Power Vision introduces rechargeable CR-V3 lithium battery for DSCs

Taiwan's Power Vision has introduced a rechargeable CR-V3 lithium ion battery for digital still cameras (DSC), which the company claimed to be the first worldwide. To separate its product from traditional CR-V3 lithium ion batteries, Power Vision has named it the 'RCR-V3'. The new product, in the size of two AA batteries, is compatible to the CR-V3 standard but can be charged and discharged 600-800 times, the company said. ...more

Tiscali reaps new subscriber revenues

Tiscali has announced its third quarter results, with revenues up nearly a third to €168.9 million, mainly due to new subscribers to its broadband services, it claimed. The broadband provider added 160,000 new customers in the quarter. ...more

The weekly roundup - Friday 27 April

Keep abreast of the news with our weekly roundup of the week's main tech stories. A variety of stories this week. You could say they cover a wide ZX Spectrum, given that the machine that whetted our appetites for personal computers, and got developers developing, marked its 25th birthday this week. ...more

Nokia namechecks winning Symbian apps

Nokia announces the winners of the Nokia Mobile Challenge for Symbian Applications... ...more

Nintendo and Sony prepare the field for next-gen console launches

The ongoing console jostle has taken a couple of new twists: Nintendo has announced launch dates and prices for its unique Dual-Screen model, and Sony announces a slimmed-down version of the PlayStation 2. First unveiled at the E3 games show back in May, the dual-screen, wireless network-supporting Nintendo DS will make its worldwide debut in the States, 21 November at a price of $149.99 (?82). ...more