BT puts broadband in Toys 'r' Us

BT Openworld is offering 'broadband-in-a-box' for just ?50. The box contains everything necessary to get the 'Home 500 Plug & Go' broadband service up-and-running. Line activation is currently free, but Home 500 Plug & Go has a relatively high monthly fee of ?29. ...more

McAfee to be reborn as a company again

Network Associates has decided to streamline its business solely around security products and services. As part of this strategy it is renaming itself as McAfee and selling off its Sniffer network management product line. The new McAfee will consist of enterprise anti-virus and intrusion prevention security businesses, the McAfee Labs research organization, and a consumer security business. ...more

Nokia takes on the Blackberry

Mobile phone giant Nokia has released a range of new devices to be called the Eseries that combine both voice and mobile email functions for businesses in a single unit. In other words, Nokia is taking aim at the Blackberry. There are three models in the range - the E60, E61 and E70. ...more

Nvidia boosts video playback with PureVideo technology

Nvidia has added PureVideo technology to its GeForce 6 Series of GPUs (graphics processing units). A mixture of hardware and software, it supports playback of MPEG-2 and high-definition (HD) video content on a PC. Nvidia claims that PureVideo eliminates the need for additional hardware or chipsets while taking the load off the CPU (central processing unit). ...more

SMS still powering ahead in UK mobiles

For one, we still haven't got over our love affair with the text message. Revenues from SMS are up 7 per cent sequentially for the quarter ending September 2002. Meanwhile volumes showed a 37 per cent year on year increase at nearly four and a quarter billion. ...more