W3C advances audiovisual presentation standard

W3C has announced the advancement of the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 2.1) to Candidate Recommendation. SMIL (pronounced smile) enables simple authoring of interactive audiovisual presentations. ...more

Netvibes opens up the personalised portal

Netvibes is bidding to put the power to create all-you-need-to-know Web portals in the hands of individuals. Eighteen months ago, the Paris-based company pioneered the creation of personalised home pages with live news feeds that update instantly instead of the static, occasionally updated pages common on blogs, social networks and older Web portals. In its new incarnation, Netvibes is giving users, for free, the power to publish their home pages as personal Web portals. ...more

Dell sets itself $80bn sales target

Dell has set itself a target of $80 billion in annual saleses in the next few years. By strange coincidence that happens to be the same as the revenue level of arch rival Hewlett Packard CEO Kevin Rollins, unveiled the target whilst reassuring analysts that the company was on course to hit this year's goal of $60bn in sales. However, Rollins refused to be drawn on when the $80bn target is likely to be met. ...more

Web site delivers sermons

In this day and age being a vicar is not an easy vocation. Someone has tried, however, to make life a little simpler for the gentlemen (and gentlewomen) of the cloth. A Web-based sermon delivery service has been created. ...more

As free as a wireless PC device

Devices without the clutter of cables, that's what's on offer with Intel's family of wireless PC peripherals. Stand up and walk away, you can still be connected to your PC - and you won't trip over any cables. Called the Intel Wireless Series, it includes the Wireless Series Gamepad, the Wireless Series Mouse and the Wireless Series Keyboard (all pictured). ...more