Topic: Free - on December 26, 2004 at 12:37:00 PM CET
Mozilla's Lightning to strike Outlook?
The Mozilla Foundation is hatching yet another software project to challenge a ke y Microsoft title.
The new project, code-named Lightning, aims to integrate Mozilla's calendar application, Sunbird, with its recently released Thunderbird e-mail application. That integration is aimed right at the heart of Microsoft's widely used Outlook software.
"I think Outlook leaves a lot of room for a fast competitor," said a Mozilla volunteer involved in the project, who asked not to be named. "There's a lot of user dissatisfaction out there, and it will be interesting to see what the market looks like once there's a strong open-source alternative."
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Topic: TV - on December 26, 2004 at 12:18:00 PM CET
Nearly 200 reality TV shows set for 2005
The format has been condemned by its critics as exploitative, vulgar and tacky, but 2005 will be the biggest year yet for reality TV with more shows than ever before.
Broadcasters are working on dozens of new programmes including celebrity wrestling and an attempt to get involved inn the next election, with viewers choosing a candidate to stand for Parliament.
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