Ask Jeeves or ask a real person

Search engine Ask Jeeves has introduced a new Concierge service. This revolutionary idea is that you can contact a real person who will do everything for you from organising a conference down to booking restaurants or buying a new car. The service, which operates seven days a week from 9am to 7pm, is aimed primarily at people who are tied to their desks and who need their lives organising for them. ...more

Google wants its MTV

Ever since YouTube announced earlier this week that it was in negotiations with the big music companies to put every music video ever made on its service, there has been a flurry of activity as rival music video publishers and online video sharing communities have rushed into each other's arms. Google and MTV have begun a flirtation by signing a deal to distribute MTV clips through the Google network. The Official Google blog says that clips from MTV and its associated channels such as VH1, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central will start appearing on a site near you that is part of Google's AdSense programme. ...more

Intel spins off LANDesk

Intel is spinning off the division that makes its LANDesk software products into an independent company. Intel's Software Products & Services Division has been responsible for producing the LANDesk software, which covers managing desktop and network environments. The LANDesk Management Suite is perhaps its best-known product. ...more

Happy(ish) ending to bad year for Intel

Intel has published encouraging results for Q4 at the end of a 'terrible' year. Sales for the fourth quarter ended up 7 per cent over the previous quarter with a $7bn revenue, exceeding most expectations. This was down 20 per cent over Q4 2000, however, and end-of-year revenues for 2001 were down 21 per cent from 2000. ...more

Nike+ iPod Sport Kit hits the shops

Apple and Nike announce the UK retail availability of the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit today. To get the full experience you'll need a pair of Nike+ shoes that house a wireless component that talks to the iPod nano Sport Kit adaptor, which is attached to your iPod. With this triumvirate in place, your running performance can be analysed, down to distance covered, pace, and even calories burned. ...more