RealNetworks plays new Rhapsody with SanDisk

RealNetworks is playing a new Rhapsody with the help of SanDisk. The digital media company is updating its US music service, one of the rivals to iTunes, and also unveiling a tie-in with a Rhapsody DNA-based MP3 players from SanDisk, the Sansa e200R Rhapsody player. The partnership between the two companies was first announced back in September with the pre-loading of Rhapsody music, in the US, onto certain SanDisk players. ...more

Broadband goes eight times faster

London-based broadband provider Bulldog has announced a new 4Mbits/sec residential ADSL service. Primetime 4000 is an ADSL service which provides different speeds depending on when it is being used. Maximum speeds of 400Mbit/sec downstream and 400Kbits/sec upstream are available only outside office hours - from 6pm to 8am weekdays and all weekend. ...more

Campaigner vows to 'Make spammers pay'

A campaign has been set up by an Internet marketing specialist to help others take legal action against spammers. This follows his winning of court damages after being sent a single unwanted email. Gordon Dick, 30, has set up a website with the motto 'Make the Spammers Pay!' that tells people how to take to court those who send unsolicited email. ...more

Spammed BagleDl-U Trojan threatens virus protection

Millions of inboxes around the world may have been hit by a malicious Trojan horse that disables anti-virus software, SophosLabs has announced. The BagleDl-U Trojan has been spammed out across the globe and makes damaging changes to the registry in an attempt to shut-down anti-virus and other security software. Trojan horses are programs that pretend to be legitimate software, but actually carry out harmful functions. ...more

Quark goes for enterprise with Content Manager 3

Quark has announced the released of Quark Content Manager (QCM) 3, its enterprise-level software for managing workflows from the desktop to the printed page or website. The upgrade includes compatibility with Mac OS X and QuarkXPress 6. The software has been developed to provide flexibility to design and implement collaborative cross-media workflows with features such as content management, concept building, review and approval, brand management, translation management, image serving, rights management, automatic XML content syndication and Web publishing. ...more