nVidia Go-es mobile

nVidia has announced availability of its power-saving GeForce 4 460 Go graphics chip for notebooks. The power-saving technology comes in the form of the Scrooge-like PowerMizer - able to dynamically switch voltage and frequency to optimise power consumption and takes into account the work share across the GPU and the main CPU of the notebook. Other features include high performance 3D engine, dedicated video processing engine and efficient memory architecture. ...more

Ofcom extends mis-selling rules to LLU services

Ofcom has announced that its rules protecting consumers from the mis-selling of fixed-line voice call services will now also cover providers that offer voice and broadband services using full local loop unbundling (LLU) technology. These rules cover sales and marketing activities deemed inappropriate by the industry regulator, including 'slamming', where customers can be switched from one company to another without their express knowledge and consent. Since May 2005 a new General Condition of Entitlement has required providers of fixed-line voice call services to establish then comply with a code of practice for sales and marketing in accordance with Ofcom's guidelines. ...more

BBC may charge to view online content

The BBC has said it will consider an international licence fee to access its streamed online content. The BBC supplements its news stories at news.bbc. ...more

Hotmail goes Windows Live

Microsoft has announced the global launch of Windows Live Hotmail, having completed a beta test involving some 20 million users. The upgraded webmail service succeeds the hugely popular MSN Hotmail and is designed to be safer and more powerful. While most users are likely, as before, to access Hotmail via a Web browser, the new version also provides support for Windows Mobile devices such as mobile phones and PDAs and desktop email clients. ...more

Adobe to release two versions of Photoshop CS3

Adobe has revealed that it will be launching two versions of Photoshop when it unveils Creative Suite 3 on 27 March. In addition to the new, long-awaited version of the image editing and manipulation software, Adobe will introduce Photoshop CS3 Extended, a completely new edition designed, in Adobe's words, for cross-media creative professionals to stretch the limits of digital imaging. Photoshop CS3 Extended includes everything in Photoshop CS3 plus a new set of tools for the integration of 3D and motion graphics, image measurement and analysis. ...more