Mozilla sets stage for Firefox 1.0

Mozillazine reports that development of Mozilla 1.7 is now complete and the final version should be ready for release in mid-May. The completion of this phase, or as the jargon puts it - the cutting of the 1. ...more

Canon snaps in style with trendy digicam

Canon's latest IXUS goes for a broad appeal with a wide range of colours including pink. The i7 is a 7.1 megapixel camera incorporating a 2. ...more

Apple strikes FireWire deal with Panasonic

Apple and Panasonic have announced the results of a collaboration that will see FireWire included in a number of Panasonic's professional video products and Final Cut Pro support for its new mini-DV camcorder. FireWire support will be included in 'upcoming' Panasonic DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO HD tape decks, removing two requirements: for a connected computer to have a PCI capture card and for video to be decompressed before transfer. The new tape decks will be 'the world's first' to support full ITU-601 digital 4:2:2 quality video at 50Mbps and high-definition video at 100Mbps. ...more

AltaVista chief walks out

The chief executive of portal company AltaVista has resigned. CEO Rod Shrock said he was leaving to spend more time with his family after numerous set backs led to a decline in the company's share price. CGMI, AltaVista's parent company, said the search for a replacement has already begun. ...more

Microsoft opens appeal against Eolas ruling

Microsoft was back in court again yesterday in an attempt to overturn a $565 million damages award. The software giant is appealing in a Federal Court against a ruling in a lower court in Chicago that Internet Explorer infringed patents held by developer Eolas, a spin-off of the University of California. The central issue is whether the 1998 Eolas patent - which covers imbedding small programs within browser and purports to cover plug-ins and applets - is valid. ...more