26-05-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Iomega launches 20GB portable FBI nets Internet fraudsters Mobilexpo 2001 highlight - Trium Eclipse Mobilexpo 2001 Hacker site winds down AMD signs up NEC for new processors IBM breakthrough for disk drive design All new Macs to have OS X Compaq evolves new business range Low power Pentiums draw less than 1 Watt VeriSign keeps hold of .com Don't forget, we welcome your comments. ...more

Mac users get video with their Skype

It's been a long time coming for Mac lovers of Skype, but there is finally code for general consumption that adds video to the VoIP service. The fact that progress on the Mac and Linux versions of Skype appeared to be hobbling along, compared with their Windows counterpart, has been something of a bone of contention. So much so, that it has been one of the motivating factors behind Skype's release of its Video Preview. ...more

iPod Mini achieves 'room-sized sound' with speaker system

The company that makes portable speakers for the iPod has gone one better, or is that smaller, and unveiled iMmini, the 'complete speaker system' for the iPod mini. Altec Lansing's 178x111x25mm unit features two 25mm and two 18mm neodymium micro drivers encased behind perforated aluminum grilles and an onboard 4-watt Class D digital amplifier with MaxxBass technology powered for up to 24 hours by four AA batteries. The iPod mini slots into the unit's dock and is recharged as it plays through the speakers. ...more

Mobiles are safe, claims report

Using a cellular phone does not increase a person's risk of cancer, according to a broad study released on Tuesday involving more than 400,000 Danish cellular telephone users. A team of researchers used data on the entire population of Denmark to determine that neither short- nor long-term use of cellular phones, also called mobile phones, was linked to a greater risk of tumours of the brain and nervous system, salivary gland or eyes, leukaemia or cancer overall. It is estimated that more than 2 billion people worldwide use cellular phones. ...more

Fujifilm launches multifunction ix-100 digicam

Fujifilm's ix-100 packs plenty of functions within its brushed metal frame. At ?119.99 including VAT, it's quite an expensive Webcam, it operates as a neat little digital camera and boasts a 1. ...more