Microsoft 'thrilled' by 40 million Vista sales

Microsoft has sold nearly 40 million Windows Vista licenses in the first 100 days that the latest version of the operating system became available, chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday. Gates said an accelerating consumer shift to digital lifestyles had helped make the operating system the fastest-selling in history, and that premium editions have accounted for 78 per cent of Vista sales. Sales have slowed since the initial rush - 20 million copies were sold in the first month. ...more

Glimpse of Intel-powered iBook fuel product rumours

A briefly leaked page on Apple's website has fuelled rumours that the company will soon release an Intel-based successor to the iBook. Breadcrumbing on the apple.com/ipod page pointed to a new MacBook, the name that, it is widely assumed, will be given to the new consumer laptop. ...more

Another ISP halves broadband activation fee

Zen Internet is the latest ISP to cut its broadband activation fee. In line with BT cutting the wholesale price from ?50 to ?25, Zen has passed the entire saving onto new home customers. From 20 December activation will cost ?25 inc. ...more

Nokia to take control of Symbian smart phone technology

Nokia is to acquire Psion's stake in Symbian, the mobile phone software licensing company. Already a major shareholder in the firm that produces the platforms for smart phones, Nokia is now to have a controlling stake. The deal, which begins with a cash payment of ?93. ...more

Netscape patches critical vulnerabilities

Netscape has released a patch for its eponymous Web browser and email client to address several highly critical vulnerabilities. Three vulnerabilities are reported. The first is where Netscape allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into using the 'Set as Background' context menu on an image URL that is really a 'javascript: URL' with an evil statement. ...more