That's no Etch-A-Sketch, that's my WebPAD

Wander about the house as you may, you need never be away from the Internet with Honeywell's WebPAD. You can surf the Internet, send and receive email, and enter information via the wireless touch screen display, as long as you stay within 150 feet of the base station with a broadband Internet connection. With a touch-screen display, the device weighs under three pounds, is about an inch thick and has the dimensions of an A4 sheet of paper. ...more

Europol raids new online child porn networks

Numerous online networks of child molesters have been exposed today in co-ordinated raids throughout the world including in the UK. More than 40 premises were searched and computer equipment seized for further investigation as a result of operation 'Odysseus'. Deputy Director Mariano Simancas, heading Europol's Serious Crime Department, stated that: 'Operation 'Odysseus' has been part of a criminal investigation that followed similar operations "Twins" in 2002 and 2003, also supported by Europol with impressive results against internet child abuse networks. ...more

Credit card fraudsters turn to the Internet

Credit card fraudsters are turning their attentions away from the High street and onto the Internet. The UK's banking payments service, APACS, has announced a 13 per cent fall in fraud over the first six months of 2005, the first fall in 10 years, which it attributes to the introduction of chip and PIN. However Internet, phone and mail order fraud, which are grouped together as 'card not present' crimes, rose by 29 per cent. ...more

Memory Stick goes mobile

When Sony announced that it was putting its Memory Stick technology into its new mobile phone, it was no surprise that the CMD-MZ5 would also be able to play music. The unit is the first Sony GSM mobile phone that uses the Memory Stick technology and comes supplied with a 64Mb Memory Stick, enabling you to enjoy 120 minutes of music. You can listen to your favourite tunes by connecting the supplied headphones or hooking the CMD-MZ5 up to some active speakers. ...more

BT Fusion service gets WiFi phones

BT has announced WiFi phones for its BT Fusion converged mobile/fixed line service. The WiFi-ready Nokia 6136, Motorola A910 and Samsung P200 handsets will be available from the Phones4U network of 400 high street shops tomorrow. They will give Fusion users the ability to not only make cheap calls when wirelessly connected to the Internet at home, but also at any of BT's OpenZone hotspots and Wireless Cities. ...more