Pioneer unveils an 8x DVD writer, the DVR-A07XL

Pioneer is the latest manufacturer to introduce an 8x DVD writer, the DVR-A07XL. The multi-format drive will burn both DVD-R and DVD+R disks at 8x, dropping to 4x for RW disks. The drive features Pioneer's new QuietDrive casing that reduces vibration from the mechanism. ...more

Investors pile in to social networks

Nowadays any site that can claim to be involved in 'social networking' with a user base in six figures or more is in demand by investors. Two very different sites have both received big cash injections from venture capitalists hoping to see huge returns when the companies behind them are either bought by one of the major technology companies on the Internet or offer themselves in an IPO. The venture capital fund Benchmark Capital Europe has sunk $15 million in the online start-up Bebo. ...more

Office of Fair Trading steps in to prevent mis-selling of domain-names

A Swansea-based businessman has promised to stop mis-selling domain names after action from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Adam Ripley had been approaching businesses telling them that someone was interested in registering a domain name similar to their business name. He would tell the businesses that he could register the domain for them, but this would have to be done in minutes. ...more

Over half MySpace audience is over 35

More than half of MySpace visitors are older than 35, according to a survey by ComScore. Visitors to the website credited with breaking the likes of the Arctic Monkeys and Lily Allen are now more likely to be listening to the Rolling Stones. While the perception of MySpace visitors is that of teens and twenty-somethings with a smattering of marketers looking for the Next Big Thing, the demographics of the site have been gradually shifting as the site has grown. ...more

Microsoft blows own trumpet over instant messaging survey

Microsoft's MSN Messenger edges out AOL's instant Messenger, in terms of users, according to a new survey. The survey, carried out by Jupiter Media Metrix, covered users in 12 countries last month. It showed that with 29. ...more