Board of Letsbuyit.com resigns

The board of co-operative buying site Letsbuyit.com resigned Wednesday, leading to fears that the innovative shopping site will be forced to close. The Dutch site, which operates in 14 European countries, is facing insolvency proceedings and is currently being run by court-appointed administrators Paul R. ...more

DoCoMo brings 3G FOMA service to Europe

NTT DoCoMo is to introduce its 3G FOMA service to Europe through a showroom in Paris, where punters will be able to try out the service by a direct connection to the Japanese network. The Alcatel showroom will offer connection to a FOMA base station, which is connected via a private line to the DoCoMo network in Japan. It will open next month and will 'lay the groundwork for a successful introduction of 3G services in Europe,' according tot he company. ...more

Zone Labs turns to Computer Associates for security boost

Zone Labs, popular for its highly recommended and free firewall, is integrating Computer Associate's antivirus engines to broaden its range to include paid-for products. 'Zone Labs has always encouraged users to safeguard their PCs with our best-in-class firewall technology, paired with up-to-date antivirus protection,' said Frederick Felman, VP of marketing, Zone Labs. 'We're proud to continue our commitment to best-of-breed solutions with the introduction of the new ZoneAlarm Security Suite, which combines our time-tested and proven firewall - the best proactive defence technology - with award-winning antivirus technology to put unequaled security within the grasp of all users. ...more

Broadband Britain still waiting to be activated

A report from the Work Foundation's iSociety has highlighted that the traditional marketing ploy of speed, permanence and film trailers is not what turns the UK public on to broadband services - ISPs need to fix the problems of spam and viruses first. The report - Fat Pipes, Connected People - Rethinking Broadband Britain - shows that public enthusiasm for the Internet, be it narrow- or broad-band has been dampened by the darker side of surfing. Report co-author James Crabtree said: 'Broadband is vital for Britain's future, but the industry must put itself in its customers shoes and see how this tide of rubbish is beginning to ruin the experience of going online. ...more

Canon fires off two professional bubble jets

Canon will launch the S9000 and S900 colour bubble jet printers at the beginning of February, the first of which offers borderless photo printing at up to A3 size.` Both of these super-fast printers can turn out a colour A4 sheet in just over a minute at 1,200x2,400dpi (and just over two minutes for a colour A3 sheet with the S9000). Mark Robinson, UK Marketing Manager, Canon Consumer Imaging, said of the printers: 'The S9000 [and S900] have an unprecedented 3,072 nozzles, . ...more