Multi multi-dimensional browser previewed

A Korean company has developed an Internet browser capable of displaying both 2D and 3D multimedia on the World Wide Web. Komid claims it's the first time that 2D and 3D capabilities have been integrated into one browser. The iConnector software will make its debut at Comdex in Las Vegas next month and will be available free-of-charge from December. ...more

BT to cut wholesale broadband prices

BT has announced that it plans to reduce its wholesale broadband prices in order to give Internet service providers a cost-effective alternative to local loop unbundling. Once 1.5 million lines have been unbundled across the country, which BT estimates will be in May 2007, service providers will see the rental charge for the most highly used wholesale broadband product - BT IPstream - reduced by nine per cent. ...more

Clockwork mobiles on horizon

We all know that mobile phones are the scourge of modern society and the only relief from noisy intrusions comes when the phone's battery runs out. But even that brief respite could be over with the introduction of the wind-up mobile phone. Yes, the same people that brought you the clockwork radio and wind-up torch have developed a prototype mobile phone that can be powered by a turn of a handle. ...more

UPDATED: FBI raids peer-to-peer Underground Network

The FBI has raided the homes of people suspected of sharing vast amounts of copyrighted material via peer to peer networks. The raids on five homes and one ISP are said to be part of an organised network of people who had to able to offer at least 1GB worth of files to take part. The raids on the group, said to be called 'The Underground Network', took place in Texas, New York and Winsconsin and are part of a continuing crackdown on copyright piracy by the US law enforcement agencies. ...more

Missing M&S laptop poses ID theft risk to staff

Following the theft of a laptop containing salary details, addresses, dates of birth, and National Insurance and phone numbers of staff, Marks and Spencers has written to 26,000 employees telling them they may be at risk of identity fraud. The news comes just days after we reported a laptop stolen from a hospital in Cornwall. The retailer warned workers they were at risk if criminals accessed and used the data on the laptop, which was stolen from a printing firm on 18 April. ...more