Bargain basement Net connection

ISP start up offers unmetered access for ?6.99 a month. Fast4. ...more

CeBIT 2007: AMD unveils Live! Ready programme

AMD has chosen the CeBIT show in Hanover to breathe life into its Live! initiative, involving multimedia-oriented consumer PCs. A new AMD Live! Ready programme - with a new logo - is intended to easily identify the various devices and software that are part of its Live! ecosystem. 'As more and more consumers embrace the AMD LIVE! solution, we continue to reduce complexity and move technology out of the way,' said the corporate VP of AMD's Consumer Business, Joe Menard. ...more

Telewest takes 3Mbit leap into wide Blueyonder

Telewest's fibre network will be upgraded to give nearly half a million of its Blueyonder customers connections of up to 3Mbit/sec this May - for free. Chad Raube, director of Internet services at Telewest Broadband, said: 'It's time to give customers a broadband boost for no extra cost and offer them something they can't get from any other broadband provider. Combined with the existing benefits of our Internet products, this will make choosing blueyonder a no-brainer. ...more

Microsoft takes the lid off Zune

Microsoft has confirmed that its Zune 'iPod killer' is to hit the shelves in the US by the 'holiday buying season', which means the run up to Thanksgiving Day on 23 November. There is little in the announcement that has not already leaked onto the Internet. The specifications are now generally known. ...more

GFI releases freeware for Outlook texting

GFI, a messaging and network security software company, has released a freeware version of GFI FAXmaker for Exchange. This enables SMS messages to be sent and received via Microsoft Outlook. The idea is that business colleagues, for example, could be easily contacted or alerted. ...more