Month: March 2005
Security patch for Firefox
Mozilla has just released another patch for its internet browser, Firefox, the second patch in a month. The patch is, of course, free and available from www.mozilla.org The update fixes a security hole which was found by Internet Security Systems…
The UK's cheapest DVD player
When DVD players were first launched they cost a stonking £600. Compare that with Amazon’s sale of the multi-region Starlogic 2.1, a DVD player with most of the standard gear (multiregion, plays PAL and NTSC, compatible with recorded disc) for…
Free Wi-Fi from Little Chef
Wireless internet access is now pretty common at libraries, shopping malls, café's and airports, but the latest place to get Wi-Fi-ed up is a bit of surprise. Courtesy of Broadreach Systems you can now surf while you tuck into…
PC World
UK retailer PC World is launching a new service titled collect@store which is born out of research that has shown that people like to see the goods physically before paying for them. So the new service allows people to…
3 to offer multi-player gaming over 3G
3, the British 3G mobile phone operator is to start offering real-time multiplayer gaming in April, allowing up to four players to play each other over a network. How developers use this will be interesting; so far mobile phone games…
Mouse adaptor for shaky hands
In what may be a blessing to many, a new mouse adaptor that filters out shaky hand movements of those suffering from tremor condition (which apparently three million of us suffer from, in one form or another) is now…
Laptop bags that come back
This TechAir laptop bag has hidden depths. When you buy one of these babies you get a free subscription to i-TRAK, the world's first technically integrated, airline compatible, luggage tracking tag with instant SMS notification. Basically, that means if you…
Yahoo ups email storage
Although it shouldn't come as a surprise, in response to Google's Gmail accounts, Yahoo has announced that it is officially beginning the upgrade from 250MB of free storage space to a full 1 Gigabyte of storage space for users around…
Ken says 'he's on the tube'
Well our dream is coming true – it looks like the London Underground is to go mobile phone friendly by 2008. That's the plan if the technology gets OK'd in coming trials, slated for 2007. Mayor Ken Livingstone has…
Amstrad video Emailer price drop
In a bid to try and increase sales Amstrad has slashed the price of its e3 Emailer. From now on the combined email, videophone and internet unit will sell for £49 rather than the £99 it originally sold for….