Mozilla 1.5 released to the world, in alpha form

For those who chase Mozilla's tail, an alpha of 1.5 has been released. There are new versions for Windows (11. ...more

Alliance & Leicester to offer mobile banking in the New Year

The banking giant will use the Monilink network to mobilise account services for customers Alliance & Leicester plans to offer millions of customers the ability to securely access their current account information on the move using their mobile phones from next year. The institution will use the Monilink phone-based financial transaction platform to enable account holders to access services such as mini statements and balance enquiries using a password protected application. Other services are planned for the future, such as the ability to pay bills, transfer money or access other accounts. ...more

IT helpdesk workers see pay fall ten per cent

UK IT helpdesk workers are getting poorer as more companies turn to offshore outsourcing, new research has revealed. A report issued by analysts iProfileStats and The Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) has revealed that pay for helpdesk workers fell on average by 9.6 per cent in just one year, while consultants gained an extra 10 per cent. ...more

Yahoo! signs deal with HP

Internet portal Yahoo! has shaken hands on a deal with Hewlett Packard to offer it as the default search engine in the forthcoming Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. There will also be a co-branded Yahoo/HP Internet toolbar on HP computers. Yahoo! says that its home page will be featured on Compaq branded notebook and desktop PCs in Europe, while in the United States and Canada, HP consumer PCs will come with an Internet browser toolbar that features links to Yahoo! services such as search, e-mail, news and finance links. ...more

Sony reconsidering CD copy protection

Sony BMG is reconsidering its approach to the copy protection of CDs following the discovery that both the systems it has been using open security holes for PCs. Thomas Hesse, who heads up Sony's global business unit, told the BBC that the bad publicity has forced it to re-evaluate, although that does not mean that the record company is going to take a more permissive line. 'The key point to remember is that copyright infringement is a huge issue for the recording industry as a whole and that's where we came from originally,' he said. ...more