All hands on DeCCS

The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) Appears to have given up its quest to have the DeCSS software that decrypts the data on commercial DVDs declared a trade secret. The organisation had feared that publishing the software would make it easier for programmers to illegally copy and distribute movies. The DVD CCA is now seeking dismissal of a four-year-old legal action against Andrew Bunner who republished software which allowed DVDs to be played on a computer running Linux. ...more

NTL launches 'quadruple play'

Customers of the cable TV operator NTL are now able to take advantage of what is said to be Britain's first 'quadruple' play integrated TV, broadband, telephony and mobile service combined. Quadplay includes multi-channel digital TV with video-on-demand, uncapped 2Mbit broadband, home telephone service and a mobile service for just ?40 per month. The announcement of a quadruple play service from NTL has been expected for several months ever since the cable TV company agreed to pay almost ?1 billion for Virgin Mobile in April of this year. ...more

Eclipse tops broadband speed league in 2003

Eclipse Internet finished 2003 as the UK's fastest ISP, according to the December speed test results from ADSL Guide. Eclipse finished last year in second place, but overtook long-time leader Nildram in the middle of last year to establish itself as the provider of the fastest 512K ADSL connection. Eclipse and Nildram (recently joined by Zen Internet) have been pushing 512K to its limits for some time, as demonstrated by the fact that the top speed for December 2003 represented an increase of just 1. ...more

Most 15-24 year olds addicted to mobile phones

A survey carried out by Mori reveals that 66 per cent of 15-24 year olds 'couldn't live without their mobile phones', it was revealed today. A further 38 per cent couldn't imagine life without SMS. These findings were taken from the The British Mobile Communications Survey carried out by MORI on behalf of Vodaphone. ...more

Apple unveils faster MacBook Pro line-up

Apple has unveiled a complete revamp of its MacBook Pro line-up. The new machines, which replace the existing models, represent an evolution of the range rather than a radical revamp, delivering improved performance and faster networking. The new 15. ...more