Computer Act!ve articles from August 2005

Computer Act!ve archives from August 2005

From the Deputy Editor.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Paul Allen. The idea that goods are often cheaper on websites than in the shops is now well established, but there are many other ways to save money online. In this issue, we show you how to uncover online bargains for household...

Time and Tiny closed down. Liquidator reassures customers that orders and warranties will be honoured.(Time Computers, Tiny.com)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Time Computers and Tiny.com, the UK's biggest computer manufacturers, have gone into administration. Granville Technology Group, the company behind Time and Tiny which also owns the Computer Shop chain of retail outlets, has ceased trading....

Hackers and virus writers face stiffer jail sentences.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... The government has said it will propose the introduction of stiffer sentences on hackers and virus writers. The decision by the Home Office to review and modify the 1990 Computer Misuse Act follows pressure from the All Parliamentary...

The right price.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Kelkoo, the online shopping search engine, has launched what it claims is the UK's first mobile price check service so consumers can compare prices on the move. Kelkoo has partnered with parent company Yahoo to deliver the service, which allows...

Blogs in space.(http://bloginspace.com )(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Bloggers will have the chance to send their online musings into deep space as part of an unorthodox attempt to find intelligent life in the universe. Florida firm MindComet is offering a free service that will transmit all blogs into space...

Jargon Buster. Techno babble demystified ...(computer-related terms)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... - Blog: A frequently updated website which can act as an online diary. - Spam: Junk email sent to large groups of people. - Trojan horse: A malicious computer program disguised as a harmless program. - RSS: A way of receiving...

Web trap lures spammers like bees to honey.(Blue Security, Blue Frog Do-Not-Intrude)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... A new initiative has been launched that harnesses people power to hit the spammers where it hurts. An Israeli company called Blue Security wants to build an online community which will flood spammers' websites with complaints using the...

Coming up with the goods.(goods re)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Only seven per cent of online shoppers in the UK are aware of their rights when it comes to returning unwanted goods purchased online. This was the finding of a new online shopping scheme, Safer Shopping, which is signing online retailers...

Spam still rife.(internet service providers, no spam control measures)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) has released its annual report, claiming that internet service providers (ISPs) and the Government are doing little to tackle the spam problem. The OIC said it didn't have strong enough powers...

No to 0870.(www.saynoto0870.com)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Saynoto0870 provides geographic telephone numbers for companies as an alternative to expensive 0870 numbers. Many companies advertise a separate number that can be used when calling from abroad and there is nothing to stop users from dialling...

We help out.(www.computeractive.co.uk)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Some of the website addresses that companies provide for more information about their products and services can be very long and laborious to type in. To help out, we will now provide a redirection service through our own website. Where...

Frosty response to ICE hoax.(In Case of Emergency)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... People who have created ICE (In Case of Emergency) entries on their mobile phones should ignore emails that warn they are at risk of a mobile phone virus. Despite the fact no such virus is known to exist, the hoax has spread rapidly around...

ZoneAlarm adds extra snares to free firewall.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... The new version of the ZoneAlarm firewall uses new technology to block malicious software such as viruses and spyware from gaining a foothold on a PC. The company said although current anti-spyware products can "clean up the mess after the...

Who rules, them or US?(internet administration)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... A row has broken out over who controls the way the internet is operated. Currently the US holds the whip hand but the United Nations has challenged this status, saying no single country should dominate. At the moment, the net's core...

HP's big head.(large print head, HP Photosmart 8250)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... An especially large print head on the new HP Photosmart 8250 should mean even faster printing, with claims of up to 32 pages per minute for text only, or 14 seconds for a 6 x 4in photograph. There are six separate ink tanks and the print head...

A state of Zen.(Zen Nano Plus MP3 player)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... The Zen Nano Plus MP3 player from Creative now includes an FM radio. Powered by a single AAA battery, Creative claim it can play music for 18 hours on a single charge. It is compatible with music from MSN Music, Napster and MyCokeMusic but not...

Website to promote play.(www.playgroundfun.org.uk)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... As part of a campaign to wean children away from their PCs to play outdoors, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has launched a new website. Paradoxical though it may seem, the Department hopes that Playground Fun will rekindle...

Mobile phone safeguards.
August 4, 2005... The mobile phone industry has introduced new rules that providers of content such as ringtones and games must abide by or face getting barred. Vodafone, 02, T-Mobile, 3 and Orange said the new rules were introduced after many consumers...

The digital home.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Most people would happily turn their home into a digital playground, according to a recent survey, but there were some concerns expressed. The Accenture report found the idea of the digital home appeals to 80 per cent of the 2,600 people...

