Psion Revo goes the WAP way

If you haven't been tempted to purchase an Internet-enabled mobile phone then keep your eyes peeled for the updated Psion Revo, with WAP capability. The unit does not come with a modem but can access the Internet either with the Psion 56k Travel Modem, or you can link it to an infrared mobile phone. The standard Revo can currently be picked up as part of a package with the Nokia 8210 mobile phone. ...more

Microsoft on schedule for Windows Server 2003 release

Microsoft is on target for the 24 April launch of Windows Server 2003. Microsoft says the code is now finalised and has been released to manufacturing with the CD production process traditionally taking a couple of weeks. Features of Microsoft's new server software include built-in support for the . ...more

Spammed viruses plague February

Sophos's virus chart for February revealing spamming power has dramatically increased, putting figures for a spammed out Trojan in eighth place. The remaining places in the chart are taken by self-replicating worms that often use their own email engines to send themselves on. Clagger-G, however, holds its chart position entirely because it has been spammed out in vast numbers. ...more

Microsoft to pay $180 million in Iowa settlement

An Iowa court has granted preliminary approval to the terms of the settlement of the Comes v Microsoft antitrust lawsuit. Judge Scott Rosenberg has approved the February settlement, in which Microsoft agreed to pay up to $179.95 million to individuals and businesses that purchased it operating systems and applications between May 1994 and June 2006. ...more

iPods get airborne as Zune launches below

Apple has announced that from next year six leading airlines will begin introducing integration between iPods and in-flight entertainment systems. Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United will begin offering their passengers iPod seat connections which power and charge their portable players during flight and allow the video content on their iPods to be viewed on the their seat back displays. 'There is no better travelling companion than an iPod, and now travellers can power their iPods during flight and even watch their iPod movies and TV shows on their seat back displays,' said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing. ...more