Helios, the EasyNet aeroplane

A Mac-driven aeroplane is to be used to relay broadband Internet signals in the sky, for around five per cent of the cost of launching a new satellite. SkyTower plans to solve the problem of last-mile, local loop broadband coverage by providing wireless links via Helios, a plane developed by its parent company AeroVironment. Funding support comes from the US space agency NASA. ...more

Radware claims first high speed security switch to prevent DoS attacks

Security switching specialist, Radware has introduced a new high security switch DefensePro. The product is claimed to be the first such product able to support intrusion prevention and real-time Denial of Service protection to secure applications across high speed networks. As malicious software such as Trojans and worms and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks continue to increase, the company believes that there is a market for a comprehensive solution able to cope with the demands of websites and other high traffic servers. ...more

2006: year of the e-Election?

In a bid to tackle 'voter apathy', the Government has big plans that will result in the 2006 general election being 'electronically enabled'. In a Spending Review White Paper, the Chancellor has hived off ?10M per year to be devoted to e-voting. The report says: 'A programme of work to achieve successful implementation of e-voting is already under way to ensure that robust systems can be in place for an e-enabled General Election after 2006. ...more

Apple defends use Apple logo for iTunes ads

Apple Computer's lawyer has defended its use of the apple logo in television advertisements for the iTunes Music Store. Anthony Grabiner told the high court today that the adverts were promoting the store, not the music that it sells. 'Viewers aren't ignorant people,' he said during his closing arguments in the court case brought against the company by The Beatles' Apple Corps. ...more

JVC delivers audio sliver

With equipment getting smaller and smaller, it comes as no surprise that JVC has developed an extremely thin speaker. The new Direct Drive Stick Speaker, or DD Speaker, measures just 30mm in width, 15mm thickness and a length of 135mm. Even though the new speaker looks like it wouldn't knock a fly off a rice pudding, the DD Speaker can handle an input of 25W and makes the ideal companion to one of those new-fangled, flat TV sets. ...more