BenQ announces M300 phone availability in Europe and eight other new models

BenQ announced the availability of M300 phone in Taiwan yesterday. The company will be marketing the model through its distribution channels in Europe and Southeast Asia. In addition to its CIF-resolution phone, BenQ revealed that it would be launching eight new GSM/GPRS models in the second half. ...more

LaCie launches external USB 2.0 disk drives

New drives offer up to 80Gb at 480Mbits/sec. If you need to move a lot of data around with you, you could do worse than look at one of LaCie's new USB 2.0 external hard disks in 40Gb and 80Gb flavours. ...more

And also today (24-Jan-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. JAIN at your service Sun has released two JAIN specifications. The Java-based APIs should simplify the building of next generation telecom products and services. ...more

321 Studios continues the fight in DVD copying battle

321 Studios will appeal a lower court decision that it must stop selling its DVD copying software. Despite the ruling, '321 stands firm in our vow to fight the Hollywood Studios in their effort to take away our customers' digital rights ,' said Robert Moore, Founder and President of 321 Studios. 'There is no difference between making a copy of a music CD for personal use and making a backup of a DVD movie for personal use. ...more

BT chops and changes broadband pricing

Customers of BT Wholesale's DataStream products are due for a cut of 50p, while IPStream business services are due for a hike of ?5. DataStream customers, such as Tiscali and Energis, have fought long and hard to get the same price cuts that BT has allowed on its IPStream products. In April, BT announced cuts of ?1. ...more