UK grabs lion's share of pirated TV

The popularity of US shows has made the UK the largest downloader of illegal copies of TV programmes. According to new research by Envisional the 150 per cent rise in copying in the last year is a result of increased bandwidth, new technology such as DVD recorders and the fact that copies of shows are on the Internet hours after they are shown in the US but months before they make it to the UK. The UK accounts for 18 per cent of worldwide copying. ...more

Intel intros new Pentium 4 for desktop replacements

A new version of the Pentium 4 aimed at the 'desktop replacement' market has been introduced by Intel. The snappily named Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor 548 supporting HT Technology runs at 3.33GHz and is equipped with 1MB Level 2 cache, 13 new Streaming SIMD 3 Extensions, and upgrades to the NetBurst microarchitecture. ...more

No escape for Netscape

Research from OneStat.com offers a snapshot of the global browser market for September, dominated by IE and with Netscape almost doubling its usage in the four months from June. Even so, nearly twice very little, is not very much at all. ...more

Euro iTMS Grand Prize: Tell a Friend to win

How can you win Apple's Euro iTMS Grand Prize - for purchasing the 100 millionth entry from a European iTunes Music Store - without making a purchase? This was the question we asked when noting that the first item in the Terms and Conditions was that no purchase was in fact necessary. 'The music fan who purchases the 100 millionth song in Europe will receive a prize that is just as dramatic and makes the digital music experience complete,' reads the promotional web page, but Apple has kindly pointed out that we could also "Tell a friend". Rather than having to buy a music track for a chance to scoop the big prize promotion - a 17-inch iMac G5, a 30GB iPod and a 10,000-song Gift Card are up for grabs - you need only email a friend a track recommendation. ...more

Firefox web site hacked

The Firefox promotion site Spread Firefox was hacked last weekend, it has emerged. Attackers managed to crack the security and potentially access the details of registered users of the site. The site has been down for several days as the organisation assessed the potential threat and patched up any vulnerabilities. ...more