Extended DVI with ex*tend*it hub

Macs with DVD video output can now connect to more than one digital monitor or projector via the Gefen ex*tend*it DVI hub. The hub connects to the DVI port on the Mac and duplicates the signal to its two output ports. It also boosts the signal strength enabling DVI devices to be located up to 15m (50 ft) away from the computer. ...more

The software programmer's best friend

You've bought the dog, you've played with the new pet, now program it with the software development kit... ...more

Call for health warning on vibrating game controllers

A report in the British Medical Journal has asked for consideration of health warnings after boy gets too shaken for his own good. A newly published report in the British Medical Journal has warned that due to increasing numbers of children playing games with vibrating controllers, statutory health warnings should be considered. The move comes after a 15 year-old boy suffered two years of major discomfort after spending up to seven hours a day hammering games using a vibrating controller. ...more

Microsoft buys time on EU deadline

The EU has given Microsoft an extra two months to comply with certain aspects of the 2004 antitrust settlement. Microsoft had been ordered to supply additional documentation by December 15, or face backdated fines of as much as €2mn per day. That deadline has now been extended to 15 February to give the EU more time to consider Microsoft's argument that disclosing more information would enable competitors to 'clone' parts of its Windows operating system. ...more

HP gets relative with MySQL database systems

HP is hooking up with MySQL AB, provider of the popular open source database management systems. The news emerged from the annual MySQL Users Conference, which is being held in in Santa Clara, California. As part of the agreement, HP says it will provide consulting, integration and support services for its customers implementing MySQL Network database systems (certified software that comes with premium support services, rather than the free vanilla offering). ...more