Novell's SUSE 9.1 brings a 2.6 kernel first

SUSE has launched its first Linux product since its acquisition by Novell - SUSE 9.1 - which it claims as the first commercial distribution to incorporate the new 2.6 kernel. ...more

Mobile ISP Breathe is giving away its Wap service for free

The deal includes a Nokia 7110 Wap phone and free connection although users will have to sign a Vodafone or Orange 12-month contract. The Wap calls will still be charged at the usual rate, but not until the end of November. Breathe is offering free Wap calls for registered users until 30 November. ...more

BT announces new Internet deal early

BT has confirmed leaked reports obtained by The Guardian that it will be announcing its latest Internet and telephone deals earlier than originally planned. BT Talk Together will offer unlimited off-peak calls for ?14.99 a month, including line rental. ...more

Asus joins the Athlon 64 mobo pack

ASUSTeK is the latest manufacturer to announce a motherboard for the Athlon 64. The K8V Deluxe motherboard is fitted with VIA's latest K8T800 chipset, serial ATA and RAID functions, an 802.11b Wi-Fi slot, AGP 8x graphics technology, IEEE 1394 high-speed interface, S/PDIF digital audio and integrated Gigabit LAN support. ...more

Iomega gets hot to burn

Iomega has announced HotBurn, its new CD authoring software, claiming that in tests it 'performed faster than the industry leader for users of all experience levels'. HotBurn includes two-step music and data-CD creation, one-step duplication and multiple copying of a source CD, organised into a single interface screen. There is also a 'Best Of' feature that allows you to make compilation CDs without having to copy components from several CDs to your hard disk. ...more