BT wraps itself in blanket broadband advertising

BT is promising 'the most intensive TV advertising campaign ever seen in the UK' to help promote the take up of broadband. AMD and Intel are spending heavily, too, to bring their own particular branding message to a screen near you. Starting 22 September, BT is launching a ?10m, 10-day advertising campaign. ...more

French Geoportail crashes to earth

The French government sponsored rival to Google Earth has collapsed under the strain, just days after it was launched. The French language service has proved too popular with reports of around 10 million visitors trying to access the site in the first weekend of its debut. The site is currently down with a message to the effect that visitors should try again later. ...more

Adobe optimises Photoshop for the P4

Owners of systems based on Intel's P4 chip can download a plug-in from Adobe to optimise Photoshop for the processor. The plug-in will improve the speed at which the P4 deals with many Photoshop 6.0 tasks by as much as 70 per cent. ...more

Price Check: Projectors

Digital projectors are going to be the next big thing. Decent models broke through the ?1,000 barrier last year and while the prices fall, the technology just keeps getting better. Some manufacturers, such as Sony and Epson, are sticking with LCD technology, which they say offers better color fidelity and image sharpness, while others, such as HP, prefer DLP (digital light processing) which offers higher contrast ratios. ...more

MacBook wireless hackers to work with Apple

A computer security firm that wirelessly hacked an MacBook at a recent Black Hat security conference has revealed that it is now working with Apple to help prevent any further vulnerabilities. SecureWorks researchers David Maynor and 'Johnny Cache' showed how easy it was to gain access to the Apple portable. They revealed that they had used a third-party wireless card and drivers rather than Apple's built-in AirPort technology and maintained the security problem could be replicated using different hardware instead of a Mac. ...more