Covers come off Microsoft's Origami

The Origami project is officially revealed as an ultra mobile PC (UMPC), with Microsoft making the announcement at CeBIT.

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Samsung shows its first Origami device

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is showing the first device designed around Microsoft Corp.'s Origami project at the Cebit electronics show in Germany. It is a handheld computer that falls somewhere between a tablet PC and a PDA and runs a special edition of Windows XP.

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Toshiba unveils laptop with high def DVD and TV

Japanese technology firm Toshiba on Wednesday unveiled the first high definition laptop computer with a HD DVD optical drive for the new generation of DVD disks and a high resolution display.

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Microsoft Fingerprint Reader

Never mind worrying about hackers stealing your password.

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Mozilla Confirms Taking In Millions Of Google Dollars

Mozilla Corp. on Tuesday confirmed that it is taking in millions of dollars from the Firefox browser, but declined to give an exact figure.

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Brits shun TV for Web

Brits spend more time surfing the web these days than watching TV, research conducted for Google has found.

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Microsoft makes Search Live

Microsoft has added a search component into its Live services and also launched a beta of Windows Live Toolbar.

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Microsoft chalks up 5,000th patent

That little bit closer to domination. Microsoft has announced that it has chalked up its 5,000th patent at the US Patent Office.

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Republican Party CD Could Contain Ulterior Motive

A computer disk that the Minnesota Republican Party prepared to support a ban on gay marriage has another purpose: gathering data on the politics of the people who view it.

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Sex Toys Vending Machine

Bars and nightclubs in London and other British cities have begun using vending machines that sell sex toys such as mini vibrators.

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Fake Cop Pulls Over Real Cop

Karl Salenieks has been charged with impersonating an officer, handgun charges and placing a false statement to police.

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Sega's bizarre early 1990 viz adverts

Sega could do anything in the early 1990s, such was the dominance of the Mega Drive. It was, dear children, a bit like the PlayStation2 of its day.

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Blogging book competition hots up

The first short-list for a literary prize that rewards bloggers turned bookwriters has been announced.

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Intel speeds up Wimax plan

Intel says it will bring forward the rollout of its new scheme for long-range wireless internet access.

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UK beef export ban lifted by EU

A worldwide ban on British beef exports has been lifted by the EU - 10 years after it was introduced to prevent the spread of mad cow disease.

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Greece accused of illegal car seizures

Greece stands accused of victimising drivers of foreign-registered cars - hitting them with huge fines and confiscating their vehicles for no reason.

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Samsung plans 8GB cell-phone

Samsung will launch a Windows Mobile cell-phone that packs an 8G-byte hard-disk drive, hitting European markets in the second half of 2006, the company has said.

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Cabinet colleague calls on Jowell to 'tough it out'

Tessa Jowell, the beleaguered Culture Secretary, has a duty to "tough it out" and hold on to her job, her Cabinet colleague Margaret Beckett has said.

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Michael Has A Thing For Kids

Michael Jackson "has a thing for small children", according to his brother.

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Mourinho Spat At By Barcelona Fans

The controversial boss - whose knack of winding up the opposition is almost as great as his technical ability - was also jostled by crowds at the city's airport and verbally abused.

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US army to probe NFL star's death

The US army is to launch a criminal investigation into the death of a former American football star who was killed in Afghanistan.

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Jury to rule on Moussaoui fate

The only person to be tried in the US for direct responsibility for the 9/11 attacks faces a court on Monday.

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E-mail delivery 'tax' criticised

Non-profit groups heavily criticise net giant AOL's plans to introduce an e-mail tax. Saying it could cripple fundraising.

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Former Deputy President denies South Africa rape charges

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Former Croatian Serb leader Milan Babic commits suicide in The Hague

Ex-Milosevic ally 'kills himself'. According to breaking news at the BBC Milan Babic has committed suicide in his prison cell in The Hague.

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