Microsoft views XP's heir.(Windows Vista)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Microsoft said the next version of Windows will be called Windows Vista, although it faces possible legal challenges from another company using the name. Security is an overriding element of the new operating system but initially only the...

Broadband, on the double.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... BT and Wanadoo have joined the burgeoning broadband battle in the UK, promising to double access speeds for entry-level services to 2Mbit/s at no extra charge. High-speed connections that cost about the same as dial-up connection are fast...

USB outdoors.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... PNY has designed a USB 2 flash drive aimed at people who spend a lot of time outdoors. The Outdoor Attache is claimed to be crash- and weatherproof. The company has also launched the Colour Attache which comes in four different colours with...

Blinkx of an eye.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... News and entertainment search engine Blinkx has added podcasts and video blog channels to its service. Entries include those from amateurs as well as professional organisations such as the BBC and Disney. The website uses voice-recognition...

Jargon Buster. Techno babble demystified ...(computer-related terms)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... - Domain name: The name used to identify a site on the internet. - IP address: A unique identifying number of a PC connected to the internet. - Mbit/s: A measure of data-transfer speed. - Podcast: Pre-recorded video and audio that...

Website tagging change.(Internet Content Rating Association)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) has changed the way it labels websites to make the internet safer for children. ICRA's labels, or tags, are an established way of allowing people to control access to the content of a website....

No more Sharp shooters.(Sharp Corporation)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Sharp Corporation is to move out of the digital camcorder market by the end of the year. The electronics giant said its last range of camcorder, the Z series digital video camcorder, would not be replaced by another model. However,...

3G sparks child safety fears.(third generation wireless technology)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Child abuse experts fear that 3G technology could be the perfect way for paedophiles to spread child abuse content. This is because video calls would be more difficult to trace than digital images online. This was one of the issues raised...

Video on demand.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... BT is planning to launch a video-on-demand service over the internet next summer. Video-on-demand services make use of customers' broadband connections to download programmes, rather than receiving broadcasts via an aerial. The...

Jargon Buster. Techno babble demystified ...(computer-related terms)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... - Blog: A frequently updated website which can act as an online diary and/or provide links to other sites. - Broadband: Refers to high-bandwidth internet connections, such as ADSL. - MP3: A standard for compressing high-quality digital...

iPod videos?(music videos)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Apple is thought to be negotiating with leading record companies so it can start selling music videos through its iTunes download service. The Wall Street Journal has reported videos could go on sale as early as September. Although Apple has...

Touchscreen MP3 player.(iRiver)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... iRiver has launched an MP3 player which uses a touchscreen to avoid fiddly buttons. The U10 is compatible with the Digital Rights Management used with Windows Media Player 10 and Napster To Go. The screen can display photos and videos and there...

Consumeractive! - Get Some Answers! Consumeractive sticks up for your rights. If there's an issue you want investigated, get in touch.
August 4, 2005... PROBLEM - No comeback for buyers of illegal software I bought a copy of DVD X Copy last year and have used its activation code only once. After reformatting my hard disk, it has not been possible to reactivate the program. At every attempt...

Cover Story - Bargain hunt - Save money online! We all know that most things can be bought cheaper online, but how do you find bargains on products and services? We give you the scoop.(Cover story)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Cliff Joseph. Any discerning consumer worth their salt knows by now that you can save money by shopping around online instead of limiting your purchasing horizons to the high street. The web makes it easier to compare prices on...

Hot New Products - Titanium MD 8385. A [pounds sterling]500 desktop computer with lots of hardware and a heap of good multimedia software.(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Luke Peters. When buying a PC for [pounds sterling]500, you know that some key features will be sacrificed, and to expect a slower processor, small hard disk and reduced memory. However, Medion is wowing us again with its latest...

Hot New Products - Avast 4 Home Edition. A popular and free anti-virus package.(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Rory Reid. The internet simply isn't safe any more. Along with the reams of useful information are hazardous viruses, worms, spyware and other malicious software. Featured regularly in our downloads section, the fourth edition of...

Hot New Products - HP Photosmart R717. A 6-megapixel digital camera with a whole heap of integrated help features.(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Will Stapley. HP's latest offering in its Photosmart range is the R717. With a fairly chunky yet sturdy design, it sports a 6-megapixel sensor (which allows for A4-sized prints), 3x optical zoom and 32Mb of internal memory. An SD...

