Government starts first pilot to test ID cards

10,000 volunteers are having their faces, irises and fingerprints scanned as part of the first pilot to test out the government's plans for ID cards. Simulataneously, the Home Office has published draft legislation for ID card proposals, which will be rolled out over the next few years - initially through augmented passports and driving licences. Home Secretary David Blunkett said: 'In an increasingly technologically complex and global world, correct identification has become critically important, and we want to ensure that UK citizens are properly protected and equipped to deal with this emerging world. ...more

Apple to shift 37 million iPods in 2005

Apple will sell 37 million iPods in 2005 according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Given that the company has sold a tad under 18 million so far this year, Munster is expecting much in the last quarter. Apple sold just over 8. ...more

New Trojan piggybacks on Blaster scare

A new Trojan has appeared which appears in an email purporting to be a fix for the Blaster worm. The trojan enables the send to access and control an infected computer over the Internet. The attacker can also steal passwords, send emails, and record keystrokes. ...more

New Worm exploits IE flaw discovered only last week

Security experts are warning of a new virus that has been released just days after the vulnerability it exploits was made public. MyDoom-AH targets a vulnerability in Internet Explorer which only surfaced last week. As yet, Microsoft has not released a patch to secure the browser. ...more

Epson unveils wireless printing

Epson is showing off its new wireless print server, based on the same technology as Apple's AirPort, at the Macworld expo in San Francisco. The server attaches to the parallel port of Epson's networkable inkjets and shares the common characteristics of IEEE-802.11b networks like AirPort, such as an operable range of 150-300 feet (45-90 metres) with no need for a clear line of sight. ...more