NEC pilots power line broadband

NEC is to investigate using high-speed communications over ordinary power lines. The Japanese electronics giant is to launch a trial using modems that could achieve data rates of 200Mbit/sec, reports NE Asia Online. According to the website, the trial will take place in the Japanese city of Ibaraki and use the high-frequency band ranging from 2MHz to 30MHz. ...more

Gates and Jobs bury the hatchet

A joint stage appearance by Bill Gates and Steve jobs was the headline grabbing highlight of D5, The Wall Street Journal's 'Executive Conference'. It was the pair's first joint appearance in more than 20 years. Jobs described Gates and himself as 'the two luckiest guys on the planet'. ...more

Google CEO elected to Apple board

Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, has been elected to Apple's board of directors. Schmidt, who also sits on Google's board and Princeton University's board of trustees, joins current Apple directors Steve Jobs, former US vice-president Al Gore, Intuit chairman Bill Campbell, J Crew CEo Millard Drexler, Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson, Harwinton Capital CEO Jerry York and former Apple CFO Fred Anderson. 'Eric is obviously doing a terrific job as CEO of Google, and we look forward to his contributions as a member of Apple's board of directors' said Jobs, Apple's CEO. ...more

PlusNet cuts price of 1Mbit broadband

Award-winning ISP PlusNet has cut the price of its 1Mbit ADSL service to ?32.99 per month (inc. VAT), a reduction of ?2. ...more

New iPod battery problem emerges

Leaving an iPod connected to a sleeping Mac may cause the player to completely discharge its battery, according to a report at www.macfixit.com. ...more