Hot New Products - Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook C1320. A solid notebook with a fast processor and lots of memory but there's not much in the way of software.(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Rory Reid. According to Fujitsu-Siemens, the Lifebook C1320 is an all-purpose notebook computer aimed at the casual and professional user equally. But at first glance it doesn't appear to be the kind of notebook you'd want to carry...

Hot New Products - Easy Wireless. Software that claims to give trouble-free connection to wireless networks.(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Tim Smith. Thanks to the Windows Service Pack 2 update, Wi-Fi has has become quite easy to manage. If your PC or notebook has a wireless network card, the Windows Zero Configuration Utility will highlight all the available wireless...

Hot New Products - Ovislink ePhone-1000s. A standalone telephone that allows for phone calls over broadband.(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Will Stapley. The ePhone-1000s from Ovislink is designed to make internet telephone calls easier. For those unfamiliar with this technology, it enables you to make cheap, or even free phone calls, using a computer and a broadband...

Hot New Products - Evesham BlueMedia BM 6300. Get advance notice of speed cameras with this GPS unit.(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Anthony Dhanendran. The BlueMedia BM 6300 is a standalone GPS unit which, using information from satellites, will track a user's position on the ground and calculate navigational data. The device itself is made by a German company...

Hot New Products - APC Universal Battery. Give your notebook a new lease of life.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Tim Smith. Running out of battery power is a constant worry when using a notebook computer. The only way to extend the running time is to carry a spare battery but changing it can be disruptive, as it means shutting down the...

Hot New Products - Canon EOS 350D. Take digital pictures in style with this high-end SLR camera.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Anthony Dhanendran. There aren't many people who would shell out [pounds sterling]799 for a digital camera, but with more and more people getting interested in digital photography, some may feel the need for a higher-quality...

Hot New Products - Plextor PX-PH04U.(computer storage device)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Anthony Dhanendran. Coming in slightly smaller than most portable hard disks, Plextor's PX-PH04U offers 40Gb of storage for your photos, music and other files. This is enough for around 10,000 songs, or perhaps 50 compressed...

Hot New Products - Morphy Richards Digital MP3/WMA Player.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Anna Lagerkvist. Morphy Richards is moving into the audio market. This MP3 player is one of the first products to hit the shelves and it's a user-friendly as well as stylish device. The music player combines a 256Mb MP3/WMA...

Hot New Products - Etymotic ER 6 Isolator Earphones. Earphones designed to block out unwanted background noise.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Luke Peters. In busy city life, being able to hear what music your portable audio player is omitting can be a nightmare. However, with decent earphones, you'll be able to hear a lot more and won't have to crank up the volume to...

Hot New Products - Philips DVDR16LS.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Tim Smith. When used with special CDs, a Lightscribe writer such as this Philips uses a laser to write text and monochrome images on the top of the disc after it's been created. This drive can write to CDs and DVDs, including...

Hot New Products - MSI Mega Free Talk FT 200 Bluetooth Headset.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Luke Peters. Most new mobile phones have Bluetooth capability, so using a compatible headset seems the logical hands-free option, even if they do look slightly odd. Unlike some Bluetooth devices, the MSI Mega Free Talk FT 200...

Hot New Products - Gigabyte NX78X256V-B. This top-of-the-range graphics card from Gigabyte has great power.(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Will Stapley. If there's one area of computing that moves faster than any other, it's the graphics card market. Buy the latest model and in just a few months it will almost definitely have been superseded. nVidia's latest chip, the...

Feature - Manage XP user accounts - Have it your way. Fed up with people changing the settings on your PC? Create individual user accounts in Windows XP to customise the desktop just the way you want it.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Tim Smith. Setting up a User Account for each member of the family is a great way to keep everybody happy when more than one person shares the home computer. Each user can have Windows set up as they want, with different...

On Test - [pounds sterling]599 notebook PCs - The right note. Once the preserve of business travellers, notebook PCs are now a viable alternative to desktop systems even for those on a budget.(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Anthony Dhanendran. The cost of notebook PCs has fallen dramatically during the past few years. Previously the domain of businessmen on trains and planes, the notebook is now available to all and at a price below what a couple of...

Feature - Mobile computing - Mobile mania. Whether you want to listen to music, surf the internet or keep in touch with the office, there's a new breed of mobile phone to suit your needs.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Iain Thomson. Mobile phones have taken off with the public faster than PCs, television or radio and nine in 10 people in the UK now own one. It took the personal computer 20 years to become mainstream, but mobile telephones have...

