Jobs outlines Apple strategy

CEO Steve Jobs addressed Apple's semi-annual meeting for financial analysts yesterday and, despite 15 minutes spent trying to get his PowerPoint presentation to work, made several announcements and confirmations concerning the company's future. Jobs assured the audience that the new 667MHz and 733MHz Power Macs are on schedule for shipping at the end of this month, though availability will be limited due to a shortage of the faster G4 chips. Phil Schiller, vice president of worldwide product marketing, added that the titanium PowerBook has started shipping, a fact confirmed by US retailers. ...more

AOL broadcasts not CD quality, raps Advertising Authority

AOL UK has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for claiming that its broadband radio broadcasts were CD quality. The ASA ruled that a poster - 'AOL 9.0 on broadband featuring: Radio@AOL. ...more

Microsoft's URL handling 'fix' for IE comes under fire

Microsoft's HTTP-related patch for Internet Explorer, over the use of spoofed URLs, has come under fire. The technique is often used by attackers 'phishing' for user's financial details. Critics allege that the new restriction of HTTP functionality for URL syntax is actually harmful for a wide variety of legitimate users and that users will still be left vulnerable to malicious attackers. ...more

LaCie expands with network disks up to 500GB

LaCie has announced a range of network disks, offering between 80 and 500GB of standalone storage. Designed for small- and medium-sized business environments, the drives plug into an Ethernet network and provide remote storage for up to 25 users. The drive's software is configured via a Web interface and they are compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux and UNIX operating systems. ...more

GNER gives green light to on-train wireless Internet access

Uninterrupted wireless Internet access is to be made available on high-speed trains on the East Coast Mainline, following the successful conclusion of trials by the line's operator, GNER. Employing a system developed in Scandinavia, the satellite-based system has already been fitted to five of its trains, becoming available to passengers in the summer, and seven more trains will be equipped by the end of the year. Access will be provided throughout the train, free in first class and ?4. ...more