Wireless LAN connectivity for Palms

Intel brings Wireless LAN technology to Palm handhelds, the m500 series to be exact. Last month Intel unveiled the SpringPort Wireless LAN module for Handspring Visors, and this month it is the Xircom Wireless LAN Module for the Palm m500 series. The module simply snaps onto the back of the device, and plugs-and-plays. ...more

BPI poised to sue AllofMP3

The BPI yesterday told MPs that it plans to sue Russian music downloads website Allofmp3.com. General counsel Roz Groome told the House of Commons Select Committee for Culture, Media & Sport inquiry into New Media and the Creative Industries that the site is illegal in the UK and that downloading music from it is illegal. ...more

Mozilla boosts add-on access for Firefox browser

Mozilla has launched a new website to make it easier for Firefox users to find add-ons for the open-source browser. The new site, at https://addons.mozilla. ...more

EU sets targets for recycling batteries

The EU has announced that it has reached an agreement on targets for the collection and recycling of batteries. European Commissioner for the Environment, Stavros Dimas, said that new Battery Directive aims to ensure the collection and recycling of all batteries in the EU at the end of their useful life. The EU hopes to end incineration and landfill-disposal of batteries, and the consequent threat to both the environment and public health problems posed by the heavy metals they contain. ...more

Dell guns for small business market with new laser printers

Dell today unveiled four new printers as it stated that aims to become the leading supplier worldwide. The company set out its strategy at its annual EMEA Product Showcase in Cannes, France. Since launching its own printers in the US in March 2003 Dell has grown its market share from zero to 19 per cent, mainly taking sales from HP (which has more than 40 per cent) and Epson. ...more