UK moves up the broadband charts

The much increased acceleration in the rate of broadband take-up in the UK over the past year has lifted the country to 14th place in the OECD's league table. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development broadband statistics for 2004 show that in December the UK had 6,256,300 connections, around 10.5 per cent of the population, putting it 10th among European countries and 14th overall. ...more

Lexmark unveils 2002 inkjet range

Lexmark has unveiled its 2002 series of inkjet printers. The range includes the Z65, which Lexmark claimed is the industry's first printer to support 4800x1200 dpi (dots per inch) resolution. As the flagship of the range, the Z65 is aimed at the SOHO (small office/home office) market. ...more

Google clicks video ads

In the endless search to find new ways of advertising to customers, Google is now introducing a 'click-to-play video ad format' for its properties and partners around the world, and in eighteen languages. Thankfully, 'click to play' means just that. The ads are user initiated and will not start running unless asked to. ...more

Mozilla plans to drop flawed SSL 2.0

The Mozilla Organisation is planning to remove support for SSL 2.0 in the next version of Firefox. It reports that because of a number of known security flaws, support for the protocol will be disabled in favour of SSL 3. ...more

Kodak focuses on organics

Kodak has announced the world's first digital camera to boast a LCD screen using OLED (organic light emitting diode) technology. The LS633 has a 2.2in OLED display, and the technology means it is far more power efficient than a standard TFT, as well as having a high refresh rate for better video playback and a more subtle range of luminance. ...more