Freeserve upgrades to save

Freeserve has announced it has moved all of its streaming media services on to RealNetworks' Helix Universal server, saving ?15,000 a month. RealNetworks released the server platform in July, but this is the first major ISP in the UK to fully migrate to it. With its ability to serve almost any media format, including MPEG 4 (QuickTime) and Windows Media, and its support for multiple platforms, including Windows and Linux, Freeserve now serves all its media from a single server. ...more

Latest broadband dates announced

BT Wholesale has announced another batch of broadband ready-for-service dates, with 57 exchanges scheduled to be ADSL-enabled. ...more

AOL cuts broadband prices and launches 256K Silver Service

AOL UK has brought down the price of its higher bandwidth broadband services and launched an expensive 256Kbps service. The ISP has cut ?3 off the price of its Broadband Gold (up to 512Kbps) which will now cost ?24.99 and ?5 off its Broadband Platinum (up to 1Mbps) which will now cost ?29. ...more

Bluetooth will cost you more

Bluetooth will cost business and consumers an extra $5.6bn per year, due to additional support and running costs. The additional expenditure will be necessary to correct 'security flaws and interoperability problems', according to research firm Gartner. ...more

Apple adds FM to iPod

Apple has introduced a new remote control for the iPod that includes an FM radio tuner. The iPod Radio Remote is a wired remote control compatible with both the iPod nano and fifth generation iPods. 'The iPod Radio Remote combines two great features in one elegant product,' said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing. ...more