Feature - Cheap and free music - Tracks for nothing. Legal music downloads aren't limited to just chart music - we show you how to find your kind of music, and best of all some of it is free.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Will Stapley. Downloading music from the internet is a topic that is fraught with misconceptions. With all the stories about file sharing and illegal music downloads doing the rounds, you would be forgiven for thinking it is best...

On Test - CD-Roms - Exercise your brain. Discover the wonders of the universe, test your puzzle-solving skills, or teach yourself French with our selection of CD-ROMs.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Martin James. Your PC is equally useful for learning about new subjects, organising and editing files and making hobbies more enjoyable. This issue we focus on software that covers all these aspects. MP3 Maker Centurion is a...

On Test - Games - Empire Earth 2. War, paranoia, global tension ... and this was 12,000 years ago.(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Eddie Henderson. Despite the passing of years, it seems that every generation has similar needs and concerns. Empire Earth 2 plays on this notion, allowing you to advance your race over thousands of years. The settings and weaponry...

On Test - Games - Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Eddie Henderson. During these hot months, visiting water-parks seems a more appetising prospect than creating them, but this expansion pack to Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 is so addictive we wouldn't blame you for staying indoors to...

On Test - Games - Cricket 2005.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Rory Reid. According to EA, Cricket 2005 is a 'no-holds-barred cricket explosion', but considering the sedate nature of the sport, this is a rather bold claim. Like the rest of its EA Sports range, Electronic Arts has gone to...

On Test - Games - Chrome SpecForce.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
August 4, 2005... Byline: Rory Reid. The latest first-person shooter (FPS) to hit the shelves is Chrome SpecForce, the sequel to the 2003 title, Chrome. Here, players assume the role of a Special Forces soldier sent to investigate shady biological...

On Test - Games - Games Top 10. Here are the top 10 games according to the official UK Leisure Software chart. (C)ELSPA. Compiled by Chart Track.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... 1 Battlefield 2 [pounds sterling]35 (first-person shooter) EA Games 2 Guild Wars [pounds sterling]30 (online role-playing) NCSoft Europe 3 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas [pounds sterling]35 (adventure game) Rockstar Games...

Feature - Home projectors - Sound and vision. These days, projectors in the home aren't such a crazy idea and if you're looking to recreate a local multiplex in your front room, they could be just the ticket.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Luke Peters. Until very recently, projectors were reserved either for the boardroom, or the home cinema enthusiast with money to burn. However, the price of projectors has fallen to a point where they are now a viable option when...

Net Chart - Free Downloads. We've trawled the internet to test what you can get for free ...(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... POST-IT SOFTWARE NOTES LIGHT www.computeractive.co.uk/2140183 Just as useful as the paper equivalents Post-it notes may be indispensable, but for quick notes the electronic equivalents are even better as they can contain pictures...

Net Chart - Site seeing ... Budding artists can let their creative side run wild with these sites devoted to the fine arts.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Go to www.computeractive.co.uk to find quick links to all these featured websites www.nationalgallery.org.uk Whether you are an art buff, or want to become one, this is the first place to look for fine art. There are plenty of online...

Net Chart - Site of the fortnight.(www.24hourmuseum.org.uk)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... www.24hourmuseum.org.uk The National Virtual Museum contains links and articles about exhibitions all over the country. Searches cover museum sites and articles that might be of interest. For those wanting more depth, the Trails are full...

No Problem! Q&A - Answers to ... PC problems. Our resident technical doctor is here to cure your PC ailments.
August 4, 2005... CROPPING TIPS Q: When I take pictures with my digital camera I try to do it so as to avoid having to crop later on, but there are times when it is necessary. Is there a way to crop an image and still maintain the dimensions so that it will...

Readers to the rescue ... Can you help your fellow readers? Do you need a problem solved? Join our forum dedicated to PC trouble-shooting at www.computeractive.co.uk.
August 4, 2005... THE PROBLEM I use AOL on Windows XP Home and I want to use Microsoft Outlook as an email program. I have started to put contact details into Outlook but, try as I might, I cannot set up Outlook so my wife can access the contacts as well on...

Letters - Your say! We want your opinions! Write to us on any of the topics covered in Computeractive.(Letter to the Editor)
August 4, 2005... DIGITAL DILEMMA I read with interest your magazine Active Home, but until the transmission service required for the digital home is provided, we are getting ahead of ourselves. The Government wants us all to receive our television via...

From the Editor.(freeware)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
August 18, 2005... Byline: Dylan Armbrust. There's an old cliche we all love to hate that states nothing in life is free. Well, rubbish to that we say. We've found that there are plenty of things in life that are free, especially when it comes to useful...

