Parallels adds Linux, Solaris and more to the Windows on a Mac mix

Intel Mac users who need to run Windows applications from time-to-time, but do not want to have to bother Boot Camping, can now launch the Microsoft OS, or even Linux, alongside OS X. Microsoft and Connectix before it have long provided this option for Power PC Mac users in the Virtual PC application, with the inevitable impact on performance caused by running an operating system built for an entirely different hardware platform. The introduction of the first Intel Macs at the beginning of this year raised the possibility that Mac users would be able to run a native, high-performance installation of Windows. ...more

05-05-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Microsoft guns for Open Source BT tries to speed up ADSL, industry unconvinced 60GB hard drive with free video editing Apple to stop selling CRT displays BT moves out of Japan, sells to Vodafone XML solidifying as a standard Microsoft patches IIS buffer overflow flaw New faster, lighter, sleeker iBooks Ensure you're paying the cheapest phone bills Reptiles will always survive, why not IBM systems? Don't forget, we welcome your comments. Just click on a story and go for the 'Comments' link on the right-hand side of the screen. ...more

EC raids mobile companies in price-fixing investigation

EC competition officials have raided the offices of five UK and four German mobile companies, looking for evidence of collusion in the pricing of calls made abroad. BT, Orange, Vodafone and One2One were among the companies subject to the probes, which were accompanied by Office of Fair Trading Officials. EC competition spokesperson Michael Tscherny, said that charges for roaming calls "are not transparent and do not seem related to the costs. ...more

Police to use SMS bombing

With technology always on the advance, it is no surprise that crime follows in hot pursuit, with the top techno crime these days being mobile phone theft. In an attempt to stop the thieves in their tracks, the police are to adopt an unusual strategy. A report in the The Observer says that UK police will start a trial in which they will send an SMS message to stolen phones every hour until the thief gets so irritated that they hand back the phone to their victim. ...more

Mobile phone growth harder to find in coming years

Mobile phone manufacturers will find it increasingly difficult to increase sales in the coming years as the developed world reaches saturation, according to new research. Despite the opening of huge potential markets in China and India, growth is likely to slow substantially over the next few years. A new report by Informa Telecoms & Media, says that by 2008 manufacturers will find it an uphill struggle to maintain growth. ...more