Disney launches its first computer for kids

Disney is launching a new range of electronic goods in time for the christmas market, including a Disney Dream Desk PC. Described by Disney as 'small but perfectly formed', the all-in-one computer is specially designed for use by kids. Getting down to the important technical specification, there's a Celeron D 330, 256 MB of RAM, a 40GB drive, CD-RW, ATI Radeon 9100 PRO IGP graphics, a 14-in screen and a specially resized QWERTY keyboard. ...more

The e-mail virus hits FBI and companies all over Europe

The latest e-mail virus to hit the Internet (and Outlook Express users everywhere) is spreading fast. Readers of this Web site include those who have been infected, even if they don't know it yet. We know who they are, though, because we're getting messages sent as the virus' payload. ...more

Indrema over - TuxBox begins

While the world waits for the Microsoft Xbox, a little known project to bring games to the masses using the Linux OS has been wound up. But like a Phoenix from the flames, another Linux games system has sprung up. The Indrema was touted as the first Linux games system based on a 600Mhz processor with 64Mb of memory, a 32Mb nVidia GPU, 10Mb of hard disk space and an Ethernet connection. ...more

California's senate set to ban gathering information from emails

The California State Senate is expected to pass a bill banning companies from scouring emails for use in marketing, according to the LA Times. However, an amendment to the bill will allow companies to search messages without getting the writer's permission. The amendment is vital to the success of the proposed Google Gmail service which would otherwise have been scuppered. ...more

TV to go digital 2012 Jowell confirms

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell is to formally announce that 2012 will mark the cut off point of analogue television broadcasts. This means that anyone with an analogue TV won't be able to watch the Olympics which will be held in London that year. The spectrum frequencies used by analogue television broadcasts are to be sold off for other use, and terrestrial television will henceforth be available only to digital viewers. ...more