Price Check: Photo printers under ?200

As ever digital cameras were one of the must-have gifts this Christmas, but if you're stuck with an ageing inkjet then your prints will do your photographic skills no favours. Still, there are plenty of dedicated photo printers out there to take up the task. For example, for as little as ?38. ...more

iTunes set to overtake Real Player

Apple's iTunes software will overtake Real Player later this year to become the second most widely used media software after Windows Media Player (WMP). Nielsen//NetRatings reports that based on current trends iTunes will have just under 30 million unique users by the middle of 2006, compared to the 80 million who use the Microsoft player. Currently iTunes has just 18. ...more

iPod extra adds record, remote and radio

Griffin Technology has released a combined radio tuner, recorder and remote control for iPods. The sleek, aluminium casing of the iFM conceals an FM tuner that can also be used as an inline remote to access the iPod's main controls. It has a built-in microphone for voice recording but can also be used to record radio programmes to the iPod. ...more

SECURITY: New RPC flaw in Windows

Security expert Integralis has warned of a new flaw discovered in Windows XP and 2000. It exists in that apparently most fragile of technologies, the RPCSS service and the way RPC (remote procedure call) messages are handled by the DCOM (distributed component object model) element of the service. Already two vulnerabilities have been found in the service, which have been exploited to great effect by the Blaster virus. ...more

Apple announce beefy 6GB iPod mini

Apple has unveiled a new 6GB iPod mini and cut the price of the existing 4GB model. The battery life has more than doubled and the choice of colours has also been refreshed. The 6GB variety sells for ?169, ?10 less than the old price, until today, of the 4GB model. ...more