USB 2.0 for laptops

Orange Micro has announced a March shipping date for its new USB 2.0 Hi-Speed CardBus PC card, which provides CardBus compatible laptops with four USB 2.0 ports. ...more

MSN clones Google News

In advance of an 'imminent' launch of its own search engine, Microsoft has issued a statement of intent by launching its own version of the popular Google News to be known as MSN Newsbot. Based initially on feeds from the Moreover news aggregation service, the new beta service aims to provide news on a range of subjects including World, Sports, Entertainment, Science and Technology. As with Google News, the information is gathered and aggregated on the pages automatically from over 4,000 news services including our humble selves. ...more

Apple beefs up iTunes telly

Apple has added 11 new TV shows to its iTunes video service in the US. The shows from NBC Universal include Law & Order, The Office, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno plus classics such as Knight Rider and Battlestar Galactica. 'We are committed to helping viewers enjoy the wide breadth of our programs across an equally wide range of devices and distribution models,' said Bob Wright, CEO of NBC Universal. ...more

iPod joins fashion

Apple's iPod may already be the smartest portable music player around, but its place amongst the elite of the fashion world has been cemented by Christian Dior and its designer Hedi Slimane. Style.com reports that Slimane was driven to design the case as he had nowhere suitable to keep his own iPod - which, to his credit, is packed with tunes from The Smiths, Blondie and The Clash. ...more

Post a memo on the Net, Miss Jones

The man who brought you f****d company.com has launched a follow-up site InternalMemos.com. ...more