Support for unofficial domains set to increase

New.Net Incorporated - the company that sells unofficial domain names, such as ".tech" and ". ...more

www.iwantmorecoffee.com

In a bizarre melding of two technologies, a leading coffee machine manufacturer announces its plans for the 21st century. Italian company Lavazza has teamed up with US technology group eDevice to produce a 'smart' coffee machine with Internet access. I know it sounds like a character from Douglas Adams' Hitch-hikers' Guide to the Galaxy books but the new e-espressopoint machines have a serious application. ...more

Gartner sees boom in PC shipments in 2004

Almost 100 million PCs will be replaced this year according to research firm Gartner, pushing total worldwide PC shipments to an estimated 186.4 million Another 120 million will be coming to the end of their lives in 2005. PC shipments will be estimated to rise by 13. ...more

Podcast takes top dictionary gong

Podcast has been declared 2005 Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary. The judges noted that only a year ago the term was known only to 'a few techies and self-admitted "geeks"'. Now thousands are available covering just about every subject imaginable. ...more

Adobe releases PDF fixes

Adobe has released updates for its PDF applications to address a pair of minor security flaws. The company discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in Acrobat 6.x caused by a boundary error when distilling. ...more