Apple reports $45 million loss

Apple lost $45 million during the last quarter, but recorded a $65m profit for the financial year. Revenues for the quarter of $1,443m were only slightly down on the same quarter last year, when the company recorded a $66m profit. However the last three months saw increased operating costs and $65m losses on investments. ...more

Yahoo! socialises with MyWeb 2.0

Yahoo! is introducing its social search engine to Europe with the launch of MyWeb 2.0. The service allows a user to collect, organise and tag favourite web pages, searches and search history and then subsequently access them from any computer with an Internet connection. ...more

UK games chart: Medal of Honor assaults number one

Medal of Honor: European Assault has battled its way to the top of this weeks ELSPA UK games chart. EA's multi-console-format first person shooter reaches the top after two weeks in the charts. In a busy week there are also six new entries: Battlefield 2 (EA's war game for the PC), Destroy All Humans! (THQ's action game for the PS2 and Xbox), Tekken 5 (Namco's beat 'em up for the PS2), Conker: Live And Reloaded (Microsoft's adventure game for the Xbox), Dynasty Warriors 5 (Koei's strategy adventure for the PS2 and Xbox) and Mx Vs ATV Unleashed (quad bike-like racing from THQ, again for the PS2 and Xbox). ...more

Digital divide narrowing - Ofcom

The digital divide between the various parts of the UK has diminished significantly over the past 12 months, according to new Ofcom research. In its Communications Market Report for the Nations and Regions of the UK, the telecoms regulator looked at take-up and usage of Internet, telecommunications and broadcasting services across Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the nine English regions. Where last year's report showed significant geographical differences, particularly in take-up levels of broadband and digital television, this year's shows that the gaps are closing. ...more

Microsoft gets tough on Certificate of Authenticity counterfeiters

Microsoft is aligning its legions of lawyers to face the problem of counterfeit labels applied to computers with hooky copies of Microsoft software installed inside. The company has filed eight lawsuits against computer resellers in seven states across the US alleging they distributed counterfeit Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels on their products. In gathering its evidence, Redmond spent the last year buying hundreds of computers and software products to check for the authenticity of these labels. ...more