And also today (01-June-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Symbian sings Opera No, make that signs Opera - it has announced an agreement to include Opera as the default browser in its reference designs for Communicator devices. "We're moving into a market where for millions of users their first experience of accessing the Internet will be from a mobile device. ...more

Disney launches its first computer for kids

Disney is launching a new range of electronic goods in time for the christmas market, including a Disney Dream Desk PC. Described by Disney as 'small but perfectly formed', the all-in-one computer is specially designed for use by kids. Getting down to the important technical specification, there's a Celeron D 330, 256 MB of RAM, a 40GB drive, CD-RW, ATI Radeon 9100 PRO IGP graphics, a 14-in screen and a specially resized QWERTY keyboard. ...more

Thirteen arrested for downloading child pornography

Police raids throughout England and Scotland today have resulted in the arrest of 13 people. In what is thought to be the UK's largest operation of its kind, 13 police forces, co-ordinated by the Metropolitan Police Paedophile Unit, seized 27 computers and photographic, video and magazine material, in addition to the arrests. Grampian, Derbyshire, Merseyside, Humberside, Hertfordshire, Thames Valley, West Yorkshire, Avon and Somerset, Bedfordshire, Lancashire, Devon and Cornwall, Sussex and London's Metropolitan forces were involved. ...more

Alicebot in Artificial Intelligence wonderland

The computer program Alicebot Silver Edition has won the Loebner prize for the third time. Alicebot had previously won the title in 2000 and 2001. The runner up was a British entry called Jabberwacky The garrulous bot picks up a bronze medal and $2000 in prize money. ...more

Intel optimises compilers for Linux

In the wake of the Itanium and Pentium 4 processors, Intel has updated its source code compilers for Linux. As well as the Intel C++ Compiler for Linux, the Intel FORTRAN Compiler has been upgraded to version 5.0. ...more