Reuters gets a Second Life

Always a news agency to put its journalists in places where it cover events of historical significance, Reuters has announced it will be opening a news bureau in the virtual world of Second Life. From Wednesday, Reuters will begin reporting text, photo and video news from the outside world for Second Life members and news of Second Life for real world readers. Second Life, populated by avatars who set up homes and businesses on the virtual world, has been one of the fastest growing sites of the last year. ...more

Hush beefs up its Mini-ITX

Hush has extended its range of Mini-ITX PCs with a machine based on the VIA EPIA Mini-ITX SP13000 mainboard. As well as the machine's small size, Hush emphasises the machine's relative quietness. 'Hush research has indicated to us that silence leads to increased productivity, a better working environment, lower cost of ownership and a longer shelf life,' said Markus Kremer, General Manager of Hush Technologies. ...more

Macromedia Launches Flash 5 for Linux

More about Flash. Linux users are now able to access more of the Web, following the launch of a new version of Flash 5. An increasing number of Web sites use the technology, which allows the creation of animations, novel user interfaces and database connections without using up lots of bandwidth and server power. ...more

ACS launches two new MP3 players

Japanese multimedia specialist ACS Innovations launched two new CD-R-based MP3 players at the recent World PC Expo 2000. The Compro MPCD-455 looks very much like a standard portable CD player, but it can read CD-Rs comprising MP3 files as well as standard audio CDs. The unit comes with AA NiCad batteries and has a handy recharging function. ...more

YouTube content deal with CBS unravels - WSJ

A deal to let YouTube users watch clips from CBS shows such as 'The Late Show with David Letterman,' has broken down, according to the Wall Street Journal. Google and CBS had been closing in on a multi-year deal, the paper said, citing sources close to the matter. The companies also discussed ways to peddle CBS Radio advertising spots to Google advertisers, the paper said. ...more