PC Pro's Reliability and ServiceAwards 2004

Last night, at the Park Lane Hotel in London, the prestigious 10th Anniversary PC Pro Reliability and Service Awards were held. First of all, thank you again for all the Pro readers who took part in our survey to help determine the prize winners. This year has seen a record response: 13,000 of you took the time to complete our survey, making this the most comprehensive guide to customer support and product reliability in Europe, let alone the UK. ...more

Apple takes a surprise Safari on Windows

Apple has once again caught the computer industry by surprise by launching its Safari web browser on Windows. The company's chief executive, Steve Jobs, claims Safari will be Windows' fastest browser, rendering pages at twice the speed of Internet Explorer and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox. ...more

South Korea plans armed border robots

South Korea is considering the use of robots to help patrol the sensitive border lands with communist North Korea. In a futuristic twist, armed robots could be working a bot beat along the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) that separates the countries, reports Reuters. It says South Korea will spend up to 33. ...more

UK games chart: Super Mario reigns in Mushroom Kingdom

Nintendo's New Super Mario Bros, for the DS, holds the top spot in this week's ELSPA games chart, with old Super Mario still travelling across Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Peach. Completing the top three is Activision's movie spin-off, Over the Hedge (DS, GBA, GC, PC, PS2, Xb), up from four to two, and EA Sports' FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 (PC, PS2, Xbox and Xb360). Another movie making an impact on the chart - straight in at five - is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. ...more

BT reaches out to potential ADSL customers

BT is planning to increase the maximum distance between customers and ADSL-enabled exchanges. Currently you need to be within 3.5km from an exchange to be a considered a suitable case for installation. ...more