MacDrive enhances the Windows eXPerience

MacDrive, software that enables Windows PCs to read Mac-formatted disks, is being updated to support Windows XP. MacDrive allows Windows users to copy, open, save, delete and rename files on Mac disks and to format disks for the Mac and is a useful alternative for users seeking a means of transferring files between platforms. It is compatible with, amongst others, floppies, Zip, Jaz, ORB, SyQuest, hard drives, CD-ROMs and multi-session CD-Rs. ...more

Toshiba stakes its HD DVD claim on the high street

Toshiba is taking the next-gen optical disc battle to Japanese shops with the launch of the first HD DVD player, the HD-XA1. Initially, the player will be bundled with two complementary HD DVD movie discs, 'Resident Evil' and a Japanese film, 'Moonlight Jellyfish'. Toshiba also highlights the navigation and interactive features that are supported by the HD-XA1. ...more

Telewest email blocked by spam filters

Cable operator Telewest has had the email addresses of its one million or so Internet customers blacklisted by the anti-spam organisation the Spam Prevention Early Warning System. The organisation says that it has taken the decision to blacklist all of Telewest's Blueyonder customers because so many of them have been hijacked and used as spam servers. As spam filters have become more sophisticated and their own email servers have been blocked by spam filters, the spammers have turned to other methods to get their messages across. ...more

In space, no one can hear you eat popcorn

It must be a little bit dull being an astronaut. Granted, the views of the Earth from space are spectacular, but how does the modern-day space traveller spend their spare time? Sony Electronics must be whooping with joy at the thought that its DVP-FX1 portable DVD player is going to be the first of its kind in space. The little unit will be keeping the three astronauts entertained on the Space Shuttle Discovery, scheduled for launch on March 8. ...more

Apple lists universal apps

Apple has published a list of OS X applications that have been updated with universal binaries. Put simply, Universal apps contain two sets of code, one compatible with PowerPC Macs and the other with the new Intel-based machines. Apple is currently listing 705 and asking developers to submit any that may have been inadvertently excluded. ...more