Microsoft: we offered to install three media players with Windows

Microsoft offered to install three different media players with all Windows installations worldwide - not just within the EU - during discussions with the European Commission last week. Brad Smith, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Law & Corporate Affairs said in a conference call today that the company offered to make concessions that would have gone even further than the conditions imposed by the EC. 'We fully responded to the Commissions concerns,' said Smith. ...more

Updated: Price check - LCD monitors

Our weekly round up of UK prices for the latest kit, from budget models to top-of-the-range Starting at the budget end means starting with a 15in display. This is effectively the current minimum spec. A Video 7 A150X1 (pictured) is available from Dabs. ...more

Fujifilm launches budget digicams

The FinePix F470 Zoom, V10 Zoom, A400 Zoom and A500 Zoom are all set to be released early spring and are hoping to attract novices to the digital photography world. The FinePix F470 zoom, the latest addition to Fujifilm's 'F' range offers an array of user-friendly controls and multiple scene modes for ease of use in an innovatively designed body. With its raised side grip, it is designed to fit easily into the hand. ...more

Critical vulnerability found in Netscape browser

A highly critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Netscape Web browser, which could compromise a user's system. A boundary error in GIF image processing can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted image. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. ...more

BT cuts broadband costs for both home and business

BT has announced a series of offers on its various home and business broadband services. Residential customers signing up to either BT Openworld or BT Broadband will receive their first month's line rental for free, saving ?29.99 or ?28 respectively. ...more