Symbian OS v7.0s unveiled as new smart phone platform

Symbian has updated its operating system for high-end mobile phones, Symbian OS v7.0s. The Symbian platform is found within mobiles such as the Sony Ericsson P800 Smartphone and the Nokia 7650 and 9210. ...more

Shoulder surfing threatens data security

Maybe people aren't just being nosey when they look over your shoulder. They could also be doing it to get a glimpse at your corporate data, warns 3M. Users of laptops and smartphones in public places need to be more aware of the risk of being 'shoulder surfed' by strangers spying on their private business communications, suggests new research. ...more

DVD dream

Pushing down the prices for burning DVDs. The meteoric drop in prices experienced by CD-RW drives is still some way off for their DVD counterparts, but Panasonic and Pinnacle have got together to offer a bundle that represents real value. The DVD Movie Studio costs ?449 including VAT, and comprises a Panasonic LFD 311 DMS DVD burner compatible with DVD-RAM discs and DVD-R discs. ...more

Credit card scam Nets 10,000 users

An audacious online credit card scam succeeded in stealing the card numbers of 10,000 Brazilian surfers. The Associated Press reports that clients of a Brazilian Internet portal, Universal OnLine (UOL), received a fake e-mail from the company asking them to fill out a form to re-register. The form, on a bogus Web page, included credit-card details. ...more

SCO lobbies US Congress against the GNU GPL

SCO has sent letters to members of the US Congress denouncing Free Software as a threat to the US economy, security and the country's international standing in technology. Although there has been some specualtion as to whether the letter has actually been sent, SCO confirmed for us that indeed it had, to 'Congress and Senate generally'. However, the company has not yet had any indication of how well the letters have been received. ...more