MP3 player steals ?200,000 from cash machines

A Manchester man has been convicted of fraud after he used an MP3 player to download bank card details from a cash machine. Maxwell Parsons, 41, plugged the unspecified player in to the back of free-standing machines and then recorded information as it was sent over phone lines to the bank. He then used the copied date to produce cloned cards. ...more

Norway promises broadband for everyone

The Norwegian government has said it will spend ?26m on rolling out broadband to every business and consumer in the country. The ambitious plan will involve private firms as well as Government agencies and will see the Government acting to stimulate competition between broadband providers. It hopes to lay down a broadband network that will take in most of the country, linking all public institutions, such as libraries and community centres. ...more

VIA: VPSD board shipments unaffected by settlement with Intel

VIA Technologies has said that own-brand motherboard shipments from its VIA Platform Solutions Division (VPSD) will continue and not be affected by its recent settlement with Intel. VIA set up the business unit on 15 October 2001 to promote its Pentium 4-supporting chipset shipments, which were impeded by the company??s legal dispute with Intel over FSB (front-side bus) technology licensing. Though the VPSD was meant to serve as a sales channel for motherboard makers that made products based on VIA chipsets, the division??s own-brand business caused market speculation that VIA would compete directly with its motherboard clients. ...more

Book review: Google Pocket Guide

How much could a pocket guide to Google really inform you, I wondered? After all, Google just works. As the book itself says: 'Simply throwing your search terms at Google has an uncanny habit of finding you pretty much what you want.' So while Google is powerful, with a variety of relatively-hidden features, it is also a very clear and intuitive site. ...more

28-04-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. BT chairman steps down Sun juxtaposes finding and getting MTV in your palm Intel trips the light fantastic DoCoMo wobbles in 3G race< IBM buys Informix Software for $1bn Security at the IP level QuickTime 5 released Pentium 4 strides in at 1.7Ghz Games companies face multi-billion dollar lawsuit Now Cisco bitten by disgruntled shareholders Intel gears up for in-car computing UK Net use continues to grow Don't forget, we welcome your comments. ...more