UK company pioneers self-destructing text messages

A UK company has developed a technology for sending text messages that self-destruct. Not only will StealthText messages be automatically deleted once they have been read they can only be read by the recipient in possession of the necessary 'secret code'. It will be possible to reply to messages, but not to forward them. ...more

Apple warns of iPod counterfeits

Apple has begun warning its service partners that several companies are manufacturing and selling counterfeit iPods. AppleInsider reports that the fake devices often have a genuine Apple serial number - a number have been found bearing the code 6U545TK2TJT - but lack identifying features. Fake nanos can usually be easily recognised as they do not have a dock connector and lack the familiar iPod software while shifty shuffles are devoid of the battery and status indicator lights. ...more

Google roped into RIAA and KaZaA battle

No one questions Google's power of retrieval these days, but legal rulings can have an effect. The all-powerful search engine has now been roped into the ongoing dispute between RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and the makers of the KaZaA peer-to-peer software. Slashdot has spotted that Google has cut down on its search listings for KaZaA Lite, under the terms of the DMCA Digital Millennium Copyright Act. ...more

First preconfigured MySQL server to debut

MySQL, the world's most popular open source database developer, and US hardware supplier PogoLinux Inc are to launch the first integrated server database platform. The server, to be called the DataWare 2600 Server, will be a turnkey solution and the partners say that the hardware and software components will be tuned for maximum performance. Although, at the time of writing, no pricing for the unit had been set. ...more

Kodak expands its digicam range

Kodak has launched two new digital cameras aimed at the consumer market. The DX4330, priced at ?299, has a 3x optical zoom and can take pictures at a resolution of up to 2160x1400pixels. Pictures captured by the 3. ...more