Microsoft announces Bluetooth desktop

Microsoft stands up for Bluetooth with keyboard and mouse offering It will be available over here in November. The Wireless Optical Desktop for Bluetooth, comprising keyboard, mouse and USB transceiver kit will retail for ?149.99 inc VAT, while the Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer for Bluetooth and transceiver will retail for ?79. ...more

Palm announces MP3 package

Palm has announced a digital music package for its m100 and m105 handhelds, incorporating the port?son MP3 player and Liquid Player Plus software. The port?son is an MP3 player that 'snaps on' to the back on the Palm, with 32 or 64MB of built-in flash memory expandable via a SD/MMC flash card expansion port. When connected to a Palm it can be used with Liquid Player Plus to import music, rip music from CDs and manage play lists and burn CDs via the port?son's USB connection. ...more

FBI worms its way into criminal communications

When is a virus, not a virus? When it's written by the FBI. Reuters reports that an FBI spokesman has confirmed that the US government is working on a project, codenamed Magic Lantern, that will log the key-strokes made on infected machines and enable the FBI to track communications made using it. Remember the recent W32. ...more

Netscape 8.0 released (nearly)

Netscape is about to release 8.0 of its browser software. The new version looks to build on the best of both Internet Explorer and the upstart Firefox. ...more

PlusNet shows off fuller subs figures

PlusNet has announced a 77 per cent increase in broadband subscribers, attributing it in part to its policy of traffic management. Put simply, the system prioritises certain types of Internet usage during busy periods. So people who are using the Web or sending and receiving emails take priority over heavy-use activities sush as p2p file sharing and usenet downloads. ...more