Trade unionists unhappy with Apple report

Trade unionists have expressed dissatisfaction at Apple's report into working conditions at Foxconn's iPod manufacturing plant in China. While Apple, with some reservations, gave the plant a clean bill of health, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)'s director of human and trade union rights, Janek Kuczkiewicz, told the BBC that it has 'serious reservations' about the report. 'We are not impressed either by the report or by the findings of Apple,' Kuczkiewicz said. ...more

Broadband gets BT (over)bullish

Q3 2002 results show BT's upward trajectory slowing. BT Group has released figures for the quarter ending 31 December with earnings per share jumping 71 per cent, before one-time costs are added. In a similar vein, the group reported profit before tax at ?521m, up 37 per cent. ...more

New version of MyDoom virus begins its rounds

A new version of MyDoom is being reported by antivirus companies. Vendors rate the threat as medium. Although it is similar to previous versions, at least one of the reasons for its relative success is the message which is written in plain English and not punctuated with mistakes and poor grammar. ...more

Google adds KML search to Google Earth

Google has added a new search tool to its Google Earth satellite imagery and mapping application. Users can now search the Internet for all the Google Earth layers stored as Keyhole Markup Language (KML) files. KML files are customised sets of data that provide additional information about specific locations - they may include place markers with text descriptions (see image), images, polygons, 3D models and more. ...more

Mozilla tests improved Firefox

Mozilla has begun testing builds of Firefox that include a new spatial navigation feature. This lets users navigate links in Web pages using the cursor keys; links are selected based on their relative visual positions. The feature was initially developed for Minimo, Mozilla's browser for portable devices and may become a default accessibility tool in future Firefox releases. ...more