BT gets unmetered

BT has officially announced its unmetered Internet access package - it's called "BTinternet Anytime" and will cost you a monthly fixed fee of ?14.99. Available from January 2001, the package includes 10Mb of Webspace for building Web sites and one year's use of the Web filtering software CyberPatrol. ...more

Real attacks Apple QuickTime claims

A war of words breaks out over media player downloads. Apple's original claims that the number of QuickTime downloads exceeded those of rivals RealPlayer and RealOne have been described as 'misleading' by RealNetworks. Apple announced last week that there were 80 million downloads of QuickTime Player in 2001 as opposed to 75 million of RealPlayer and RealOne. ...more

Yahoo! to tackle spam with public keys

With spam now accounting for more than half the emails sent around the world, new and stronger defence measures are obviously required. In this light, Yahoo! is investigating new ways of authenticating email authorship. As we reported yesterday, the virus-based hijacking of PCs for the relaying of spam is increasingly common. ...more

Palms easier on the pocket

Palm has announced it has knocked large chunks off the price of some of its handhelds, with 25 per cent off the Tungsten-T that was released just last Halloween. Palm's vice president EMEA, Vesey Crichton, said: 'We believe there is a real opportunity to inject new energy and attract new users into the handheld sector in 2003 by delivering truly innovative solutions that offer exceptional value for money. The Tungsten T handheld in particular is a first-rate deal for business audiences looking to achieve better productivity both within and outside the work environment. ...more

Iomega launches 20GB portable

Media specialists Iomega today announced the latest in its range of portable media solutions. The Iomega Peerless is a disk drive system that can hold up to 20GB of data, but is small enough to fit in your jacket pocket. The unit uses removable media that comes in either 10GB or 20GB formats. ...more