry: prices always go down... ...more

Airlines deny Apple iPod deal

Two airlines have denied that they have signed agreements to plug iPods into their in-flight entertainment systems. Air France and KLM said that Apple's announcement yesterday that six airlines would be offering iPod integration from next year was premature. 'It's way too early to confirm any such details,' an Air France spokeswoman told Reuters. ...more

My MP3.com, the second time around

The service that launched a thousand lawsuits against MP3.com has re-launched, but this time around no one is getting into any trouble. The re-vamped service is no longer a free-for-all. ...more