Computer Act!ve articles from June 2005

Computer Act!ve archives from June 2005

They want your money.(computer hackers found new ways to hack the computer systems)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Virus writers have found a new way to extort money from people by scrambling the files on their computer. Last month the first case was discovered of a hacker scrambling computer file information and then demanding money for the means to...

Hit and miss for security on Netscape 8.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Netscape's new web browser is causing problems for Internet Explorer (IE). Netscape 8 is designed to offer protection from malicious websites and uses both Mozilla Firefox and IE technology to display websites. Although Netscape 8 uses...

Phish net.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Netcraft has released a security toolbar for the Firefox browser and Internet Explorer to combat phishing scams. The technology relies on individuals earmarking the web addresses of phishing websites and passing them on to other users. The...

Jargon Buster - Techno babble demystified.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... - Instant messaging: Real-time text-based communication over the internet. - Phishing: Internet fraud that tries to trick users into revealing personal details. - RSS: A way of receiving briefs of stories on the web. - Spam: Junk...

Game gurus.(competition for web game developers)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Channel 4 has launched a competition to find the next generation of game developers. Game Guru lets amateur developers enter their web games for the chance to win [pounds sterling]1,000 and a top-of-the-range PC from PC World. Games must be...

New Yahoo.(Yahoo Messenger upgrades)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... A test version of the next version of Yahoo Messenger comes with free global PC-to-PC phone calls and voicemail. Yahoo said there is no need for a separate internet-based telephone or even a headset providing the PC has a microphone built in....

Diallers still wreaking havoc.(marketing of British Telecommunications PLC software)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Rogue diallers continue to prove a huge problem for users of dial-up internet services. Following the launch of BT's free software and early warning system on 3 May, the company said it was protecting as many as 83 people an hour from rogue...

New security services keep kids safe.(internet security software)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Internet security software used in thousands of UK and US schools has now been made available to protect children at home. Brightfilter classifies web content for children with film-style classification ratings of PG, 12, 15 and 18. The...

IM in touch with the Dark Side.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Computer users are being warned about a new scam that makes use of instant messaging networks. A new worm and a phishing scam targets users of AOL and Yahoo instant message services. In both cases, people receive a message with a reference...

Memory loss.(flaws in Canon Inc. cameras)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Flaws have been discovered on two models of Canon cameras that can make images disappear. The bug, which affects the EOS-1D Mark II and the EOS-1Ds Mark II cameras, occurs when users press the display button while the camera is still writing...

Simply irresistible.
June 9, 2005... Vodafone has launched two basic voice and text handsets. The Simply Sagen VS1 and VS2 have dedicated buttons for common tasks, while the Vodafone Simply service offers voicemail and on-screen notification of missed calls. Customers using the...

Free music.(British Telecommunications PLC, Sony Corp. gives free digital music)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... BT and Sony are giving new broadband users the chance to experience free digital music. Users signing up to the 1Mbit/s BT Broadband Basic package, at [pounds sterling]18 per month, will receive a voucher for 10 free downloads, while those who...

Jargon buster.(definition of some technical terms)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... - Mbit/s A measure of data-transfer speed. A megabit is one million bits. - Memory card Small card that can store many megabytes (Mb) of data or documents. - Phishing Internet fraud that tries to trick users into revealing personal...

Planning permission online.(The Planning Portal uses the new electronic form)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... The government is hoping to end confusion in applications for planning permission with a new online form that can be used by everyone. The Planning Portal, which is part of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, is consulting...

Idle PCs push up bills.(survey on unnecessary electricity usage )(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Computers and TVs left on standby mode are more expensive to run than a fridge. This was the finding of a study by the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford. Looking at the reasons why electricity usage has soared in...

Volunteer for BBC's media player trial.(testing of the interactive Media Player)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... The BBC is looking for 5,000 people to participate in a trial of its interactive Media Player (iMP). The new technology will let users download BBC programmes for up to a week after they were originally broadcast. The software, which has...

Wireless plans are on track.(First Great Western will offer wireless internet access to customers)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... First Great Western continues the trend for train companies to offer wireless internet access to customers by adding it in 85 UK stations. Ten stations, including Bristol Temple Meads, Reading, Plymouth and Swindon, will get wireless...

Council text.(new service by Darlington council)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... A local council is turning to technology to keep young people off the streets. Darlington borough council's TextVibe, which started on 1 June, sends information about local events to registered users. The system will also send questions about...

Memory boost.
June 9, 2005... Fujifilm has announced a new range of memory cards aimed at both professional photographers and consumers. The High Speed SD card is available in 60x and 133x speeds and offers up to 20Mbit/s transfer rate. The 133x card comes in sizes up to...

