Sub-?20 broadband without the cap

NDO is the latest ISP to announce a 512Kbit/sec broadband service for less than ?20, but unlike most of the others it is doing so without imposing any limit on usage or bandwidth. It is targetting other ISPs' existing broadband customers with two migration offers. Home500 Migration is the 512Kbit, ?19. ...more

HTC starts shipping new PDA phones to PalmOne this month

High Tech Computer (HTC) began volume shipments of a new PDA phone model to PalmOne this month and is slated to enter mass shipments in October, according to market sources. Along with increasing orders for its latest smartphone in Europe, both devices are likely to become key growth driver for the company in the fourth quarter of this year, indicated the sources. HTC declined to comment on the report. ...more

BT launches SDSL services

BT has launched its first SDSL broadband services following successful trials at 100 exchanges nationwide. The commercial services will be available initially in the trial areas - London, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Yorkshire, the West Midlands and Scotland - although BT plans to extend it to another 50 exchanges by January 2004. Details of this are expected to be made available in October. ...more

Dell recycles in the US

Dell has announced a recycling initiative that will mean its US customers can have their old equipment recycled or sent to a more needy home for $15. Dell Recycling will offer the service that picks up unwanted notebooks, desktops, monitors and other select computer equipment from the home for $15 per item. Michael Dell, Dell chairman and chief executive officer, said: 'Stewardship of our environment is becoming one of those [customer] requirements, and we take that responsibility seriously. ...more

Lost laptops pile up at Heathrow

Unclaimed laptops are accumulating at record rates in the lost property stores at Heathrow Airport, as a result of the recent heightened security. Around 120 portables are handed in every month, many of which are never claimed and end up being auctioned. Many travellers simply assume that their computer has been stolen and never try to get it back. ...more