Taking the wireless option

Actiontec is entering the UK market for wireless connectivity with new USB- and PCMCIA-based offerings. Wireless networking - in the 802.11b manner - has become increasingly well established, and with a (theoretical) upper limit of 11Mbit/sec for transferring data, you can have a cable-free wandering range of 30 metres (indoors) and 90 meters (outdoors) for accessing the Internet, printing files or generally networking data. ...more

Opera browser beta unifies platform support

Opera has released the first version of its eponymous Web browser to be consistent across all supported platforms - Windows, Mac, Linux, FreebSD and Solaris. Opera 7.5 beta 1 also extends the software's capability beyond browsing to include an email client and an IRC-compatible chat client. ...more

Ofcom slams proposed EU broadcast video directive

The UK communications watchdog Ofcom has thrown its weight behind criticism of the move to regulate new video services over the Internet. A study carried out by RAND Europe and commissioned by Ofcom warns that Europe may miss out on new industries if it moves to regulate too soon. The European Commission is currently considering a new directive to member states that would extend regulation currently applied to TV to all 'video' services, defined as those whose principal purpose is the provision of moving images. ...more

ATI turns to HyperMemory to save on-board memory

'An innovative technology that allows visual processors to use system memory for graphics processing,' is how ATI describes its newly announced HyperMemory. The idea is to lessen dependence on graphics memory. Instead, it will use PCI Express - and its high-speed bi-directional data transfers - to access graphics data in system memory. ...more

UPDATED: Apple tackles latest OS X security problems

Apple has released the latest security update for Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10. ...more