Toshiba refreshes its notebook range

Toshiba has updated its range of ultra-lightweight notebooks with the 12.1in Portege M300 (pictured). Weighing just 1. ...more

Seventeen hurt in iBook riot

Seventeen people were hurt in a 'stampede' to buy discounted iBooks in the US. Henrico County school system in Virginia was selling 1,000 used laptops for $50, sparking what witnesses described as a 'riot' as an estimated 5,500 potential buyers were knocked to the floor, beaten with chairs and nearly getting run over. A girl's buggy was crushed in the chaos The Associated Press reports that one woman even wet herself rather than lose her place in the queue. ...more

Ricoh extends digicam range

Ricoh has announced the Caplio RR1 digital camera, the latest in a range of distinctively styled image capturing devices. The Caplio RR1 boasts a four megapixel CCD* giving a maximum image size of 2,272x1,704 pixels. The camera is capable of capturing stills, video and sound or any combination thereof, and features time exposure, interval (between 30 second and three hour intervals) and continuous shooting options. ...more

Net plugs gap in teaching

Birmingham city council has found a way around the teacher shortages - it is planning to use video-conferencing to link up classes. According to the authority, it has no option but to combine classes this way, otherwise pupils would have to be sent home. Existing technology will be used, so there will be little cost to the council. ...more

Overture Launches 'Content Match' contextual ad service

Leading pay per placement company Overture Services has jumped on the contextual advertising bandwagon with Content Match. The new product places the company's search results - which have been paid for by advertisers - on relevant content-based pages of its distribution partners' Web sites. The first 'distribution partner' to roll out the new service will be MSN with others to follow. ...more