QuickTime Steaming Server 3 previewed

Apple has released a free public preview of the QuickTime Streaming Server 3 software. QTSS allows users to stream audio and video over the Internet and the new version includes skip protection and a web-based interface allowing local or remote configuration, and when coupled with Mac OS X Server on a Power Mac G4 it can support more than 3000 concurrent QuickTime streams. Apple has also added the code for QTSS 3 to the Darwin project as Open Source; the result - Darwin Streaming Server 3 - is available for four platforms, via the modification of some platform-specific source files: Linux (Red hat 5. ...more

Creative budget for speakers

Creative has launched its Inspire 2.1 2400 speakers, offering an audio upgrade for ?39.99 including VAT. ...more

Microsoft officially unveils Windows Server 2003

Long-awaited and extensively beta tested, the next generation of Microsoft server software is officially unveiled today. It's a triumvirate of releases. Along with Visual Studio . ...more

Samsung announces world's smallest audio player

With MP3 and Napster still in the headlines, Samsung has chosen a great time to promote its latest music playing hardware. The Mini Yepp is a tiny egg-shaped device that weighs a remarkable 1.13 ounces and features 32Mb of internal memory. ...more

Price check: Broadband routers

If you've got more than one computer at home and are hooked up to broadband, you'll probably want to share that connection via an Internet gateway. Here we take a snapshot of UK prices for broadband routers. Starting at ?32. ...more