Freedom2Surf backs Easynet's service for high-speed broadband

Freedom2Surf has announced that it is to begin using Easynet's LLU service to deliver broadband in the UK. F2S is first major ISP to confirm that it has signed up to LLUStream, which is ahead of BT Wholesale in the provision of 8Mbps maximum-speed ADSL connections, The fact that Easynet is also in advanced testing of ADSL2+ services up to 24Mbps will doubtlessly have been an added attraction. Easynet claims its service offers ISPs a saving of around 30 per cent compared to BT Wholesale's prices. ...more

AOL co-opts PC makers in battle with Microsoft

AOL is out to get its icons on as many Windows desktops as possible, following Microsoft's decision to give PC manufacturers flexibility in deciding which icons will be displayed on new machines. Such flexibility is currently commonplace, with Dell, for instance, carrying an AOL promotion on the desktop of all new computers. Microsoft had planned to put an end to such promotions, by restricting the number of desktop icons on machines shipped with the forthcoming Windows XP operating system, acting on feedback from customers who felt that the desktop had become too cluttered. ...more

Apple's big cats get patched

Apple has released security updates for both the Tiger and Panther versions of OS X. The OS X 10.4. ...more

SeeReal cracks holographic TV and PC displays

Holographic displays could soon be coming to the workplace and homes, claims a German company, SeeReal. It has developed a new technology for displaying 3D images on a TV set or computer display, or through a projector. SeeReal unveiled a prototype at this week's Society for International Display (SID) forum in California. ...more

Sony Ericsson launches photo-blogging phones

They have a 3.2megapixel sensor and a Xenon flash. And they're not digital cameras. ...more