Image library.(improved online images service from the British Library)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... The British Library is to improve its online images service. The service has thousands of images of rare manuscripts, books and paintings, including the Magna Carta and Shakespearean manuscripts. Some 14,000 images are currently available, but...

Digital ad deluge predicted.(the future of fashion and technology)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... People will one day need a 'digital bubble' to protect them from unwanted electronic information, according to BT futurologist, Ian Pearson. Mr Pearson said the growth of wireless networks will allow advertisers to target pedestrians and...

The Sims spawns new life.(new game developed by Will Wright)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... The creator of the popular Sims game is developing a new game in which players can really play God. Called Spore, the game allows players to control the evolution of a species, from amoeba to interstellar race. The Sims creator, Will...

New perspective on crime.(Silicon Graphics Inc. computers used by Italian police)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... The chalk line around a body has been supplanted by computer graphics. Italian police are using a computer from SGI to recreate crime scenes. It allows them to view it from different perspectives and check the trajectory of bullets. ...

Apple adds podcasts to iPod.(enhanced products from Apple Computer Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Apple will support podcasts in the next versions of the iPod and iTunes. Podcasts - sound files and audio content such as radio shows - have surged in popularity because any digital MP3 player can be used to listen to them. Podcasting is...

Orange email.(new product)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Orange has developed a tool to help its customers access email via their mobile phone. The company said its research showed that most people don't realise they can send and receive email using their existing handsets. The simple tool shows the...

Product recall.(recall for the battery packs C404000001 to C407007420)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Hitachi has issued a recall for the battery packs used on its PDV302 portable DVD players. It warned that the battery packs on some models could overheat. The serial numbers of the players Hitachi has identified are C404000001 to C407007420....

Jargon Buster - Techno babble demystified.
June 9, 2005... - Gb: A measurement of storage capacity - usually for hard disks. - Mbit/s: A measure of data-transfer speed. - Memory card: Small card that can store many megabytes (Mb) of data. Often used as removable storage in digital cameras. ...

Consumeractive! - Get Some Answers! Consumeractive sticks up for your rights. If there's an issue you want investigated, get in touch.
June 9, 2005... PROBLEM Microsoft is holding me back I was in the process of having a new 64-bit computer delivered and had purchased a copy of Windows XP. I read the story in issue 189 about an upgrade to the operating system for a 64-bit system. I...

Cover Story - Digital cameras explained - Sharp shooters. Want to learn more about how digital cameras work and the settings and features that will best suit your needs? We offer candid buying advice about today's cameras.(Cover story)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Jonathan Parkyn. Choosing a digital camera can be a perplexing process and it is easy to become confused by acronyms and technical jargon. What's more, if you don't know your megapixels from your metering modes before you hit the...

Hot New Products - Medion MD95376. It benefits from AMD's latest mobile processor technology but lacks any graphical prowess.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Luke Peters. Over the past couple of months we've seen a few notebook computers equipped with Intel's latest Centrino upgrade (codenamed Sonoma). Not to be outdone, AMD has unleashed its own notebook-specific technology called...

Hot New Products - Navicore Personal. Convert your mobile phone into a powerful handheld route planner.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Anna Lagerkvist. If you often find yourself juggling between driving and map-reading when on your way to an unfamiliar destination, then investing in some navigation software for your mobile phone will undoubtedly relieve the...

Hot New Products - Buffalo LinkTheater. Play DVDs and stream music and videos over a network, using one device.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Anthony Dhanendran. The LinkTheater is one of many media-streaming devices on the market but in addition to playing computer files on your television, it also includes a DVD player. Like other streaming devices, this one allows...

Hot New Products - Mac OS X Tiger. An almost compulsory upgrade to Apple's latest operating system.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Cliff Joseph. Microsoft takes several years to produce each new version of Windows, but Apple likes to upgrade its Mac OS X software on an almost yearly basis. Version 10.4, also known as 'Tiger' is one of the biggest updates...

Hot New Products - Evesham Ebox 2. A PC that wants to oust your set-top boxes and DVD player from the living room.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Paul Allen. Evesham's Ebox 2 is another example of how PC manufacturers are changing the notion of what it means to own and use a PC and it won't stand out from the other devices in your living room. The only visual giveaways are a...

Hot New Products - Ulead VideoStudio 9. Edit video and make your own DVDs with this low-cost package.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Scott Colvey. If you like the idea of editing home videos with your PC, you don't need to buy any software: Windows XP comes with Windows Movie Maker, a reasonably effective video-editing application. So why would you want to...

