New colour Bubblejet printers from Canon

Three new colour Bubblejet printers are in town, courtesy of Canon. The S6300, S630 and S500 are aimed at the specialist/business, business and home/office markets respectively. The former can handle paper sizes up to A3, and both the S6300 and S630 can handle A4 paper at a rate of 17ppm in mono and 12ppm in colour. ...more

One in 20 UK homes watching IPTV by 2011

According to research from the Centre for Telecoms Research, improved broadband speeds will boost use of IPTV to five per cent of UK households over the next few years. Five per cent of the UK population - some 1.5 million UK households - will be watching TV over an internet connection (IPTV) by 2011, according to a new study by the Centre for Telecoms Research (CTR). ...more

Updated: eBid's lifetime offer to keep giant at bay

When it comes to online auctions eBay dominates the scene. In a bid to escape the shadow of its more dominant competitor eBid.co. ...more

Sasser and Phatbot worm writers arrested in Germany

German police have confirmed that on Friday they arrested a teenager in connection with the outbreak of the `Sasser` worm. Sven Jaschen, 18, from Lower Saxony is also reported to have been responsible for all 28 versions of the 'Netsky' worm which has been causing havoc in the world's PCs since February. In a seemingly related move, the police in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg have arrested a 21-year-old man who is said to be behind `Agobot` and later as `Phatbot` worms. ...more

EU launches another probe into Microsoft monopoly

The European Commission has announced that it is to investigate the recent purchase by Microsoft and Time Warner of ContentGuard, a specialist in digital rights management. Europe has undertaken a preliminary investigation into the acquisition and is concerned that Microsoft may be building a monopoly in DRM which is set to become a key technology in the coming years. ContentGuard's principle product is XrML 2. ...more