Sober virus set to continue reign

Antivirus vendors have totted up the figures for December, with some showing nearly four in five reports accountable to the Sober worms. Sophos put the Sober-Z worm at number one for the month, claiming 78.9 per cent of reports. ...more

RealNetworks makes moves on MusicNet rival

RealNetworks invests in online music subscription service Listen.com. Despite its 40 per cent stake in the MusicNet service, RealNetworks has cast its gaze farther afield with the announcement that it has taken a 'strategic minority investment' in Listen. ...more

BlackBerry shakes with the Mac

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has begun including software for syncing data on Macs with all its handhelds. IIA's PocketMac for BlackBerry enables data to be synced between RIM devices and OS X applications including Address Book, iCal and Mail, Microsoft Entourage and Now Up-to-date. The software will also be available to download free from both company's websites. ...more

PalmOne cuts Zire and Tungsten prices

Hard on the heels of PalmOne's launch of the Tungsten T5, the company is hoping to induce a sales spurt for its business-oriented Tungsten T3. Zire 72 price cut too PalmOne is cutting UK prices for some of its PDAs. Hard on the heels of PalmOne's launch of the Tungsten T5, the company is hoping to induce a sales spurt for its business-oriented Tungsten T3 with a drop in price from ?289 to ?249 at retail, a decrease of around 14 per cent. ...more

Lenovo turns its hand to a ThinkPad Tablet

Lenovo, the Chinese company that bought IBM's PC business, has announced a Tablet version of the popular ThinkPad X41 notebook. Marking its first new ThinkPad since it bought the division last December, the X41 includes a full-size keyboard while keeping the weight down to 3.5lbs. ...more