Google apologises over Kama Sutra virus

Google has apologised for an internal error that may have caused fans of its popular video site to inadvertently download the Kama Sutra virus. On Tuesday this week, three items were posted on the Google Video blog that may have contained the mass mailing worm, officially called W32/Kasper.A@mm, which obliterates registry keys and files. ...more

New Intel mobiles cover the range

A host of new mobile processors emerge from the Intel stable, including a 2.2GHz P4-M. Eleven new processors in all have been announced for mobile PCs. ...more

London tops chart for kit left in taxis

UK capital tops the charts for leaving mobiles and laptops in the backs of taxis London is the top city for leaving laptops and mobile phones in the backs of cabs, according to a new survey. A survey of 2,000 taxi drivers worldwide found that Londoners have forgotten 54,874 mobile phones, 4,718 handhelds or Pocket PCs, 3,179 laptops and 923 USB memory sticks at the back of licensed taxi cabs in the last six months. London tops the charts with the amount of missing mobiles with only Mumbai coming near this total (32,970). ...more

Slingbox arrives in UK

The popular Slingbox TV device is expanding into Europe with the first stop being the UK. The Slingbox enables consumers to watch TV programmes from wherever they are by turning virtually any Internet-connected Windows-based computer into a personal TV. The Slingbox redirects, or 'placeshifts,' a single live TV stream from a basic aerial connection, cable box, satellite receiver or personal video recorder (PVR) to the viewer's PC - located anywhere in the home, the office, or anywhere else via the Internet. ...more

Waitrose adds broadband to its shopping basket

Waitrose has become the first supermarket chain to offer broadband access. The posh person's grocer will be offering a 512K service for ?27.99 a month. ...more