Yes to creativity, but no to Corel Linux

Corel has outlined its corporate strategy and the emphasis is on further developing its "creative" products while its desktop version of Linux will be spun-off. And there's a new logo, too. Following heavy losses incurred last year and October's $135m injection of investment from Microsoft, Corel has announced its future plans. ...more

Charity calls for ban on 'suicide sites'

A suicide prevention charity is warning of the growing problem of assisted suicides using the Internet. The group is seeking an urgent review of the Suicide Act (1961) and for the UK to follow the example of Australia, where it is illegal for Internet sites to publish material that has the sole purpose of encouraging and aiding suicide. The warning was given by the organisation, PAPYRUS, the national charity for prevention of young suicide. ...more

Disney poised for $7bn Pixar buy

Disney is expected to announce later today that its board has approved a $7bn takeover bid for Pixar Animation. Once the deal goes through, and there is nothing to suggest that it won't, Pixar (and Apple) CEO Steve Jobs will become Disney's single largest shareholder and will take a seat on the board. Pixar's creative chief John Lasseter is expected to become head of animation at the enlarged company. ...more

Some Bluetooth on your Palm

One for developers: Palm has released a beta version of its Bluetooth Software Development Kit for its Palm OS platform. Palm is still backing the wireless technology Bluetooth as a means to provide 'an unprecedented level of flexibility and mobility' for people on the go, and the new kit is a means to help developers build such systems. Compliant with the Bluetooth 1. ...more

Macromedia Launches Flash 5 for Linux

More about Flash. Linux users are now able to access more of the Web, following the launch of a new version of Flash 5. An increasing number of Web sites use the technology, which allows the creation of animations, novel user interfaces and database connections without using up lots of bandwidth and server power. ...more