News as it happens and all the expert comment and analysis in a flash, served up straight to your desktop'¦..that's what we'll deliver to you with iTWire's new LiveWire Desktop News Alerts service.

When news breaks in the Australian and worldwide technology marketplace, LiveWire will feed the stories straight to your desktop.

By simply registering now and installing the News Alert service you can opt to receive pop up news alerts to your desktop and, if you want, a headline browser (RSS reader) and a desktop scrolling news ticker.

What is this logo? RSS - Really Simple Syndication lets you read the latest headlines from iTWire and any other site that uses RSS but you need a special reader like LiveWire.

Whenever you see an icon like this anywhere on iTWire you can use the copy the link into LiveWire to get to the latest headlines from your favorite section poping up on your desktop.

When you click on the news headlines you'll go directly through to the whole article on iTWire, Australia's most read technology news and information site. You can customise which iTWire headlines you want to see in the browser or ticker, and also pull in headlines from any other website that offers RSS feeds.

LiveWire News Alerts is a desktop application developed by Skinkers, world leaders in developing the software provided to you.