Fight against online crime. Online safety initiative aims to tackle the worrying rise in online crime statistics.(www.getsafeonline.org.uk)
August 18, 2005... The UK government is launching an online safety initiative with the help of industry to educate consumers and small businesses. The aim of the Get Safe Online website is to provide expert advice in plain English. It will show how to stop...

DVD tug-of-war rumbles on as compromise fails.(Blu-ray vs. HD DVD)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Consumers will pay the price for the ongoing DVD standards war. Twentieth Century Fox has now decided to use Sony's Blu-ray next-generation DVD format, rather than Toshiba's rival HD DVD. It seemed earlier this year that the wanted...

Microsoft slams report.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Microsoft has hit back at reports that a virus has already been developed for its next version of Windows, dubbed Vista. Earlier this month, an Austrian programmer published examples of malicious code that was claimed could exploit a Microsoft...

Questions over giant's fall.(Time Computers, Tiny Computers )(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Customers of Time and Tiny Computers are signing an online petition asking for an official government investigation into the collapse of the computer giant. With no prospect of people getting their money back for undelivered goods after...

Online digital video supermarket launched.(British Internet Broadcasting Corporation, Boxoffice365)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... A British company has launched what it claims is the UK's first digital video supermarket. Aiming to emulate successful music download sites, the British Internet Broadcasting Corporation (BiBC), said its Boxoffice365 site allows people...

Workshops clarification.
August 18, 2005... Due to a last minute production issue, the Hints and Tips page in this issue of Computeractive will not appear. However, to ensure our readers don't miss out on the advice given on this popular page, you can download the page from our...

Need for speed.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... NTL is to make 10Mbit/s its standard broadband access speed at no extra cost to its customers. The first to have their service upgraded will be the company's current 3Mbit/s broadband customers. NTL said all these customers will have been...

Orange cuts printer price.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Sanyo has unveiled a colour printer to go with its S750i mobile phone. The DVP-P1 printer costs [pounds sterling]30 in Orange shops for those already using the phone, which is a 3G model available on the Orange network. It comes with a built-in...

FujiFilm offers one stop shop.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Fujifilm has combined its pre-sales and technical support telephone lines. The number to call for product information or for technical support is 0870 084 1310. It will be open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. www.fujifilm.co.uk.

Little PC from Alienware.(Alienware PC Systems)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... A new small PC from Alienware is just a third of the height and half the depth of the company's standard model. The Area-51 5300 system uses a small-form-factor case with copper-piping and a custom cooling system to make sure the PC does not...

Jargon Buster. Techno babble demystified ...(computer related terms)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... - Mbit/s: A measure of data-transfer speed. - PDF: A file format that allows pages of text and graphics to be viewed and printed correctly on a variety of machines. - Phishing: Internet fraud that tries to trick users into revealing...

New threat to home PCs.(spyware )(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Consumers may eventually be forced away from free anti-spyware security software, as ever-more sophisticated computer attacks require personal technical support. Although many of the free security packages work perfectly well in stopping...

Perplexing new online game launched.(Perplex City, www.firebox.com)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... A global online game has been launched with a grand prize of [pounds sterling]100,000, with players across the UK being encouraged to join in. Players of Perplex City have to use the internet to hunt down a mysterious cube, clues to which...

Argos goes digital.(Argos Distributors Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... High-street retailer Argos is to launch one of the UK's largest electronic gift card schemes later this year. The swipe cards will replace existing paper-based vouchers because the company wants to link gift card transaction data with other...

Jargon Buster. Techno babble demystified ...(computer related terms)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... - GPRS: A mobile phone standard that provides an 'always on' connection. - ISP: A company that provides you with an internet connection. - Mb: A measure of storage capacity for memory. - Spyware: Software installed as part of...

Dixons ditches film cameras.(Dixons Group PLC)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... High-street retailer Dixons has decided to stop selling 35mm film cameras. Sales have been falling steadily as more people buy digital cameras. The high-street store will continue to sell 35mm cameras until stocks run out. This is not the first...

Vonage signs up to Otelo.(Office of the Telecommunications Ombudsman)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... Internet telephony operator Vonage has joined Otelo, the Office of the Telecommunications Ombudsman. Its customers now have access to a free, independent means to resolve disputes involving Vonage. Meanwhile, the company has agreed a deal with...

BT on song.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2005... BT has hooked up with iTunes UK music site to tempt customers to its broadband services. New broadband or Yahoo customers will be allowed to download up to 40 free tracks. Consumers on the basic package can download up to six tracks. BT will...