EU threatens to get tough over roaming charges

Don't go a-roaming in Slovenia. It's not the rousing chorus of a sea shanty, but rather the message from the European Commission to T-Mobile customers in the UK. According to its updated website highlighting extortionate fees charged by European operators to subscribers when abroad, T-Mobile users on prepaid tariffs pay ?7 for the privilege of making or receiving a four-minute call to or from the UK. ...more

Mozilla fortifies Firefox

Mozilla has released updates to the Firefox Web browser and the Mozilla suite. Firefox 1.0. ...more

Minute MuVo2 player boasts massive 1.5GB storage

Barely the size of a matchbox and weighing far less than a bag of sugar, Creative's new MuVo2 has a veritable double garage of 1.5GB, or 25 hours' worth, of room in which to store your music. Built around a 1. ...more

EU Competition Commissioner hits back at Microsoft critics

The EU Competition Commissioner, Mario Monti has hit back at those who criticised the outcome of the recent anti-trust case against Microsoft and that it has damaged trade relations with the United States. Last month the EU fined Microsoft a record ?333mn for anti competitive practices over the bundling of Windows Media Player and preventing server software developers adequate access to vital Windows desktop code. Speaking at the St Gallen International Competition Law forum, Monti said that the penalties 'were the minimum necessary to allow effective competition. ...more

Evolution of Pentium M processor anticipated at forthcoming IDF

Greater power efficiency and improved support for multitasking - these are the claims made for a new Intel mobile processor that the company is about to unveil, according to reports on the Internet. Intel usually uses its IDF (Intel Developer Forum) as a showcase for new technologies, and it seems that the evolution of the Pentium M, which powers laptops as part of the Centrino platform, will headline this event. The rumours precede the latest IDF (Intel Developer Forum), which will be held in San Francisco, 23-25 August. ...more