Google Reader synthesizes blogs and feeds

Trying to manage the daily deluge of new information appearing on the internet is becoming a full time job. Over the past couple of years there have been a number of tools ranging from RSS readers to email alerts that attempt to provide Internet users with the information to keep them updated across particular topics. Search engine Google has now come up with a new information management tool known as the Google Reader which attempts to provide a unified system for keeping feeds from news sources and blogs in a single manageable system via a browser. ...more

UPDATED: HP to unveil 'blue' iPod today

Hewlett-Packard will today unveil its own version of the iPod, alongside a range of consumer and business products. Dubbed the hPod (though hipPod sounds better to us), the HP iPod is the result of a 'strategic alliance' with Apple announced in January. HP becomes the first company to license and rebrand the iPod - it remains to be seen whether it will be the blue colour of the prototype or the more recognisable white; in return, it will pre-install iTunes on all its PCs. ...more

Phishing attacks from the US decline

A new report suggests that the number of phishing attacks originating from the US has fallen. The research, carried out by IT security company RSA, found that the number of attacks had fallen from 74 per cent in February to 55 per cent in March. But phishers have broadened the scope of their attacks with the number of brands targeted by criminals increasing from 153 in February to 202 in March. ...more

Al-jazeera offers news alerts via text messaging

The controversial Arabic news service Al-jazeera is offering a news alert service to mobile phones by text message. Users can subscribe to the service for $5.99 a month. ...more

Fujitsu drives in a spin

Fujitsu has introduced its MAM series of hard drives for high-end workstations and servers, spinning at 15,000rpm. With current drive speeds at the 7,200rpm mark, this more than doubling of speed allows a much greater data transfer rate, as much as 88.9Mbytes/sec. ...more