Week in Review: Eee PCs, the economy and porn

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Asus reveals multi-touch Eee PC 900

Asus sets out to combat its budget laptop rivals as it reveals details of the Eee PC 900, the follow up to the first generation unit which did extremely well last Christmas and set the standards which other have now been following.

Timeline: The budget laptop wars

Asus, Intel and a whole number of companies are starting to release low-cost laptop machines which have the ability to tap into the potential of the emerging markets, as well as creating demand in Europe and the US. IT PRO looks at how this has come about.

Intel profits decrease despite record revenue

Companies such as Google, IBM and Fujitsu Siemens had figures coming out which all looked positive. Intel's Q1 figures looked good, especially when you consider the problems big rival AMD are having.

Home workers view twice as much porn

Some remote workers are taking advantage of the freedom they have by download material they really shouldn't on work computers. As well as the threat of malware there are the legal implicationsnof employees downloading what they shouldn't.

Coffee Republic to offer free Wi-fi

Customers can now use Wi-Fi along with their coffee in branches of the Coffee Republic. The competition of Mobile Broadband and money from advertising are possible reasons that this service is being rolled out now.

New BT head suggests fibre for some

The new boss of BT, Ian Livingston, hints the company might cover the costs for fibre to homes, but not to the entire country. Although it has previously dismissed these plans, possible rule changes from Ofcom has made it more likely for BT.

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