Philips backs out of plans to sell navigation devices

Philips has shelved plans to make mobile personal navigation systems, the chief executive of Philips' consumer electronics unit said today. Rudy Provoost of Philips told analysts at a meeting that Europe's biggest consumer electronics producer would not enter the market for navigation devices, citing existing competition and the low profitability of introducing a new product in a saturated market. Shares in the route-finding market leader, the Dutch company TomTom, were boosted as a result on Amsterdam's blue-chip AEX index. ...more

Mobilexpo 2001 highlight - Trium Eclipse

The high spot of Trium's summer range was its GPRS handset - the Trium Eclipse - which features a full 256-colour screen. Technology-wise, it's a dual-band EGSM phone (E for Extended) that supports WAP 1.2. ...more

BT Openworld launches new business ADSL offers

BT Openworld is offering free activation and a free router for new business ADSL customers. The offer applies to its Business Plus 500, 1000 and 2000 and Broadband Share 500 product, giving savings of up to ?199 per service. The wireless-enabled router includes a built-in firewall. ...more

AMD goes Live!

X86 chip company AMD has announced that the first machines based on its AMD Live! media PC strategy will be available this month. The machines will be powered by the company's Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor. AMD Live!, which was announced at the beginning of the year, is the company's answer to rival Intel's VIIV media PC initiative which was introduced last year. ...more

Oftel approves price-comparison Web site

uswitch.com, a Web site that offers a price comparison service for telephone services has been awarded the Oftel PASS for accurate and independent information. The award has a one year term and was won by the Web site for its breadth of services examined, the frequency of price checks and site updates, user-friendly functions such as post-code based price checking, and its customer helpline. ...more