How big an eco-hazard is IT equipment?

A hard charge to make stick… Are computers bad for the planet? As a consumer of power, IT equipment is certainly all too visible, and is shaping up to become a prime whipping boy for governments striving to get a lid on their CO2 emissions. After anything that burns petrol, PCs, chargers and that arch eco-criminal, standby mode, now come pretty close to the centre of the crosshairs. Continued

Andrew’s mailbag Making the most of MultiTouch With over 100,000 downloads of the iPhone SDK, and a $100m pot of money available for developers, there’s no doubt Apple’s MultiTouch UI has a lot of potential. Continued

Music gratis, hardware more expensive Apple could soon offer an unlimited music bundle with future iPods and iPhones if the plan strikes a chord with the music industry. Continued

Taking the fight to Samsung, SanDisk et al Intel will ramp up its solid-state drive operation next quarter with the introduction of a range of notebook-oriented units running to 160GB of storage capacity. Continued

Red letter day for ad-funded Voixio New UK service Voixio is to offer free national or international phone and video calls to internet users. The catch? For every call you first have to watch an ad or commercial. Continued