Web creator regrets addressing system

Tim Berners-Lee has said that if he had his time again Web addresses would be simpler, and arguably more logical, than the http://www.name.com we are all familiar with. ...more

Google wants its MTV

Ever since YouTube announced earlier this week that it was in negotiations with the big music companies to put every music video ever made on its service, there has been a flurry of activity as rival music video publishers and online video sharing communities have rushed into each other's arms. Google and MTV have begun a flirtation by signing a deal to distribute MTV clips through the Google network. The Official Google blog says that clips from MTV and its associated channels such as VH1, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central will start appearing on a site near you that is part of Google's AdSense programme. ...more

Psion buy into Teklogix

Psion PLC has announced the successful acquisition of Teklogix International. Psion, famous for its range of handheld computers have bought into Teklogix for £242 million. The North American company is a leading supplier of portable and wireless computers. ...more

Freedom to surf anonymously

You can surf the Net as free as a bird and as anonymously as, well, something that doesn't get noticed very much. That's the intent with Zero Knowledge's privacy technology, called Freedom. Working alongside your browser of choice, Freedom lets you avoid being traced on the Internet. ...more

Cleaner 5 gets hardware acceleration

Media 100 has announced a PCI card designed to accelerate MPEG-2 encoding with Cleaner 5 by up to 10 times. The Cleaner MPEG SuperCharger provides MPEG encoding customisation, includes preset MPEG encoding and allows for direct export from other video editors. Cleaner 5 is a cross platform application that allows users to capture, author, encode and publish streaming video onto Web sites. ...more