A service comparison survey for mobile networks

Oftel has published a survey that enables consumers to compare the performance of mobile network operators, region by region. David Edmonds, Director General of Telecommunications said today: 'Reliability as well as price is an important consideration when buying a mobile phone. For example, what might be the best network for somebody living in Wales might not be the best network for someone living in the South West. ...more

LaCie offers dual drive CD duplicator

LaCie has announced a new standalone CD duplicator that can double-up as a CD-RW and DVD-ROM drive. The Dupli-121 contains two disk drives - one CD/DVD-ROM and one CD-RW. Duplicating a CD is as simple as inserting the disk to be copied into the first drive, inserting a blank CD into the second and pressing a button. ...more

Microsoft gets in on Registry cleaning act

Microsoft looks set to continue to add to its security portfolio with the development of a Registry cleaner. As the company prepares for the launch of its Windows OneCare security solution for consumers in the US, it has found itself facing a barrage of demand for such a utility. Already having tackled antivirus, antispyware, backup, phishing and more, a Registry cleaner would pretty much have security sewn up for Microsoft. ...more

Acrobat 8 somersaults into Adobe's Creative Suite

Adobe integrates Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional software into its Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 Premium. As well as the updated Acrobat 8 bringing the creation and management of PDF files to the CS party, the Premium version of the suite will now also bundle Dreamweaver 8, Adobe's Web design and development tool, which it acquired with its purchase of Macromedia last year. ...more

TV takes gold from the Net at the Olympics

The Olympics on the Internet has been a disaster according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC had forecast that an audience of around 35 million unique users would visit the official Website during the games. The real figure is around 8 million. ...more