And also today (05-Feb-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. A Web bug The Denver-based Privacy Foundation has highlighted the means by which an e-mail message - only HTML formatted e-mail, to be precise - can be "monitored" for any comments that a recipient might add as the message is forwarded to others. JavaScript is the means. ...more

Lenovo confirms flaming ThinkPad incident

Lenovo has confirmed that a ThinkPad T43 laptop burst into flame at Los Angeles' international airport last weekend. The Chinese company is investigating the incident and was not prepared to say whether it contained a Sony battery. Three laptop manufacturers, Apple, Dell and Toshiba, have recalled more than four million Sony batteries because they may overheat causing burns and, in extreme cases, catch fire. ...more

Sandisk launches range of digital camera memory cards

US manufacturer SanDisk Corporation has announced it is going to launch its range of SanDisk Ultra II CompactFlash and SD flash memory cards into Europe. The new cards for digital cameras are said to offer high performance and high durability under extreme temperatures and conditions. SanDisk Ultra II cards are claimed to offer a minimum write speed of 9Mb per second and a minimum read speed of 10Mb/sec. ...more

Microsoft and Alcatel shake on IPTV

Microsoft and French electronics giant Alcatel have signed a deal to market their IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) solution to broadband suppliers around the world. The companies say the deal will help kick start the broadband television revolution. The deal means that the companies can offer broadband suppliers a complete solution comprising Alcatel hardware such as network access equipment and systems integration services and Microsoft's TV IPTV Edition software. ...more

Metrowerks supports developers targeting Nokia Series 60

Metrowerks, the software development tools specialist is to provide an all-in-one developer kit for Nokia's Series 60 Platform. It has extended its venerable and well-respected Code-Warrior environment to support Nokia's platform for smart phones. Included in the new CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit for Symbian OS, Nokia 3650 Edition is the newly released Series 60 SDK for Symbian OS, as well as a Development Studio for Symbian OS v2, Personal Edition. ...more