BBC backtracks on Beethoven digital downloads

UK digital rights campaigners are calling on Roger Wright, the controller of Radio 3, to reconsider his decision to limit the amount of free downloads available during the station's forthcoming 10-day Bach celebration. Radio 3 will broadcast the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach between 16 and 25 December. Last year the station played all nine Beethoven symphonies and made them available to download for two weeks. ...more

Mozilla fortifies Firefox

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

Freeserve climb into bed with Camelot

Richard Branson will be crying into his champagne today and he won't be cheered by his rivals, Camelot, signing a deal with Freeserve for an online angle to the UK lottery. It is Freeserve that will be responsible for creating the National Lottery Web site that will be the only online outlet authorised to sell lottery tickets. It will also be Freeserve's repsonsibility to ensure that the transaction system is secure. ...more

Dell releases Ubuntu-based PCs

Dell has confirmed today that it is launching three computer systems, including one laptop, that will come with the open-source Ubuntu Linux operating system already installed. The three computers, which come with a price tag starting at around ?300, will have the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux system pre-installed for use out-of-the-box. ...more

Google makes mobile personal; launches search boxes

Google is expanding its Google Personalized Home feature to mobile devices in the US. It means users who have already customised the Google homepage on their desktop will see the same functionality replicated on their phone. It was back in May 2005 that Google began introducing personalisation features. ...more