Tesco checks out music downloads

Tesco.com is entering the music download market - 'going head to head with iTunes' is the company's boast. Aimed at first-time downloaders, the service involves a flat rate charge of 79p per track or ?7. ...more

Music comes to DataPlay

It's the storage format that's the size of a fifty pence piece and it is due for general release this summer. Yes, I'm talking about DataPlay. I've already mentioned the exciting new media DataPlay, but did you know that the music industry has embraced the tiny format to its heart. ...more

Unmetered access hooks Madasafish

Internet service provider Madasafish is the latest company to roll out an unmetered web access scheme. There are two packages on offer. TimeZone Lite costs ?11. ...more

UK feels bite of iTunes pricing

UK consumers may feel hard done by when they compare the prices on the French and German versions of the iTunes Music Store with those in the UK. At current exchange rates the Frenach and German iTMS song price of €0.99 equates to about 66p, not the 79p being charged in the UK. ...more

Previewed: next generation mobile processor

This week Intel unveiled details of a mobile chip that will provide mobile phones and wireless Internet devices with enough power to run video conferencing and browse the Web comfortably. Intel claims that the fast chip will increase mobile Internet speeds by a factor of four. The flash memory chips, which retain data even when switched off, run off 1. ...more