Microsoft sales climb 32 per cent

Microsoft has reported bumper profits for the first three months of the year Releasing details of its third quarter performance (covering January to March), it has boasted revenue of $14.4 billion, and operating and net income of $6.59 billion and $4. ...more

Berners-Lee blasts US Copyright Office

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, has taken issue with the US Copyright Office over its insistence that certain online forms can only be submitted using Microsoft's Internet Explorer. In an open letter from the W3C which seeks to establish standards for web usage, Lee says that restricting submissions to a single browser is not only against the whole spirit in which the world wide web is established, it is also against the spirit of Federal Information policy. At issue is a new 'pre-registration' system for establishing copyrights. ...more

MySpace confronts YouTube

Changes made to the MySpace site over the weekend are perhaps the first sign that Rupert Murdoch intends to make good his claim to 'crush YouTube in 60 -70 days'. The MySpace home page has now acquired four new links in the prime top left hand corner displaying links to popular MySpace videos. In addition, according to Search Engine Journal, there is a new section included with every profile called 'My Video Space' that automatically includes a video to your profile if you upload one. ...more

Creative inspires upgrades

The complete audio set-up out of the box. Creative Labs is combining its Inspire 5.1 5300 speaker system with its SoundBlaster Audigy Player PCI add-in sound card in a bundle priced at ?149. ...more

Microsoft claims EU censure could mean substandard Windows

Microsoft has insisted that if the EU rules that Windows Media Player must be removed from PCs it will result in a 'substandard' Windows. Giving evidence at the European Commissions enquiry into alleged anti-competitive practices, the company 'ruled out removing Media Player from Windows as part of any settlement', according to Reuters. Microsoft's hardline stance would appear to make an out-of-court settlement unlikely. ...more