HP unveils new consumer all-in one

HP has announced a new PSC 2175 multifunction device, a combined printer scanner and copier. Aimed at the home user, the device includes memory card slots for direct printing of photos from digital cameras and with support for HP's PhotoREt IV six-ink printing technology, it can reproduce up to 1.2 million colours to ensure, says HP, that 'your photos rival any from a high street photo lab'. ...more

IGF - ICANN protesters face human rights protesters

The forum established to debate the future of the global Internet is already running towards a major split in Athens. The Internet Governance Forum was set up by the United Nations following a meeting of the World Summit on the Internet Society. Although the US is slowly loosening its control of ICANN, this is not enough for some of the delegates. ...more

Microsoft's Live.com supports Firefox

One week after Microsoft unveiled the Live.com initiative, it has now added support for the open source Firefox browser. This is the first time that the Redmond giant has admitted that Firefox has sufficient market share to warrant its support. ...more

Virtual PC gets Windows 2000

Virtual PC 4.0, software that allows Mac users to run Windows-only applications, is now available equipped with Windows 2000 emulation. The software, developed by Connectix, now provides a choice of three different Windows environments: 98, Me and 2000. ...more

First look: HP's new shake-free business printers

HP has given PC Pro a hands-on demonstration of its new business inkjet range, including an innovation that promises to eliminate annoying printer vibration. The Officejet Pro K5400 colour printer forms the heart of the new line, coming in three flavours to suit home and small businesses. It prints at an impressive 36ppm mono and 35ppm colour in draft mode - hence HP's claims that it is faster than lasers - although for true laser quality output that drops to 12ppm and 10ppm respectively. ...more