E-burger and fries to go

The steady push of technology knows no boundary and now it looks like it's about to change the way we buy junk food. That bastion of culinary abandon, McDonald's, is introducing a scheme where customers use an electronic tag to buy their burgers. The hamburger chain is testing out a tiny plastic wand in 26 of its establishments. ...more

Background: Who exactly is Lenovo?

Following the sale of IBM PC division to Chinese manufacturer Lenovo, the question on everyone's lips is 'who exactly is Lenovo?' Formation Formed in 1984, the company is the leading PC vendor in China and has been for seven years. According to IDC it held 26.8 per cent of the Chinese market in the third quarter of this year. ...more

Analysis: Can Britain's network support the new wave of video-on-demand services?

Internet television suffered the same stunted infancy as Bluetooth and VoIP (Voice-over-Internet Protocol) - much hype and little delivery - but suddenly, media moguls are taking the upstart technology more seriously. Backed by big names such as Microsoft and SBC in the US, and ISPs across mainland Europe, video-on-demand services are riding the increasing bandwidth of second-generation DSL and cable broadband services. Worldwide IPTV subscribers are expected to pass 20 million by 2010, with revenues exceeding $17 billion, according to TDG Research. ...more

Apple to Spruce up DVD products

Apple had agreed to buy Spruce Technologies, a DVD solutions company. The move has surprised industry observers as Spruce's products currently only support the Windows platform. According to a report on the Creative Mac Web site, Apple has confirmed that it is acquiring the San Jose-based company, which specialises in professional DVD authoring products. ...more

Like a scene from all those movies

A new Web site brings digitised cityscapes to your desktop. New York becomes "NY virtual city", with 360-degree views of the metropolis being captured. DizzyCity's site has actually opened with views of Manhattan, but the streets of Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx are scheduled to be covered in due course. ...more