Sony announces budget digital camera

With digital cameras getting smaller and more powerful, Sony has tossed its hat into the budget market. The new Sony DSC-P20 is a stylish digital still camera with MPEG video and animation features. The new CyberShot model has a 1. ...more

Police quiz 100mph YouTube motorbike man

Police have questioned a 37-year-old man after he posted a video on YouTube of himself riding a motorbike at 100mph through a built-up area. Jeremy Parrott, 37, of Somerset, was quizzed after officers spotted the clip on the popular, Google-owned video sharing website. Parrott had mounted a video camera on his bike to give a 'riders' eye view' and recorded his entire journey from his house and back. ...more

Online Tiny support

PC vendor Tiny is hoping a new support section on its Website will reduce the number of enquiries and service calls it receives by up to 90 per cent. The support element of the site features five sections for Tiny customers: 'Contact Tiny', which is self-explanatory, 'Services', which has customer-service-related FAQs, 'Downloads', for drivers and software updates, 'Technical Assistance', which has a how-to section and various user guides, and 'System Details', which itemises the contents of Tiny PCs. The quality of after-sales support is important for PC consumers and Tiny will be hoping that the easy availability of online information will reduce overall support costs. ...more

MySpace to filter for copyright infringements

MySpace has announced plans to begin filtering uploaded music to ensure that it does not infringe any copyrights. The social networking site will deploy Gracenote's MusicID 'audio fingerprinting' technology which scans uploaded files and compares them to a database of copyright music recordings. Copyright material will be removed and individuals who repeatedly attempt to upload it will have their accounts permanently deleted. ...more

Oracle mulls own Linux version

Database giant Oracle is considering launching its own version of Linux according to a report in the Financial Times. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison told the FT that the company had considered buying Novell which now owns SUSE Linux but is now debating whether to launch its own version of the open source operating system. 'I'd like to have a complete stack,' Ellison said. ...more