Hot New Products - You Perform. Add extra features to Outlook with these useful utilities.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Jonathan Parkyn. Microsoft's Outlook is one of the most popular personal information manager applications around but even in the latest version there are gaping holes in its repertoire - and that's where third-party add-ons come in...

Hot New Products - Photo Explosion Deluxe. A complete suite of tools to edit and make use of your pictures.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Anthony Dhanendran. Photo Explosion Deluxe contains a full set of tools for working with pictures, much the same as can be found in far more expensive picture-editing programs. There are three parts to the main program: a...

Hot New Products - Philips MMS321 speakers. Surprising sound quality for the size tempered by a silly design flaw.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Paul Allen. Now that legal music download sites are cheap and plentiful and games feature such realistic sound, good quality speakers are an important part of the home PC set-up. The Philips MMS321 stereo speakers are tall and...

Hot New Products - BitDefender 8 Professional Plus.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Tim Smith. With so many online threats it can be a big task just keeping on top of all the ways to protect a computer. To start with, BitDefender 8 Professional Plus includes a virus scanner which scans your PC, email and...

Hot New Products - Tuny 7 512Mb.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Anna Lagerkvist. The tiny Tuny 7 continues the trend for slick, white, iPod-like music gadgets, but it features a 1.3in colour screen. There is also an iPod-style circular button at the front, which controls the volume as well as...

Hot New Products - Digital Blue Digital Movie Creator 2. A fun and friendly digital video camera for children.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Anthony Dhanendran. The Digital Movie Creator is a digital camcorder for kids. Accordingly, it is bright blue, made of plastic, and the video quality is not particularly good. Then again, it's much better than you might expect...

Hot New Products - Trust NB-5100P Multimedia remote.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Tim Smith. Showing home videos on your notebook lacks a certain style if you have to keep leaping up to control your media player. The Trust NB-5100P is a small remote control that solves the problem. Installation includes...

Hot New Products - Stuffit Deluxe 9.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Tim Smith. If you already use compressed folders in Windows XP, you might wonder what the point is of spending money on compression software, but Stuffit Deluxe 9 does far more than shrink files to save space on your hard disk. ...

Hot New Products - Fujitsu HandyDrive. Handy but pricey removable hard disk.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Paul Allen. External hard disks provide a simple way to expand your computer's storage, and the HandyDrive lives up to its name. It's small, thin, light enough to slip into a pocket and it can store 100Gb of files. The device...

Feature - The Apple Mac - Return of the Mac. Until recently, the Mac was being usurped by the PC, despite its aesthetic appeal. But thanks to the iPod and lower prices the Mac is reclaiming its crown.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Anthony Dhanendran. Just a few years ago the Apple Mac looked dead in the water. With a tiny market share, problems involving compatibility with other computers, and overly expensive kit, the company was kept alive by a small but...

Feature - Introduction to spreadsheets - Cell mates. Spreadsheets are an easy way to organise information simply and effectively. We illustrate the benefits using Microsoft Works.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Tim Smith. While the basic functions of word-processing programs are as easy to grasp as the electronic equivalent of pen and paper, the benefits to be gained from spreadsheets can be harder to fathom. A spreadsheet is a grid...

Feature - Computer fairs - Trading places. Some people think that buying from a computer fair is a bit of a gamble. But with a little forward planning and some shrewd buying tactics you can find yourself a great deal.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Paul Allen. They attract hundreds of thousands of customers every year yet spring up and disappear in a day. Quietly, and with the minimum of fuss, computer fairs have become a cornerstone of the IT market for both consumers and...

On Test - Online banking - Called to account. Online banks offer more convenience and control over your money than high-street banks, but many people have been put off by security scares. We weigh up the pros and cons.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Nigel Whitfield. Banking doesn't have to involve tedious queues in your local branch, or annoying mechanical voices on telephone response systems. Every bank worth its salt now has an online banking service, offering users an...

On Test - CD-Roms - Get out there. Take advantage of the longer summer days and do a little work on the lawn or on the green.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Martin James. The second half of June contains the longest days of the year, so we have put together five CD-ROMs to help you appreciate the great outdoors. If you plan to overhaul your home and garden, or are building from...

On Test - Games - Close Combat: First to Fight. Keep your squad in check and this is a rewarding tactical shooter.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Rory Reid. Whether you consider it to be a great training method or propaganda, there have been a number of games developed in conjunction with America's fighting forces. The latest of these, Close Combat: First to Fight, was...

