Premiere gets X-rating

Adobe has annonced Premiere 6.5, the first OS X native version of its digital video edit in software. Premiere 6. ...more

US media manufacturers vote for HD DVD

A group of US media manufacturers has voted to back HD DVD over Blu-ray as its preferred next-generation optical disc format. The American Independent Media Manufacturers Association (AIMMA) comprises senior executives from 37 media manufacturing companies. It made its decision following presentations from both camps and a discussion focussing on the economics and efficiencies of transitioning to either format, including equipment costs and installation timing. ...more

Palm OS - now we are five

Palm has released the next version of its operating system for handheld PDAs to hardware and software developers. Palm OS 5 marks a crucial stage in the development of the Palm platform - used by handheld makers such as Palm itself, Handspring and Sony - as it comes under increasing pressure from Microsoft's rival PocketPC system, favoured by the Compaq for its popular iPaq. This release abandons support for the 68000 processors used in current devices in favour of faster ARM processors. ...more

It's your pricing, stupid

BT has returned fire to Freeserve's outspoken attacks on its provision of ADSL broadband services. The stinging attack from Freeserve coincided with an increase in the cost of its ADSL services, and BT believes that both were unjustified. A spokesperson for BT maintained that Freeserve's problems lay squarely in their own pricing and costs. ...more

Security for instant messaging

Instant Messaging is becoming increasingly popular at both home and at work. However, not many people realise that messages are sent as plain text. Where IM is being increasingly used as a business tool, many companies are worried about the security of the systems. ...more