MySpace to offer music downloads

In what is probably the least surprising move of the year, social networking site MySpace is to introduce its own music downloads service. MySpace intends to start the service with the bands already offering their music through its pages. The site intends to offer non copy protected MP3s of the unsigned artists' music for download. ...more

TiVo corners Timewarping

TiVo's stock has risen sharply with the award of a patent covering the key features of its video recording of live broadcasts. TiVo has developed the "personal video recording" system whereby you can pause live programs - i.e. ...more

Kaspersky victim of Trojan attack

Leading Russian anti-virus company Kaspersky Labs has sounded the alarm over a Trojan TrojanDownloader. Win32. Apher. ...more

One in five adults 'not considered using the Internet'

The latest figures from National Statistics reveal that a core group of UK adults have no interest in going online. The April 2003 National Statistics Omnibus Survey reports on adult use of the Net in the three months from January to March 2003. While general use is up 5 per cent - 60 per cent of us claim to have accessed the Internet, with 54 per cent having done so at least once during the three months prior to the interview, and 17 per cent of households use a broadband connection - there remained a stubborn 40 per cent without modem. ...more

Billy Bragg notches Bebo victory

Billy Bragg has claimed his second victory against social networking websites, persuading Bebo to change its terms and conditions. Bragg had complained that Bebo, like MySpace before it, claimed 'onerous' rights to music posted on its website. The singer songwriter subsequently met with Bebo's founders, Michael and Xochi Birch, and between them they agreed new terms. ...more