Website harvests business card information

Visitors to China should be careful about whom they hand their business cards to, after a website posted information from two million cards without the owners' consent, garnering five million visits a month as a result. Mingpian.com provides phone numbers and email addresses for free, according to the Xinhua news agency [via Reuters]. ...more

Microsoft unveils the Vista versions

Barely a week after a web page detailing Microsoft's Vista range made a fleeting appearance online, Redmond has officially unveiled the Vista lineup. Although at the time, Microsoft said the Web page was posted prematurely and 'included incomplete information about the Windows Vista product line up', there is clearly little difference between what was 'leaked' last week and the official version. However, we do now have more information on exactly what each version will offer. ...more

Kenwood show off Bluetooth PDA

It seems you can't throw a stick these days without hitting an electronics company touting its latest Bluetooth development. Kenwood has stepped into the fray with its mobile phone-beating PDA. The InfoVendor has an in-built Bluetooth module and is designed for outdoor use. ...more

Microsoft repackages server support for small businesses

Microsoft's Small Business Server 2003 Service Pack 1 is a roll-up of updates including Windows Server 2003 SP1, Exchange Server SP1 and recent security bulletin releases. Another update included is the Intelligent Message Filter, providing anti-spam protection. With SP1, Exchange is automatically configured to filter out mail sent to accounts that do not exist in the Active Directory directory service and there is also functionality to prevent spam senders from using such filtering to harvest valid accounts. ...more

Panasonic teams with Loudeye for music downloads

Panasonic is to enter the crowded digital music downloads market with a new service powered by Loudeye, called Music Stream. Accompanying the launch are Panasonic's new wristwatch-sized MP3 players the SVMP120 and SVMP110 (pictured). The SVMP120VK is priced at ?129, has 512 MB of memory, a 4-line LCD, supports MP3 and WMA playback and has an FM Tuner. ...more