Apple racks up record revenues, again

For the second consecutive quarter Apple has announced record revenues and profits thanks in no small part to a 48 per cent growth in Mac sales over the past year. The company made $430m profit on revenues of $3.68bn. ...more

Borland updates CodeWright 7.5

Borland has updated its programming editor CodeWright, to version 7.5. This 'editing system' is designed to work with IDEs (integrated development environments) from Microsoft, such as Visual Studio, as well as from Borland, such as Delphi. ...more

PC Pro launches Switch IT Off campaign

Let us know what you are doing to cut down energy consumption from IT equipment, whether at home or at work. Email us at campaign@pcpro.co. ...more

French Geoportail crashes to earth

The French government sponsored rival to Google Earth has collapsed under the strain, just days after it was launched. The French language service has proved too popular with reports of around 10 million visitors trying to access the site in the first weekend of its debut. The site is currently down with a message to the effect that visitors should try again later. ...more

Half man, half washing machine

Here's a difficult one to digest: the fully artificial machine heart has come of age. A recent article in New Scientist reveals that the first people with completely artificial hearts could be walking around as soon as this coming July. In the US, the Food and Drug Administration, the official body that controls medical products, has given the green light for two companies to replace patients' hearts with these devices. ...more