Microsoft VP quits to join Google

Another senior executive has left Microsoft. Vic Gundotra, the general manager for platform evangelism at Microsoft who has been with the company for 15 years has quit the company to join Google. This news arrives shortly after the revelation that Microsoft VP Martin Taylor, the former Martin Taylor, the VP of Windows Live and MSN quit just 24 hours after announcing Windows Live Messenger. ...more

Opera covers Linux

Opera Software has released a Linux version of its Opera 5.0 Internet browser, arguably the fastest browser available. The company claims that Opera 5. ...more

Evesham Axis 2400+MK - update

Regular readers of the PC Pro forums will have noticed a fiery debate about the Evesham Axis 2400+MK, which was reviewed in the February 2003 issue of PC Pro To clarify the matter, this is a joint response from PC Pro and Evesham Technology: The graphics card Evesham meant to send in the review machine with a Radeon 9500 graphics card, but accidentally sent a Radeon 9500 Pro instead. When PC Pro alerted Evesham to this fact, Evesham agreed to supply the Axis 2400+MK with a Radeon 9500 Pro card for ?1,069 plus VAT rather than the ?1,049 price it was originally meant to be. Unfortunately, the build specification at Evesham wasn't updated. ...more

Archos intros latest touch-screen media player

Archos has unveiled the latest addition to its range of portable media players, the touch-screen 704 WiFi. Capable of playing or displaying up to 40GB or 80GB of music, movies or photos, the handheld has a 7in, 800x480 colour screen that displays 260,000 colours. Both USB 2. ...more

The PC Pro ISP Survey results

Thousands of PC Pro readers answered our recent ISP survey and here are the headline results. Criteria The results reflect readers' experiences of getting (and staying) online. Categories such as the "quality of connections" provided, the level of "services supplied" and the overall "quality of support" are considered. ...more