IBM commits to Linux, whether SUSE or Red Hat

IBM has deepened its Linux commitment by forging deals to preload the platform on its products. The company yesterday announced agreements with Novell and Red Hat that allow it to sell its products with either the SUSE or Red Hat Linux platforms preloaded. Red Hat links this to the surge in interest in 64bit computing. ...more

Amazon fosters author reader connections

Amazon is turning to blogs to further draw authors and readers into its digital world. The online book-seller has started the Amazon Connect programme which lets authors post messages in a blog format. Currently, it is only running on the . ...more

PS2 beats Xbox 360 for UK games sales in record year

Last year was a record breaker for computer games, according to ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association), with 2006 seeing a seven per cent increase on unit sales. The best-selling game of the year in the UK was EA Sport's FIFA 07 (pictured) - still at number one in its fifteenth week in the charts - followed by Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 6 and EA's Need For Speed: Carbon. Volumes of sales didn't translate directly into revenues, however. ...more

McAfee sounds alarm for mobile viruses

Security company McAfee has warned of the growing danger posed by viruses and other malware appearing in mobile phones. It says that such mobile malware has gone beyond the 'proof of concept' and is now appearing in the wild with increasing frequency. In its 'Avert' report, McAfee says that mobile viruses were now becoming 'a serious threat'. ...more

Oftel sets prices for access to local loop

Oftel has released its guidelines to the prices BT will charge other ISPs for access to the local loop. Annual rental for a loop will be ?118 with a ?95 connection charge, while an internal tie cable connecting 100 loops to an operator's equipment will be ?21 annual rental with a ?1,433 connection charge. Both BT and ISPs wanting to take advantage of the unbundling of the local loop, due in January next year, have until 4 December to raise objections. ...more