Ian Williams

Sebastian Col wins Troia Portugal Match Cup

After a long day that started with having to defeat one of his own team mates from the French Match Racing Team, yachtsman Sebastian Col and his crew have won the Troia Portugal Match Cup. Getting past Magnus Holmberg from...

Ian Williams: In debate, Barack Obama tacitly endorses the neoconservative worldview

continually, particularly on foreign policy. Americans are deferential to seniority, so it would have been counterproductive for him to be as snippy with McCain as the ornery old coot deserved. Each of his jibes about...

Troia Portugal Match Cup: day four

Three French teams have emerged among the top four of the standings after 13 races at the seventh stage of the World Match Racing Tour. ISAF number one-ranked Mathieu Richard (FRA) and his French Match Racing Team/Team...

Tom Ashley up for World Sailing Award

Updated at 6:56pm on 23 September 2008 New Zealand's Olympic gold medal winning boardsailor Tom Ashley has been named as one of the finalists for the World Sailor of the Year Award. Ashley won both the Olympic and World...

Orange unveils latest 'free' laptop promo

Ian Williams, vnunet.com, Wednesday 23 July 2008 at 11:30:00 Asus and HP notebooks for mobile broadband customers Orange has announced plans to bundle free laptops with data packages aimed at businesses and consumers. The move,...

Eee PC 1000 arrives in the UK

Ian Williams, vnunet.com, Wednesday 23 July 2008 at 12:27:00 Latest Asus netbook to cost between £349 and £369 The latest Asus Eee PC models have hit shelves in the UK. The new 10in Eee PC 1000(H) and 1000 retail for £349 and...

Sky duets with Universal for online music

Ian Williams, vnunet.com, Tuesday 22 July 2008 at 16:46:00 DRM-free service launching soon Sky has launched an online music platform in conjunction with Universal Music. A monthly subscription will give subscribers access to...

EA extends Take-Two deadline ... again

Ian Williams, vnunet.com, Tuesday 22 July 2008 at 15:54:00 Take-Two rejects offer ... again Video game giant EA has once again extended the 'deadline' for its proposed acquisition of Take-Two. The new date is 18 August, which...

Sony Ericsson unveils new Walkman phones

Ian Williams, vnunet.com, Tuesday 22 July 2008 at 17:14:00 Three phones for third birthday Sony Ericsson has unveiled a trio of Walkman branded mobile phones in celebration of the firm's third birthday. Along with the new W902,...

Firms waste 'weeks a year' on upgrades

Ian Williams, vnunet.com, Tuesday 22 July 2008 at 12:46:00 Vital resources spent on mundane tasks IT managers spend an average of 44 minutes on each PC or laptop every time software needs to be upgraded, according to research...