Legal fights on computer games echo round globe

Online gamers are coming under attack around the world and its legal cross-hairs that are targeting over-enthusiastic gamers in Malaysia and Michigan. Malaysian authorities are clamping down on computer gaming in Net cafes in the country over concerns of addictive behaviour, reports the BBC. The moves were apparently sparked by a teenager being reported missing by his mother, only to be found in a cyber cafe where he had been playing for 48 hours. ...more

Storm erupts over new Hotmail anti-spam safety bar

Microsoft is introducing a new 'safety bar' in its Hotmail accounts to warn customers that the email they have received may be spam. However, the move is seen by many as a way of Microsoft forcing companies to adopt its Sender ID technology. Hotmail accounts are one of the prime targets for spammers and Microsoft has been trying to come up with solution to prevent spam clogging up the internet. ...more

Canon launches two new DV cam ranges

Canon has launched two new digital video camera ranges, the compact 1.33 megapixel MVX300 series and the entry-level MV800 series. The MVX300 range comprises the MVX350i, MVX330i and MVX300 digital video cameras. ...more

Microsoft adds Canon colour to Windows Vista

Microsoft has chosen Canon's Kyuanos' colour management technology for its new Windows 'Vista' operating system due out next year. The companies claim that Kyuanos will provide the Windows Colour System with better screen-to-print matching, better overall colour appearance, and support for higher fidelity printing. The boom in digital cameras, camera phones and the increasing use of the Web to publish galleries of photographs through online services like Picasa and Flickr, as well as the increasing use of photo quality printers, mean that picture editing and colour fidelity are increasingly in demand. ...more

Easynet takes on BT in wholesale broadband arena

Easynet has announced that it is creating a series of wholesale broadband products that will give ISPs an alternative to BT. Under the LLUStream banner, Easynet will allow ISPs to offer a range of DSL services, from services up to 8Mbps for residential users to uncontested ADSL and SDSL lines for business. Easynet claims that, for mass market volumes, LLUStream is up to 35 per cent cheaper than BT IPStream and Datastream services. ...more