Offensive images off in August, viruses down too
MessageLabs has found that the number of inappropriate or offensive images sent as attachments in the past six months was dramatically lower than the same period last year. More...

Distributor targets demand for low-cost thin client conversion
A new distributor plans to take advantage of an explosion of interest in customisable thin client offerings, signing up to sell New Zealand vendor Asterisk’s hybrid thin client Linux workstations and fat-to-thin conversion devices. More...

Ericsson halts Bluetooth development
Bluetooth inventor Ericsson is abandoning its development efforts around the wireless standard. More...

Dual-core, WiMAX key to Intel strategy: Otellini
Intel is pressing for the adoption of dual- and multi-core processors and platforms and will use more stringent standards for promising delivery of key products, its president said this week. More...

Lucent ups investment ante in Chinese 3G
Lucent Technologies has increased its profile in China's high-tech community by pumping in an additional US$70 million for its 3G Mobility Research and Development Center in Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu province. More...

Clearswift updates Exchange mail defender
Clearswift has updated MIMsweeper for Exchange, software that defends the interior of the network from emailed threats like worms and viruses. More...