Lindows hits the UK

Evesham.com dumps Windows for its entry level PC UK PC manufacturer Evesham.com is offering a PC running the open-source Lindows operating system for ?249. ...more

HP banks on Eastern promise for Linux PCs

HP is planning a summer launch of Linux PCs to the Far East The Nihon Keizai Shimbun business daily said it had learned from the California-based company that it would launch desktops using the Open Source operating system into 12 Asian countries this June, including Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and India. Although the big US computer vendors have made it possible to buy their desktop hardware with the GNU/Linux operating system installed as an option, what is unusual is HP offering PCs with the platform pre-loaded. The operating systems and office applications will be bought from Japanese companies and the complete desktop will cost between ?220 and ?825, according to the report. ...more

Canon develops digital TV printer

Canon has developed a printer that will print information from digital TV broadcasts, a business that it hopes will be worth around ?500m by 2010. The inkjet printer will launch in Japan next year for the equivalent of approximately ?250, with US and European launches to follow at an unspecified later date. Rather than simply print the image on the screen, the device will primarily be used to make hard copies of extra information on red-button pages. ...more

Aids Day concert streamed live online

It's the Nelson Mandela 46664 Aids Day Concert this Saturday, and it will be streamed live online. Taking place at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, the event is designed to raise awareness of the global Aids problem. The webcast of the concert - a Live Aid style combination of performers - will be provided by Tiscali (among other international ISPs), via www. ...more

Apple re-releases the recent security update for Mac OS X Server

Apple has re-released the recent security update for Mac OS X Server, having withdrawn it last week. The update includes the following components: AFP Server, Bluetooth Setup Assistant, CoreFoundation, Cyrus IMAP, Cyrus SASL, Folder permissions, Mailman, Safari, Samba, SquirrelMail. For details of the vulnerabilities addressed go to www. ...more