Apple adds new mobo to MacBook Pro

Apple has begun shipping upgraded MacBook Pros following the discovery of several faults with the original design. The company has confirmed that the rev. D machines have a new mainboard to address several widely reported problems with earlier versions. ...more

All roads lead to Gladius

Gladius Online is a new Massively Multiplayer Online Game with a difference: it's set in Ancient Rome and it's being developed by Brits. Oh, and it's free. As the online gaming world becomes ever more overpopulated with silly Orc games, it makes a pleasant change to see one rooted in history and brimming with new ideas. ...more

The battle of the front room hots up

While DVD-burning devices hit the PC market and hard disks appear on your set-top box, Panasonic has combined both, this time under your telly. To be showcased at CEATEC JAPAN 2001 in early October, the DMR-HS1 contains a 40Gb hard drive, capable of recording 52 hours of content, and can also burn 12 hours' worth of material onto a double-sided DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc. The unit also reads DV-recordings via i-Link (IEEE1394 or FireWire) and users can set up a Play List - a list of still images that bookmarks sections or chapters of your DVD. ...more

Blind offered audio description for Freeview TV

A version of a Freeview set-top box, the Netgem i-Player, which provides an audio commentary for the visually is now available. During TV programmes, the player provides audio details of key visual elements, such as a change of scene or the movements of the actors right down to the clothes people are wearing. The audio description function is available for a range of programmes including popular soaps such as EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, drama such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Office, Friends, and childrens' programmes like The Fimbles and The Hoobs. ...more

Nokia's 6340 allows true roaming

Nokia has announced its 6340 mobile phone that allows users to roam between GSM and TDMA networks. While tri-band GSM phones will work in the UK and elsewhere, you're still limited to GSM networks, limited though they are in, for instance, the US. The 6340 supports TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) networks, which are plentiful in the US as well as analogue networks. ...more