Creative snaps at Apple's heels with photo player

Creative continues to pursue Apple with the launch of its latest MP3 player, the Zen Sleek Photo. The MP3 player manufacturer has announced a 20GB rival to the iPod, which comes with a photo viewer and is designed to support music download and subscription services. Featuring a 160 x 128 pixel OLED colour screen, the Zen Sleek Photo holds up to 10,000 songs and offers up to 19 hours playback. ...more

The Pentium 4, in mobile form

The mobile Pentium 4-M is Intel's latest processor for the mobile computer market. Designed on Intel's 0.13-micron process technology, the P4-M is initially available in two versions clocking 1. ...more

Next-gen phishing threats loom large in 2007

Experts warn of new type of phishing attack that acts as a middle man between victim and genuine site. Encryption company RSA discovered a 'universal' phishing kit that can be easily configured by phishing gangs to target new victims quickly. Fraudsters who want to start a phishing attack do not have to purchase or prepare a bespoke phishing kit for each target. ...more

Palm unveils compact laptop device

Palm has introduced its long-awaited 'third product', a compact portable computer to accompany its Treo smartphone. The new Foleo is about the size of a hardcover book and, at around 1.1kg, half the weight of other small laptop computers. ...more

Spamming and phishing driving crime

Spamming and phishing campaigns are continuing to drive online criminal activity, claims security experts at Kaspersky. Its 'top 20' chart for digital threats showed little movement in the month of August, with only a quarter moving in and out of a chart composed almost exclusively of variants of the Internet worm Mytob and the email worm NetSky. However, the anomaly is the presence of the phishing Trojan Bankfraud. ...more