Mozilla previews next update

Mozilla 1.7 may only at be the release candidate stage, but that has not prevented the release of an alpha of version 1.8. ...more

Presentation software to join Google's office apps

Google has confirmed that it will soon be adding a presentations application to its Docs & Spreadsheets collection of Web-based office software. In a posting on the Google blog, engineering director Sam Schillace said that the company has recently acquired Tonic Systems and its 'great technology for presentation creation and document conversion'. 'We've already freed those of you working in teams from the burdens of version control and email attachment overload when going back and forth on word processing and spreadsheets,' he wrote. ...more

Red Hat executives still in touch with the Linux desktop

Red Hat's desktop plans are in full swing, according to execs at today's London leg of its World Tour. Despite dropping further development of Red Hat 9 from 30 April and focussing on the server market, Red Hat hasn't taken its eye off the desktop game. Currently, the nearest thing to a Linux desktop from Red Hat is the workstation version - Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS. ...more

Vodafone launches 3G into Europe

Today sees the official commercial launch of Vodafone's 3G services in Europe. The service beginning the 3G rollout will be the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datacard, which Vodafone claims to be the first high speed lap top datacard of its type. The card itself, however, will not be fully available across Europe for another month 'The announcement of the launch of our 3G services is a major milestone in Vodafone's 3G journey,' said Peter Bamford, Chief Marketing Officer. ...more

BT issues Broadband Britain Challenge

The search is on to find Britain's brightest ADSL broadband users. The Broadband Britain Challenge has been created to 'recognise and celebrate the pioneers of broadband', 'people who have bettered their lives or the lives of others through the use of ADSL broadband technology at work, at home, in education or anywhere else!' Anyone who has ADSL broadband can enter by telling BT their story. You just need to answer the following questions: 'What do you use broadband for?', 'What has broadband enabled you to do?', 'What are three main benefits that you have gained from broadband?' and 'What makes you a Broadband Britain Champion?'. ...more