On Test - Games - Boiling Point: Road to Hell.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Rory Reid. In Road to Hell, players take control of Saul Myers, a Legionnaire whose daughter has disappeared in the hostile jungles of South America. It's up to you to rescue her, but you'll need more than just a gun to do so. ...

On Test - Games - SCAR.(Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo )(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Rory Reid. SCAR: Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo is a racing game unlike any other. It is touted as the first 'CARPG' ever developed, as it combines fast-paced car racing with elements you'd normally associate with role playing games...

On Test - Games - Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Byline: Rory Reid. If you're a fan of muscular men and women in tight-fitting lycra, then you'll want to check out Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich. Like the original Freedom Force game, this is a tactical squad-based adventure full of...

On Test - Top 10 Games. Here are the top 10 games according to the official UK Leisure Software chart. (C)ELSPA. Compiled by Chart Track.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... 1. Guild Wars - [pounds sterling]30 (online role-playing) NCSoft Europe 2. Half-Life 2 - [pounds sterling]40 (first-person shooter) Sierra 3. The Sims 2: University - [pounds sterling]20 (add-on pack for the Sims) EA Games 4....

Digital home - Personal video recorders - Re-record not fade away. Personal Video Recorders may have taken some time to become established but they are a vital component in the modern digital home. We showcase some of the options.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Niall Magennis. Ask anyone with a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) what they think of the technology and they'll probably tell you it's the best invention since sliced bread. And rare though it may seem these days, PVRs really are...

No Problem! Q&A - Answers to... PC problems. Our resident technical doctor is here to cure your PC ailments.
June 9, 2005... The bottom line Q: I use Excel a lot and the text in cells is always aligned to the bottom but I I prefer centre alignment. Is there any way I can make this the default setting? Chris Finn, Beverley A: Click on the Format menu and...

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.
June 9, 2005... The problem Is there a program that I can download to enable me to make use of the print screen button on my keyboard? I have Windows XP. P Brover, issue 186 Your answer I have found Printkey 200 to be very useful. It is...

Net Chart - Site seeing... Motoring is about more than traffic jams. We look at four sites that celebrate the exciting side of cars.(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... Go to www.computeractive.co.uk to find quick links to all these featured websites. www.oldclassiccar.co.uk OldClassicCar is the perfect place to find information and contact other enthusiasts about classic cars. There is no shortage of...

Net Chart - FREE Downloads. We've trawled the internet to test what you can get for free...(Weather Watcher)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 9, 2005... iTunes 4.8 - www.computeractive.co.uk/2129121 Watch video using iTunes The latest version of iTunes now supports video files and fixes a security problem from the previous version. Type: Freeware File size: 19.5Mb ...

Letters - Your say! We want your opinions! Write to us on any of the topics covered in Computeractive.
June 9, 2005... TAKE THE STRAIN I read the review of desktop sets in issue 189 with interest and I got to thinking about a particular problem I have been having. I use a computer almost solidly five days a week. The issue of RSI in the wrists has been...

FROM THE EDITOR.(methods to protect the home computer)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
June 23, 2005... Byline: Dylan Armbrust. The need to protect your home computer is, as kids like to say, a no-brainer. Anyone who owns a PC but doesn't use an anti-virus program is asking for trouble, and in today's internet-enabled world it won't take...

Stronger powers for ICSTIS. Amendment to Code of Practice aims to tackle increase in premium-rate scams.(Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services)
June 23, 2005... Consumers should soon have better luck getting their money back if they have been ripped off by premium-rate telephone scams. Recommendations from ICSTIS, the premium rate watchdog, to slow down payments to companies running premium-rate...

DVD confusion beckons as format debate stalls.(consumer electronics industry announced new formats to develop digital video recorders)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... It looks as if consumers will have to trust their own judgement and make a choice between two formats when they buy one of the next generation of DVD players. It was hoped that Sony, which is developing the Blu Ray format, and Toshiba,...

Patch that PC.(Microsoft Corp. patched its operating systems )(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Readers are strongly advised to install the 10 security patches released by Microsoft last week. The latest updates included seven fixes for Windows, at least one of which is ranked as 'critical' - in other words it sorts out a problem which...

The price is not right.(online shopping)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Shoppers have little idea that online retailers can charge different prices to different people for the same product. This was one of the findings from a US survey, 'Open to Exploitation', conducted by the University of Pennsylvania. It...

Green light for red light web zone.(plans of new standards for domain names )(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Plans to create an internet domain for adult content have been given the go-ahead. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has decided to allow Canadian company ICM Registry to create a.xxx address to exist alongside other...

Shop and earn free music.(shopping portal, Shopfar)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... A new shopping portal, Shopfar, is offering users free music downloads for visiting or buying from any one of the shopping sites it is hosting. Independent of the retailers, which include Expedia, Figleaves, Boots, Lastminute.com, Dell and...

