Correction: PC Pro review of Dell Latitude D410

Contrary to our Labs review in the October 2005 issue (#132), the Dell Latitude D410's price of ?1,199 (?1,409 including VAT) does not include delivery. Our apologies for this mistake. The D410's value for money rating drops from five to four, but its overall rating remains at five and it also retains its Labs Winner award. ...more

US Attorney probes Jobs' stock options

The US Attorney's Office in San Francisco has confirmed that it has begun a criminal investigation into stock option grants at Apple. Specifically, prosecutors are examining the 7.5 million options supposedly given to Apple CEO Steve Jobs at a special meeting October 2001. ...more

Paramount plumps for Blu-ray too

One of Hollywood's largest movie studios has announced that it will release films on both high-definition DVD formats next year. Paramount had previously committed to the HD DVD platform but has now said that it will begin releasing movies on Blu-ray discs in Japan, North America and Europe just as soon as the first Blu-ray players become available. In effect, Paramount is looking to exploit the fact that Blu-ray drives will be inside every PlayStation 3 games console, which is due to launch in the Spring of 2006. ...more

Media Player 10 makes it to public Technical Beta

Microsoft has introduced what it is calling a 'technical beta' of the next version of its Windows Media Player. The emphasis on the new version is to make it easier for users to manage their audio and video files on a wide range of devices. Users can now to choose legal download providers, customise layout settings and connect to a new generation of devices automatically. ...more

BT blacklist reveals exchange shortfall

A blacklist supplied to telecoms operators has revealed that the BT will not be able to open up its network to competitors. British Telecom is required to open up its local telephone network to competing companies such as Colt and Energis so that they can offer their own high-speed internet access services. But it turns out that some local exchanges have little or no capability of being made accessible to outside telecoms companies. ...more