Everquest heads to PocketPC

Is that a single-player version of EverQuest in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see us? Sony Online Entertainment has revealed more on its plans to turn almighty MMORPG EverQuest into a singleplayer game for PocketPC. Developed by Emodiv, the first part of the miniature edition is due out shortly in the US. EverQuest on PocketPC allows players to adventure in a shrunk-down version of the game-world of Norrath, featuring many familiar locations such as Freeport and the Befallen dungeon. ...more

The great and the good hacked

The great and the good gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum. And they had their personal details hacked from the event's computer system, including credit card details. The breach was reported by the Swiss Sunday newspaper SonntagsZeitung, which received some of the data as evidence from the hackers, but it is still unclear whether the hacking was part of the anti-globalisation protests that surrounded the event. ...more

Apple covers its back with Nano cover

Apple has begun including a simple cover with the most recent shipments of the iPod nano. The decision to provide protective covering could be seen as a tacit admission that the player is indeed prone to scratching. Apple is currently facing two separate lawsuits alleging that it shipped the portable music player knowing that it is prone to scratching. ...more

CES: HP's digital living room doesn't have a PC

HP is looking to turn itself into a giant in the consumer electronics field. Already a firm with a finger in pretty much every pie in the IT world, HP started its assault on the US living room last year with the launch of its first TVs. During her keynote at CES, chief executive Carly Fiorina extended the company's commitment to the living room with, among other things, an entertainment centre designed to appeal to people that don't want a PC to control their life. ...more

PDA makers turn back on US market

Toshiba and Fujitsu-Siemens have joined Sony in deciding not to release their latest handhelds in the US. Sony announced in June that it was pulling out of all markets except Japan, but Toshiba's decision not to distribute the e830 has come as a surprise to industry watchers. Fujitsu-Siemens has never had a major presence stateside, so the absence of the Pocket Loox 720 was not unexpected Neither company has given reasons, but the dominance of the market by three North American companies, HP, RIM and palmOne, coupled with user demand for bigger and better features, are believed to have made it nigh on impossible for Japanese and European companies to compete. ...more