Apache breaks open Cocoon 2.1

One from Java Today, the O'Reilly managed 'community news' on www.java.net. ...more

Skype announces v2.6 preview

Skype has announced a preview of version 2.6 of its Internet comms software for Windows. The main events for 2. ...more

CeBIT 2007: Game on for Commodore

Its computers were once cutting-edge with 64k memory - today the revitalised Commodore brand unveiled a 64bit range of gaming machines that are a far cry from its 1980s hey-day. Gone are the beige and brown boxes of yore. The new Commodore range offers a wide selection of lurid, customisable cases, with flashing LEDs illuminating the innards, and the famous Commodore logo cut out in the side. ...more

Half-price no frills

BT Retail has cut the start-up price of its 'no frills' broadband offering to just ?30, until 20 September. No frills is a wires-only service; BT Retail, unlike most other ISPs, leaves the customer free to buy their own modem or router. On top of the start-up fee, which is half the normal price, BT retail charges ?27 per month, making it cheaper than AOL, BT Openworld and Freeserve, though not as cheap as many of the smaller ISPs. ...more

UK to outlaw possession of violent porn

The UK government is planning to outlaw possession of violent pornography found on the Internet. The proposals would cover material which 'appears to be life threatening or likely to result in serious, disabling injury'. The move would close a legal loophole that exists at the moment that means that although it is illegal in Britain to publish or distribute the material, it can be legally possessed. ...more