BT offers 75p bait for 256Kbps broadband

BT Wholesale has notified ISPs of the price it will charge for its 256Kbps home broadband service. Introduced, says BT, at the behest of service providers, IPSTream Home 250 will costs ISPs ?12.25 per month, just 75p less than they pay for the 512Kbps service. ...more

WorldCom becomes MCI

The troubled networking services company WorldCom has changed its name back to MCI and filed for 'fast track' Chapter 11 reorganization. Its proposed Plan of Reorganization has been filed with the U.S. ...more

Music industry takes new view on music downloads

The music industry appears to have something of a change of heart about the effect of music downloading on CD sales. Sales in the US are up 9.4 per cent this year despite the success of online stores such as iTunes and Napster. ...more

HP claims nano-electronic circuits breakthrough

Hewlett Packard is claiming a breakthrough in the design of tomorrow's nano-electronic circuits. It is using coding theory to create 'near perfect' manufacturing yields of devices based on its 'crossbar latch' technology. Devices based around the new designs could be far smaller than those based on today's silicon technology. ...more

UK games chart: Star Wars: Battlefront 2 storms top spot

It takes Star Wars to break football's stranglehold on the ELSPA UK games chart. Lucas Arts' multi-format game Star Wars: Battlefront 2 takes the top spot in its second week in the charts. Another game in Rockstar's GTA series, Liberty City Stories, goes straight in at number two. ...more