The Statistical Service announced that the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) recorded an increase of 2.8% in January 2005,compared to the corresponding index of January 2004. The sharpest fall compared with the previous year was recorded in the category of communications, down by 13.3%, while the sharpest rise was recorded by education, up by

A class-action law suit was filed last week in Santa Clara County Superior Court against online auction giant eBay. The suit claims eBay forces bidders to bid against themselves, a tactic called shill bidding. The lead plaintiff claims eBay raised his $111.00 bid to $112.50, even though he could have won the auction at $111.00.

interFRONTIERS Focus Multimedia have introduced “Britannica Homework Helper”, with the leading encyclopaedia becoming child’s play and fun to use for any young pupil aged 7 to 14. The CD package contains 242.000 entries, 1.300 maps and charts on all subjects from the economy, to culture and national statistics. It also has pre-determined links to 167.000

The first Pan Arab Web Awards will be announced on March 24, instead of the previously scheduled date of February 24. The revision in the date was made to assist the panel of judges to make a thorough evaluation of the large number of entries. This unique contest attracted wide interest, as web designers and

On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism reached CYP 20.7 mln in January 2005, compared with CYP 21.8 mln in January 2003. This is despite the fact that arrivals of tourists recorded a healthy increase of 4.2% year on year in the same month. For the whole of 2004

A rapid alerting service that tells home computer users about serious internet security problems is being launched by the UK government. The service, IT Safe, will issue warnings about damaging viruses, software vulnerabilities and weaknesses on devices such as mobile phones, the BBC reported. Alerts tell people how the threats affect them and what they