Iomega's top speed CD-R/W

Iomega has launched a 16x10x40x internal CD-R/W drive in the US. Its 16-speed write performance is true across the disc, meaning burn speeds of less than five minutes for a 60-minute audio CD. Some other drives only achieve their stated performance rate at the outside edge of the disc where it is moving at its fastest. ...more

ATI back on form?

Graphics chipset company nVIDIA may be the current king of the 3D hardware realm, but one of the contenders for the crown, ATI, has announced some new technology, Truform. Essentially, Truform allows programmers and 3D modellers to improve the visual quality of models in 3D environments by smoothing-out polygon edges. How does it do this? Well, you could be forgiven for thinking that it actually increases the polygon count in each model, which is the obvious choice. ...more

NEC Computers launches the Versa T400

NEC Computers has launched its new Tablet PC - the Versa T400 - in the UK. Weighing 1kg and measuring 15mm in thickness, the machine also supports Voice over IP (VoIP). This enables mobile users to make calls and transfer voice data. ...more

Pocket PC 2002 going cheap

Those of the Pocket PC platform persuasion will have the opportunity - as owners of a Compaq iPAQ - to freely upgrade to the XP influenced Pocket PC 2002. The Flash ROM updates apply to any iPAQ Pocket PC - the H3600 series or the H3100 series - bought between 6 September and 30 November 2001. The upgrade promotion, which will start from 17 September, will require you to submit proof of purchase and a CD will then be sent by post. ...more

MySpace sued over security negligence

Lawyers for the families of five American teenagers have filed multi-million dollar lawsuits against social networking website MySpace and its parent company News Corp after the girls were sexually abused by men that they allege they met through the website. The lawsuits claim negligence, recklessness, fraud and negligent misrepresentation. The plaintiffs, whose identities are protected, comprise: a 15-year-old Pennsylvania girl who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted - a man is awaiting trial on 12 charges of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor; a 15-year-old Texas girl who was lured to a meeting, drugged and assaulted - a man later pled guilty to sexual assault after the girl was found by the FBI and is serving a 10-year sentence in a Texas penitentiary; a 14-year-old New York girl who was lured to a meeting severely force-fed with alcohol and illicit drugs forced and then sexually assaulted by two men - one awaits trial while the other pleaded guilty and has been imprisoned; and two South Carolina sisters, one 14 years old and the other 15, who were lured to a meeting, force-fed alcohol and illicit drugs, and sexually assaulted and raped by two men - both have been arrested and are awaiting criminal prosecution. ...more