Adobe offers CS2 trial

Adobe has released a tryout version of Photoshop CS2, the new incarnation of its leading image editing application. MacUser described it as ' the most significant upgrade to Adobe's flagship application for many years'. The tryout is a full version lasting 30 days and can be downloaded, at a tad over 300MB, for Mac OS X or Windows. ...more

Orange wants price guarantee

As bidders drop like flies from the last European UMTS auction, that of France, the two remaining bidders want a guarantee from the French government that any further licences granted at future tenders will be at the same price. France Telecom's Orange and Vodafone- and Vivendi-backed SFR are the only interested parties left to the four licences available, after Bouygues dropped out following Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux's departure. The French government has confirmed that the two remaining licences would be tendered at a later date, but has not said when. ...more

TechNet hits the road

Microsoft's TechNet Roadshow is to begin in April, offering briefings and advice on security issues. Kicking off at the Celtic Manor in Newport on 16 April, the roadshow - now into its fifth year - then tours around the UK until the end of May. The content will focus on 'security and integration' issues and be centred around Microsoft's Windows 2000/XP, its ISA server, the SharePoint Portal Server and Content Management Server, and BizTalk 2002. ...more

PlusNet unveils pay as you go pricing model for services up to 8Mbps

PlusNet has announced a significant overhaul of its broadband services, offering speeds up to 8Mbps and a new usage-based payment system. The ISPs Premier customers will be able to choose the speed of their connection but will be charged purely on the basis of the amount of downstream peak-time capacity they use; broadband usage between 1am and 8am will be entirely unrestricted. Monthly charges are as follows: ?21. ...more

Intel finally cancels Digital TV screen project

In another development in what is becoming a depressing year for Intel, the company has announced that it has finally abandoned plans to get into the digital TV screen business. The company now says that it has formally cancelled the project and disbanded the team working on it. Earlier this year, Intel had already postponed the commercial roll out of Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) technologies which would have held out the promise of a new generation of flat screen televisions. ...more