Stories by Wendy Brewer

Article | 15/01/2004 UK officials claim mobile phones are good for you
Despite all the uncertainty regarding the health hazards posed by mobile phones, British scientists Wednesday declared the devices safe to use.
Article | 9/12/2003 KaZaA blocks copycat
Sharman Networks, the company behind the world's most popular download service KaZaA, has begun a mass campaign to close rival program KaZaA Lite K++ ...
Article | 2/10/2003 Music sales down, file swapping up
The recording industry has lashed out at file swappers, blaming illegal downloads for the 11 percent fall in world music sales.
Article | 2/10/2003 Media Centers challenge TVs
Microsoft yesterday launched its Windows Media Center 2004 software, which it claims will revolutionise the home PC.
Article | 11/09/2003 Brits begin broadband dating
A UK broadband provider on Wednesday introduced a new reason to upgrade to its high-speed internet service: romance.
Article | 8/09/2003 CTX predicts a future of flat-panels
The ever-growing scrapheap of redundant technology may soon be welcoming a new guest, the CRT (cathode-ray tube) monitor, according to electronics ma...
Article | 11/07/2003 The new slimline PC
Consumers who fancy trading in their old tower PC for something a little more space-saving might be interested in computer designer Pelham Sloane's PS...
Article | 11/07/2003 Copycats costing millions
One in three CDs sold worldwide last year was fake, according to a report released today by the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Ind...
Article | 10/07/2003 UK designs the future of digital television
Winners of the Easy TV initiative -- a competition set up for UK students to make it easier for consumers to use digital TV equipment -- were announce...
Article | 1/07/2003 Icann shares its power
Domain name watchdog Icann (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has finally loosened its reigns on top-level domain name registri...
Article | 19/05/2003 DVD copying firms under the microscope
Hollywood's major music studios last week turned their anti-DVD copying campaign up a notch, bringing legal proceedings against several US software ma...
Article | 14/05/2003 Wi-Fi Protected Access is here
The Wi-Fi Alliance announced it has completed the first round of the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) interoperability tests as part of its steps towards ...
Article | 2/05/2003 Lycos launches Anywhere IM
Terra Lycos SA's portal, Lycos, Tuesday launched its Anywhere IM (Instant Messaging) service, allowing users for the first time to talk to people on o...
Article | 2/05/2003 Klez continues to spread
The infamous Klez worm has retained the top spot in security firm Sophos PLC's most frequently occurring viruses table for the 15th month in a row, wh...
Article | 4/04/2003 Holiday promises
Travel Web sites from around the world are misleading customers by advertising special offers that do not exist and quoting prices way lower than are ...

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