Questions raised over TV licence for Net-casts

Computer users who take advantage of the BBC's World Cup streams are liable for a stiff penalty if they do not have a valid TV licence. The TV Licensing authority warned businesses that allow employees to keep up-to-date with games via the Internet must ensure that they have a licence or face fines of up to ?1,000. Only one licence is required to cover all broadcasts to a single property, so the paid-up have nothing to fear. ...more

Sandisk launches solid state laptop drive

Sandisk has unveiled a new 32GB, 1.8-inch solid state drive (SSD), touted as a replacement for the standard mechanical hard disk drive. The disks are initially aimed at enterprise customers but the company hopes that this will then spread to consumer laptops as prices get cheaper. ...more

Universal sues MySpace alleging 'rampant' copyright infringement

Universal Music has begun legal action against MySpace, accusing the social networking site of 'rampant' copyright infringement. The lawsuit alleges that MySpace is a 'vast virtual warehouse' of 'pirate' material where no intellectual property is safe 'not plaintiffs' videos, not plaintiffs' songs, not even songs from the unreleased album "Kingdom Come" by superstar artist Jay-Z'. Universal is seeking $150,00 damages for each unauthorised posting of a music video or song on the website. ...more

EXCLUSIVE: MSN reveals broadband plans

Join MSN8, and friends. MSN is planning to offer a broadband service in the UK according to Stuart Anderson, MSN Marketing Manager. Speaking exclusively, Anderson said 'MSN will make an offering around broadband'. ...more

Your friend and colleague is your hacker - security expert

The person most likely to be a hacker is not an eastern European criminal or a spotty teenager but the very person sitting next to you at work, according to a security expert. Calum Macleod, European director of information security company Cyber Ark said that most common hacker is probably 'sitting in the cubicle next to you'. 'This is someone who gets to work early, takes his or her turn cleaning out the office fridge, tells funny stories at lunch and, at some point, makes a very dumb move,' he said. ...more