Freeserve bundle in broadband land

Freeserve and PC World have teamed up to offer cheap broandband, for a bit Customers buying an emachine computer from PC World, can tap into a special deal from Freeserve, bundling in the modem and microfilter for free and giving them broadband access for ?19.99 a month for half a year, and ?29.99 inc VAT thereafter. ...more

iPod sales top 10 million

Apple has now sold more than 10 million iPods, CEO Steve Jobs announced yesterday. Four and a half million of those were shifted in the last three months, more than doubling the figure for the previous quarter. The iPod, iPod mini and iPod photo are estimated by market analysts NPD Group to account for more 90 per cent of all hard disk players sold and around 65 per cent of the combined total for HD-based and flash memory players. ...more

Solar storms create 'profound' disruption to GPS systems

A solar eruption in December disrupted the Global Positioning System (GPS), the satellite-based navigational system used by the military, scientists and civilians, researchers report. The solar flare created radio bursts that traveled to the Earth, covering a broad frequency range, the researchers said, affecting GPS and other navigational systems. Solar flares have been known to knock out satellites and even electricity grids, but the researchers told the Space Weather Enterprise Forum this was an unexpectedly serious new effect. ...more

Get hip with student lingo

If The Goodies were the biggest thing on telly when you were a student then you might be a little out of touch with the current trends in student slang. But don't fear, a guide to all the latest jargon is available from a Web site. Student-world. ...more

Universal targets YouTube

Universal Music appears to be sharpening its lawyers for a possible legal battle with the social networking sites YouTube and MySpace. Universal, which is also the world's largest music publisher, is reportedly concerned about its promotional music videos appearing on the sites. 'We believe these new businesses are copyright infringers and owe us tens of millions of dollars,' Universal Music CEO Doug Morris is reported to have told investors Wednesday. ...more