Virtual PC updated

One for Mac users. Connectix has fixed several problems that appeared with the release of Virtual PC 4, and brought the software up-to-date with OS 9.1. ...more

AOL announces record losses

AOL Time Warner has had to face up to recording the biggest annual corporate loss in US financial history. The company announced it was in the red to the tune of $98.7bn. ...more

Broadband in UK trails world

New research from NetValue shows that the United Kingdom is second to last (with China trailing us) when it comes to home-based broadband access. The Koreans come first in the survey with more than half of their Internet-enabled households using broadband access compared to just 3.1 per cent of UK homes. ...more

Google confirms Adscape acquisition

On its official company blog, Google has confirmed that it has purchased the video game advertising firm Adscape. The move will enable it to expand into in-game advertising, said Google. Financial details were not furnished. ...more

Hackers extract AppleTV operating system

No sooner had the first Apple TV units shipped to customers than the first hacks appeared on the Web, including an extracted version of streaming box's OS X-based operating system. The 200MB download was quickly withdrawn by its originator, not least because, wisely, they did not want to risk the wrath of Apple's legal might. But not before at least one downloader discovered that installing it on a Mac was one thing, getting it to boot something else entirely. ...more