A new Pavilion built by HP

'Work hard play hard' is HP's tag for its new Pavilion notebook. The Pavilion zt1231s notebook is intended to provide 'no compromise mobile computing' - in terms of multimedia support - at a reasonable price. It is aimed at small business users as well as home users. ...more

New iPod battery problem emerges

Leaving an iPod connected to a sleeping Mac may cause the player to completely discharge its battery, according to a report at www.macfixit.com. ...more

Wave of malicious websites exploit new IE vulnerability

Microsoft's week of woes continues with the news that a number of malicious sites have cropped up taking advantage of an unpatched bug in Internet Explorer. Redmond is seeking to reassure customers that it is addressing the problem that affects the vast majority of copies of Internet Explorer in the hands of customers - including fully patched versions of Windows XP with SP2. The exploit can be triggered simply by visiting a maliciously crafted web site. ...more

Freebox charge for satellite

Freebox, which has been offering Internet connectivity via a free set top box, has launched a broadband satellite deal, but this time you'll have to pay. The service will provide always-on 128Kbits/sec access for ?14.99 a month, with a ?249 installation fee. ...more

Microsoft stepped out of antitrust line

Microsoft momentarily stepped the wrong the side of the antitrust settlement terms according to the latest court documents detailing the software company's compliance. In the latest of the six-monthly reports on the progress Microsoft is making in complying with these terms, it notes a complaint whereby Microsoft offered to supply manufacturers of portable digital music players with a CD containing the Windows Media Player among other software. However, a draft agreement on this distribution specified that it was exclusive - that no other media player was to be shipped with the product. ...more