MacWorld Expo: Apple announces little and large laptops

Apple has announced two new PowerBooks at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, of David and Goliath proportions. Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, described the petite 2.1kg 12in PowerBook G4 told the audience of Macintosh true-believers 'It's the smallest and most affordable PowerBook Apple has ever created and the most compact, full-featured 12in notebook in the world,'. ...more

Litigious porn publisher lashes out at Google

Porn publisher Perfect 10 is seeking an injunction against Google to stop it showing thumbnails of its copyright images in search results. The company filed the request in an LA District Court on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing copyright infringement case first brought last November. Perfect 10 alleges the practice involves copying, displaying and distributing thousands of its images, with many of the results linking to third party sites that are also using the images without copyright permission. ...more

A cruel Gruel virus is stalking Windows

A virus writer with an anti-Windows agenda is trying to cause havoc with the Gruel virus. Described by Sophos as a mass-mailing worm, Gruel also causes damage to your Windows installation. It deletes files from the system folder, changes the default association for . ...more

Bluetooth driving full-steam ahead

Bluetooth will be fitted in nearly a third of all new vehicles within five years, according to Strategy Analytics. The consulting firm predicts that the short-range wireless communications technology will be in 30 per cent of vehicles by 2012, as it becomes standard across a range of consumer electronics devices, notably mobile phones. Growing consumer awareness of Bluetooth and strong demand for hands-free solutions will also drive adoption, the firm said, as will the increasing availability of Bluetooth solutions for manufacturers and legislation designed to prevent people operating handheld devices while driving. ...more

iTunes Europe 'later this year'

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the iTunes Music Store will launch in Europe later this year during a conference call to discuss the first year of the store in the US. In a call long on Apple marketing speak but short on content, Jobs also explained that anyone expecting an iPod for video has a long wait. Although Microsoft has announced such a device, Jobs said that the content providers - movie studios and so on - are pricing that content way outside the pockets of most of the potential market. ...more