London to get additional 020 3 range of telephone numbers in 2005

London telephone subscribers who have seen a bewildering number of changes to their numbering system over the years are facing another change in a year's time. Telecoms regulator OfCom has announced that a new 020 3 range of numbers be added to the London area in 2005. The good news is that, this time, the existing telephone 020 7 or 020 8 numbers won't need to change. ...more

DVD player the size of disc

Panasonic has launched a micro DVD player barely bigger than a disc. At 159 x 140 x 16.2mm, and weighing in at 258g (not including battery) the DVD-PV40 is the tiniest DVD player we've seen, and also one of the most attractive. ...more

Sony shrinks Windows computing

Sony has unveiled what is said to be the world's smallest Windows XP compatible computer. Measuring just 167 x 108mm and weighing just 550 grams, the 'type U' computer has 256Mb of memory and a 20Gb hard disk. Input is either via a stylus on a pressure pad or through a special collapsible keyboard. ...more

Email banking scam moves on to Lloyds TSB

The email scam that spoofed a security announcement from Natwest on Monday has now moved on to Lloyds TSB. The email, which has been sent to both customers and non-customers of the bank, reads: 'Our new security system will help you to avoid frequently fraud transactions and to keep your investments in safety.. ...more

Orders taken for FireWire SuperDrives

Online retailer 4DVD is taking pre-orders for a FireWire version of Pioneer's SuperDrive, the combined rewritable CD and recordable DVD drive recently unveiled in the 733MHz Power Mac G4s. In conjunction with Apple's DVD Studio Pro software the drive can write DVDs that can be played in most domestic DVD players. It also acts as a standard DVD recorder (writing up to 4. ...more