NUJ calls for Yahoo! boycott over China links

The National Union of Journalists is calling for a boycott of Yahoo! over its too-close relationship with the communist Chinese government. The NUJ, which has 40,000 members, is protesting at what it deems Yahoo!'s 'collusion' with authorities in the People's Republic. While Yahoo! is not the only western high-tech company guilty by association - Cisco, Microsoft and Google have also come under fire - Yahoo! has become notorious for the part it has allegedly played in the jailing of particular dissidents. ...more

IDF Fall 2003: Intel stays schtum on overclocking

You have probably read a lot of the news emerging from Intel's Developer Forum in San Jose, but has there been any developments regarding the Intel Desktop Control Center, Intel's apparent accommodation of overclocking - which surfaced last month? The answer is no, for all the gathering of the great and the good, but we did try. An Intel spokesperson did confirm the product would appear in the fourth quarter, but short of a release within the next week or two that was always going to be the case. We even went to the top and asked Pat Gelsinger, Intel's CTO, about the plans for the Control Centre. ...more

Crucial unveils six new memory card readers

Crucial, generally better known as a RAM supplier, has unveiled six new memory card readers. They range from a USB 12-in-one reader (pictured) - whose four slots will read any of the following formats: Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro/Pro Duo (need sadapter)/Duo, Secure Digital, miniSD, MultiMediaCard, RS MMC (needs adapter), Smart Media, Microdrive, CompactFlash Type I/II - to single slot readers for reading one or two specific card types. In between there are eight and four card readers. ...more

Broadband growth fuels BT profits jump

BT has announced a 21 per cent rise in profits for the last financial quarter, January to March 2005. The company's Wholesale division connected a record 825,000 broadband users during the three month period, breaking the five million total a year ahead of schedule. Adding revenues from it Retail division and BT Yahoo! consumer broadband package, total broadband turnover increased by 77 per cent to ?292 million. ...more

UK Online takes orders for ADSL2+ broadband

UK Online has begun taking orders for its ADSL2+ broadband service. Offering speeds up to 22Mbps, the service costs ?29.99 per month; usefully the ISP's website includes a line checker so that you can find out whether you are close enough to your exchange to get the higher speeds. ...more