Apple and Google in video talks

Apple and Google are reportedly in talks over providing video content to be available through Apple's forthcoming 'iTV' device. Apple broke with its tradition of closely guarding details of future products when it recently previewed its set-top box for wirelessly transmitting video from a Mac or PC to a TV. Now, according to reports from Newsweek, , Google's consumer product chief, Marissa Mayer, has confirmed that the two companies are 'engaged in talks' over video content. ...more

Web fonts go PostScript 3

The Web-friendly TrueType fonts Arial and Times New Roman have been updated by Microsoft for compatibility with PostScript Level 3. The new fonts fix a problem that prevented certain characters from being printed. Check out the part of Microsoft's Web site that deals with font downloads. ...more

Sony unveils compact HD camcorders

Sony has introduced two new HD camcorder, the HVR-A1E, its most compact professional HDV camcorder to date, and the HDR-HC1E, a digital high definition video camera providing professional high definition video quality in Handy size. The HVR-A1E is designed for professional users seeking the quality of the HDV 1080i format in a small, light package yet with full 1080 line resolution. It includes built-in down-conversion to Standard Definition, two-channel Audio XLR inputs, a 16:9 Viewfinder and a 2. ...more

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition - a second opinion

Before you start getting too excited about Microsoft's much-anticipated new operating system, take a step back. Yes, as a technical achievement, it's fantastic - the handwriting recognition works a treat, the fact that the hardware resumes from standby within five seconds brings it into PDA territory, and there will undoubtedly be occasions when using a notebook in tablet rather than traditional form will be useful. But listening to Microsoft talk, you'd think that within a couple of years all notebooks would be running this enhanced version of Windows XP Professional. ...more

New face on the worm-wide web

The Oror-R, the Oror-R! The W32/Oro-R worm, detected in the wild today by Sophos, looks likely to give Internet Explorer 5.01 and 5.5 users some trouble. ...more