Microsoft takes on Symantec with OneCare Live

Microsoft has officially launched its OneCare Live security software package in the United States. Retailing at a suggested price of $49.95, an annual subscription to the service can cover up to three PCs. ...more

News roundup... [24/06/2002]

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Microsoft's IM goes mobile; Digital rights case broadened; Next-gen ADSL; Artistes suffer from geek fans.. ...more

FireWire 800 drives debut in UK

LaCie has revealed the UK pricing for its FireWire 800 drives. The drives cost ?299 for 200Gb, ?329 for 250Gb, ?549 for 400Gb and ?649 for 500Gb. They are back-compatible with FireWire 400 and include a USB 2 connection. ...more

Analysis: UK makes a mess of waste regulations

Regulations covering the disposal of electrical waste are finally coming into effect, yet the schemes in place for removing hazardous waste from landfills are far from effective. From July, the responsibility for disposing of e-waste passes to producers - everyone from Dell to cornershop system builders, importers and re-badgers - as part of the much-delayed WEEE directive. Under the regulations, producers must register with one of 37 approved compliance schemes that collect and recycle hardware from designated facilities. ...more

Computer virus update - at large in May

The most unwanted computer viruses of the month. Most prevalent: Homepage Last month's most frequently reported offender was the Homepage virus, aka VBS/VBSWG-X. This visual basic script takes its victims to pornographic Web sites while mailing itself to addresses stored in Outlook's address book. ...more