CD Predator set loose

Predator, Iomega's USB and FireWire compatible CD writer, has just been released in the US, with a European launch expected in February 2001. The drive's eyecatching, sleek design is typical of recent Iomega products and should certainly appeal to the design-conscious user. As should its speed. ...more

The Christmas present no one wants

A federal agency in the United States has warned of increased hacking activities over the Christmas festivities. The National Infrastructure Protection Center has issued a warning of an "increase in hacker activity specifically targeting US systems associated with e-commerce". Sources of information behind the alert include the FBI. ...more

Microsoft bids to overturn record EU fine

Microsoft is to go to the European Courts this week in a bid to overturn the record fine and conditions imposed by the EU after it found that the company had engaged in anti-competitive practices. Following the decision Microsoft was fined a record half a billion euros and told to open the Windows APIs to rival server manufacturers such as Sun Microsystems and remove Media Player from copies of Windows XP shipped in Europe. In a statement a Microsoft spokesman said 'As we indicated in March, when the European Union issued its decision, Microsoft will appeal the ruling. ...more

PC Pro price correction: Evesham Axis 64 37AXT

In the latest issue of PC Pro, the review of the Evesham Axis 64 37AXT was incorrectly printed with a price of ?1,799 including VAT. This should have been ?1,799 excluding VAT. As a consequence, its value for money rating drops to four out of six and it loses its Recommended award. ...more

Sun revealed as second SCOsource licensee

An article run in Fortune magazine on Monday reveals that Sun and Microsoft are on the same side of the fence on a very big question: they've both licensed Unix from SCO. The article shows that the antics of tiny SCO have allowed the big guns to realign themselves in order to further their own battle strategies. Microsoft, which licensed the Unix operating system from SCO in May, must have jumped at the chance of using the small change of its cash reserves to take a swipe at IBM. ...more