Lastminute makes more money, but still makes a loss

Lastminute.com is gaining custom, but still making a loss. The gift and travel site increased sales sevenfold in the fourth quarter of 2000 compared to 1999, but made a loss of ?15. ...more

Google five today

Google celebrates its fifth birthday today, but some thing's never change, as its latest figures for the most popular search terms show. With Big Brother out of the way, celebrities and cheap flights dominate the list of the ten most popular Google queries in the UK, with the exception of Argos at number two and chart toppers Blu Cantrell tenth. The complete top ten is: 1. ...more

iTunes for PocketPC?

A German blogger is claiming that he has got his hands on a version of iTunes for Windows Mobile. Accompanying his posting with convincing screenshots, Daniel Kirstenpfad says (in English) that the software is running on a pre-release version of Windows Mobile 5. 'Although it looks pretty complete (everything (except bonjour) is in place and even podcast sync worked like a champ) it's not a customer ready version,' he writes, 'I don't know anything about the release dates or announcement dates at the moment. ...more

Napster and Virgin Radio to present first UK downloads chart

Virgin Radio is to broadcast the UK's first online music chart, based on paid-for downloads and streams from Napster. The chart will be unveiled on 29 August and Napster claims it will be 'the most comprehensive assessment of online music tastes.' 'As well as hitting our core demographic and having millions of listeners,' said Leanne Sharman, Napster's UK general manager, 'Virgin Radio enjoys over one million unique online visitors a month, making it an ideal brand partner for Napster. ...more

Comment: Is Apple in a muddle over the iMac?

Apple has upgraded the entry-level 'Fast' iMac with more powerful graphics and a faster processor, but it leaves the model sitting outside Apple's current marketing strategy. Previously the specification of the entry-level model matched that of the old mid-range model, sharing the Rage 128 Pro graphics card and the same 500MHz processor. The upgraded model has a 128 Ultra graphics card and a souped-up 500MHz processor with 256K of level 2 cache at 500MHz. ...more