PC Pro review: budget graphics card update

In PC Pro's review of the Sparkle GeForce 6200 TC in issue 126 (out on general sale next Thursday), we mention that a 128MB X300 card should cost around ?40 plus VAT. This comment was based on the Asus Extreme AX300/TD, which is available from UK online shops for this price. However, the majority of X300 cards cost closer to ?60 plus VAT. ...more

Microsoft offers $1 billion to settle lawsuit

No, not the anti-trust lawsuit. This was an over-pricing lawsuit.. ...more

UK Net connectivity levels out, but broadband climbs

Uptake of broadband continues to increase as pricing falls, according to the office of National Statistics. Tracking data from ISPs on a monthly-basis, the official statistics show an increase in UK Internet connectivity of 17.3 per cent year on year (from June 2001). ...more

Cinema pirates to face jail under new US law

People who use video cameras to record films in the cinema and then distribute them illegally could face prison under new legislation in the US. In-cinema copying and the leaking of pre-release copies by industry insiders are said to account for 95 per cent of all films available online illegally. Anyone caught recording films could face up to 10 years in gaol. ...more

SCO announces umbrella licence for Linux users

SCO has made available an umbrella licence that covers off all litigious concerns and which the company hopes will send Linux users flocking to sign up. In a teleconference yesterday, following on from SCO's announcement that it had received US copyright registrations for Unix System V source code, SCO's CEO Darl McBride said that Linux 'directly violates SCO's copyright and contracts rights'. The company has now prepared an umbrella licence in order to give Linux users peace of mind. ...more