JARGON BUSTER. Techno babble demystified ...
June 23, 2005... - Domain: The name used to identify a site on the internet. - Hacker: Someone who breaks into other people's computers and networks. - Patch: A file that fixes problems with an existing application. - Portal: A website that offers...

Size matters.(small size of the microchips can be danger)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Computers will become more unreliable and prone to crashing as the chips that drive them get smaller. This was the stark warning from major chip manufacturer Intel. It said that the smaller and more densely packed chips become the more...

Firefox flaw.(defects in the web browser)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... A seven-year-old flaw has been found in the Mozilla and Firefox web browsers. Secunia, the Danish security firm that found the bug, has given it a rating of "moderately critical" but no patches are available as yet. The vulnerability could...

Dell goes green.(printer ink cartridge recycling programme)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Dell has launched a free printer ink cartridge recycling programme. Instead of binning their empty cartridges, Dell is urging consumers to return any brand of empty cartridges to them using a postage-paid, pre-addressed envelope which is...

Drive to educate parents.(computers)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Parents need to be educated about the dangers of file sharing, a leading internet-based child safety charity has warned. Childnet International said a lack of understanding of the technology behind file sharing had left parents ignorant of...

Three new hi-tech Samsung snappers.(Samsung's Digimax range of digital cameras )(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Three new additions to Samsung's Digimax range of digital cameras will be in the shops over the summer. Included in the line-up is the slimline Digimax i5 with a 3x optical zoom and a 5-megapixel CCD. It uses Samsung's Safety Flash...

Tiscali to unbundle.(local loop unbundling )(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Tiscali is to offer unbundled broadband connections to its customers. These services rely on what is known as local loop unbundling (LLU), where a company places its own equipment in BT exchanges. This allows it more freedom to set prices...

JARGON BUSTER. Techno babble demystified ...
June 23, 2005... - CCD: A light-sensitive component used in digital cameras and camcorders. - Gb: Gigabyte. A measurement of hard disk storage capacity. - Mb: Megabyte. A measurement of memory storage capacity. - Mbit/s: Megabit per second. A...

More for less.(PSC 1410, multifunction copier, printer and scanning device)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... HP has launched its cheapest multifunction copier, printer and scanning device. For just [pounds sterling]70, the PSC 1410 has a 4800 x 1200dpi colour printer, which can print borderless pictures in sizes up to 10 x 15 cm, and a 600 x 2400dpi...

It's free to talk.(limited free voice calls )(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... BT is offering limited free voice calls to anyone who signs up to its BT Communicator service. New customers to the service, which allows users to make voice telephone calls over the internet using a PC, will be able to make free calls to any...

Call charges eclipsed.(Broadband supplier will offer free evening and weekend telephone calls through its TalkMore broadband service)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Broadband supplier Eclipse Internet will offer free evening and weekend telephone calls through its TalkMore broadband service. The Home Broadband + TalkMore package gives 2Mbit/s internet access with a 5Gb usage limit per month, plus 75...

Security shop.(Avanquest)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Security software publisher Avanquest will now sell its products through an online shop as well as in the high street. The company has already launched the online shopping facility in France and other countries. Depending on the manufacturer of...

Use your PC anywhere.(MyWebExPC)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 23, 2005... A new service called MyWebExPC gives free remote access to home PCs from anywhere in the world. As long as the both PCs use a Windows operating system and Internet Explorer or Firefox, people can access their files and applications on...

Ofcom 'fails to support consumers'.(Office of Communications, telecommunications regulator)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Consumer groups have bitterly criticised the decision by Ofcom not to bring in stronger measures next year to cut the cost of mobile phone calls. The telecommunications regulator announced earlier this month that the current regulatory...

Mobile office.(Program that allows mobile phones to view and edit Microsoft Office documents)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Documents to Go is a new program that allows some mobile phones to view and edit Microsoft Office documents. Currently only available for the Sony Ericsson P800, P900 and P910, which use the Symbian UIQ mobile device operating system, users...

Tune in.(new adapter which gives FM radio access to any desktop or notebook computer)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... A new adapter from AVerMedia gives FM radio access to any desktop or notebook computer. The receiver takes its power from the USB socket in the computer and has a headphone socket with an adapter for the aerial. It can be controlled from...

Future visions.(Perspecta monitor)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... 3D monitors have been the dream of science fiction writers for many years but now an American company claims to have developed a workable model. The Perspecta monitor is shaped like an upside down fish bowl and displays a 3D image that can be...