Sunday is the new Monday for Internet traffic

Sundays are now the most popular day for hanging out on the Internet, according to the latest figures from the Amsterdam Internet Exchange. The heaviest Net traffic used to be seen on Monday, but this year people are surfing more often and for longer a day earlier. The last couple of weeks saw peaks in Internet traffic of over 140Gbps on Sunday compared to between 50 and 60Gbps in 2005. ...more

Microsoft gets mob handed for iTV

Microsoft has teamed up with three other interactive TV companies to bolster its "Microsoft TV" drive into this emerging market. The partnership will develop technology delivering interactive advertising, enabling viewers to shop from their TV. The partners are ACTV, a company integrating Internet features into televisions, eCity, which is developing interactive services that let viewers choose to view ads and then buy them, and RespondTV, which has developed technology to allow TV network operators to deliver information on programs, products and services. ...more

Linux certificate puts kernel developers in impossible position

A patent expert has attacked the Open Source Community's latest initiative to document the provenance of code contributed to the Linux kernel so that proving its origins will be quicker and easier in the face of litigation. The Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.0 asserts that the developer submitting the code which it covers has either written or modified that code according to their rights to do so, or it is being submitted, unchanged, on behalf of someone else who asserts these rights. ...more

Apple cuts PowerBook prices

Apple has cut prices across its selection of 12in and 15in PowerBooks. The 12in Combo and 12in SuperDrive drop ?100 to ?1,299 and ?1,449 respectively; the 15in Combo drops ?300 to ?1,599; and the 15in SuperDrive drops ?200 to ?1,999. The 17in SuperDrive remains unchanged at ?2. ...more

BT revamps wireless hotspot pricing

BT has overhauled the pricing structure for its nationwide network of wireless Internet hotspots. Access to BT OpenZone will now be available through one of three packages: ?25+VAT for one month's access for up to 4,000 minutes (around 66 hours), with extra minutes costing 10p each; Pay-as-you-go at 20p+VAT per minute, billed monthly; and per-paid vouchers. For further information visit www. ...more