Auntie Beeb in dicussion with Microsoft

The BBC has been holding discussions with Microsoft to ensure their iPlayer (based on the Real Networks Helix player) will work on Vista. Ma...

Tiscali UK to dump 40% of staff

It's not actually as bad as it sounds as they are getting rid of 40% of the combined Tiscali and Video Networks staff (who they acquired...

ViaMichelin X-980T

Yesterday ViaMichelin announced the X-980T SatNav unit. It's got maps of Western Europe, uses the Sirf Star III GPS unit and has built-i...

Ofcom announces qualified applicants for 412-414 MHz paired with 422-424 MHz

Ofcom today announced the list of qualified applicants for the use of the spectrum bands 412-414 MHz paired with 422-424 MHz. The applicants...

Increasing the supply of mobile numbers

Ofcom held a consultation that closed in July 2006 about opening new mobile number ranges (071-075). They have now published a statement on...

iTunes v7

Though Apple have added lots of new (nice) features, on Windows XP it's definately buggy and very slow doing certain things. It's a ...

Low-end PS3 to have HDMI

Sony's PS3 will come in two versions one with a 60GB disk and one with 20GB. Both have Blu-Ray disk support. Initially Sony decided the ...

New Canon Wideformat printer

Canon's imagePrograf iPF8000 supports 44inch printing using it's Lucia 12-colour pigment ink system. There are two high density prin...

Lightroom Beta4 now available

As well as announcing the 4th beta of Lightroom, Adobe's photographic package, it also has a new name Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Availab...

The fight for AOL UK continues and now Tiscali UK comes into the foray

AOL's UK business is up for sale, rumours have been flying round (including Vodafone being in the bidding), but now it seems the battle ...

Google Analytics

WOW, they are very impressive. Easy to set-up (if you've already got a Google Mail account, just add it to your services). Then Google g...

Canon's new Ixii (Ixuses)

Canon has announced some new cameras in their Ixus range. The Ti900 has an all titanium body, 10MP sensor and the new DIGIC III processor wh...

Apple updates Bootcamp

Bootcamp 1.1.1 is available for download. It now supports the new Core 2 Duo processors in Apple's new iMac and MacPro's. Download h...

Adobe update Creative Suite

Adobe are updating Creative Suite Premium to version 2.3, however it's a cost upgrade (around $159). It will contain Macromedia's Dr...

CSR develops WiFi VoIP chip

CSR the chipset designers have developed a reference Wireless VoIP phone (UniVox) which has a bill of materials of about £11. The phone supp...

Ofcom forces BT to connect to everyone

Anyone can offer a communication service offering voice and other services, this is known as a PECN (public electronic communications networ...

Ofcom reviewing wholesale SMS termination

Wholesale SMS termination is when an SMS terminates on a mobile network from another network. This affects all operators as they exchange SM...

Ofcom consulting on extending mobile termination price controls

Ofcom is Consulting on proposals to maintain mobile termination price controls when the current ones expire on March 2007. Vodafone, O2, T-...

Satellite Broadband on Trains

Ofcom has issued a statement on new licensing for the use of broadband on trains using satellite. This covers the 14 – 14.25 GHz band (alre...

Fring, free calls on your mobile

Well OK Fring isn't free, but uses VoIP and P2P technologies utilising the data aspects of a mobile to transport voice i.e. free with a...

Wii hits Broadway

IBM has started shipping the new Broadway chip (the CPU for the Wii) to Nintendo in volume. It's based on the Gekko chip used in the Gam...

HD, HD-DVD disk developed

Toshiba and Memory-Tech have developed a 3 layer hybrid disk that can be read by both traditional DVD players and new HD-DVD players. The mo...

TIM for the clock

Telecom Italia Mobile may lose the Telecom Italia monica as they seem to want to sell the mobile business. Telecom Italia already have tripl...

Vodafone to offer broadband package

It seems Vodafone has stuck a deal with BT Group to offer a broadband package to its 16m UK subscribers. This follows earlier moves by Orang...

Skype Free the French

Skype have announced that French Skype users can call any French landline for free (until the end of December). Skype requires broadband and...

Pipex buy Bulldog and Tucan

Another 2 broadband providers fall to the consolidation in the telecoms/ISP markets with Tucan and Bulldog being acquired by Pipex who now c...

Apple iMacs go Core 2 and 24 inch

Apple has announced that all iMac models will have an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. CPU speeds come in 1.8, 2.0, 2.16 and 2.3GHz with up to 3G...

Blu-Ray HDDVD battle hots up

TDK have announced a prototype for a Blu-Ray disk supporting 200GB. The current disks support 25GB per layer i.e. 50GB per disk. HDDVD also ...

Samsung updates Q1

The new machine called the Q1P adds HSPDA (high speed download packet access), a new battery giving the system 5 hours of use and a processo...

Another IT Week mention

IT Week mentioned me on the front page of this week's edition re Open Source routers and their limitations. Maybe I should do this prof...

VoIP players already failing

It's seems Freetalk the VoIP service provided by Dixons is shutting shop a year after having started the service, users can migrate to V...

Megalaser 120mW laser

Megalaser are now selling 120mW green lasers mounted in a handy laserpointer. Of course they aren't laser pointers, they are just indus...

Canon announces EOD400D

This is the successor to the hugely popular EOS350D. It has got a 10.1MP sensor with cleaning technology that shakes the dust off it. It has...

Star Letter in T3

T3 published my letter re HD TV. I get another Slim Devices Squeezebox3, oh what fun.