More Brits look for love online

In the run up to next Monday's annual Valentine's Day lovefest, British singletons are flocking to dating sites according to online monitor Hitwise. Over the last year, the number of dating websites in the UK has grown from 708 to 821, a growth of 16 per cent. Whether there are more potential mates to choose from or simply that the sites are harder to navigate is hard to say, although Hitwise says that love seekers are spending more time on the sites - now almost 17 minutes, up from 13 minutes 16 seconds last year. ...more

Skype founders turn to TV

The founders of Kazaa and Skype are about to embark on a new venture. Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis have begun work to develop software for distributing TV shows and other forms of video over the Web The new venture is called 'The Venice Project' and, according to Business Week which uncovered the story, the pair already have development teams developing the software in a number of cities around the world including London, New York and Venice. There are no details of what Project Venice is likely to yield or how it might differ from the other IPTV software technologies currently available beyond the hope that all TV broadcasters would standardise on the Venice platform. ...more

Wireless electricity spells end for power cables

Laptop users may soon be able to abandon their power cables for good after researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered wireless electricity. Scientists have known that electric power can be transferred wirelessly since 1831, when Michael Faraday discovered that current flowing through one wire induces a current in a neighbouring wire. Electric motors and power transformers both employ this principle, but only because the two wires are in close proximity. ...more

Macworld Expo: Next Generation AirPort for wireless technology

Apple builds on its commitment to wireless networking with a new version of AirPort, dubbed AirPort Extreme. This is another of the technologies unveiled at Macworld Expo in San Francisco by Steve Jobs last night. Airport Extreme enables wireless networking for tasks as browsing the Net, quickly connecting to other computers and sharing peripherals such as printers. ...more

Treo hits the UK high street

Start communicating. The UK enjoys its first chance to get its collective hands on Handspring's Treo 180 and 180g communicator products today, courtesy of mmO2, exclusive licensee of the new Handspring PDA/phone for the UK. Only available with a contract to the BT Cellnet network, the Treo will set you back a cool ?299 including VAT. ...more