Iomega boosts REV drives to 70GB

Iomega has doubled the capacity of its REV removable hard drive backup system Available in external USB 2.0 and internal ATAPI models, the new 70GB version has been designed to increase capacity for server backup applications. It is backward read- and write-compatible with 35GB discs. ...more

IBM ships new Z9 mainframes

IBM has started shipments of its latest line of mainframe computers on schedule. The new z9 range of machines can process up to one billion transactions per day, which gives it twice the performance of the previous generation of big iron claims IBM. The new machine has a host of security features intended to appeal to government and large corporate customers. ...more

Teenage virus author gets probation for two years

A teenage virus author has been put on probation for two years after being convicted of writing Magold-A. The teenager, from Hungary and who goes under the nickname Laszlo K, was caught after it was discovered he had used his personal email addresses to send out some of the initial infected emails. He was first sentenced to a year behind bars yesterday, but this was later softened to two years' probation and a fine of roughly ?1,300. ...more

St. John Ambulance turns to podcasting

St. John Ambulance has turned to podcasting to help people treat injuries caused during the current heat wave. The charity will record weekly podcasts to give first aid information, with the first edition explaining how to treat sunburn, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. ...more

Windows costs just $50, Microsoft tells court

Microsoft has outlined its defence of the latest of the several class-action antitrust lawsuits it has faced, this time in the US state of Iowa. In his opening statement, Microsoft's lead attorney, David Tulchin, started by assuring jurors that the issues involved are not as complex as the plaintiffs' attorneys had suggested in their opening remarks. 'The real issues are not complicated,' Tulchin said. ...more