Microsoft injects Sega with Xtra hope

Sega has been left feeling vindicated in its decision to concentrate on software with the annoncement from Microsoft today that its Xbox console will launch with 11 Sega titles in Autumn. Sega games including Sega GT 2 and Panzer Dragoon will accompany the console's launch in Japan and the USA. The company will also supply titles to Xbox's more established rival, Sony's PS2. ...more

Compal lands orders for 15.4-inch wide-screen notebooks from Apple and Acer

Already producing Dell Computer and Hewlett-Packard's (HP) first 15.4-inch wide-screen Centrino notebooks, Compal Electronics recently landed orders to produce the first 15.4-inch wide-screen notebooks from Apple Computer and Acer, sources said. ...more

Palm cuts workforce by 19 per cent

Palm has confirmed that 19 per cent of its total workforce has been laid off in the previous three months. Its workforce has been reduced to a total of 900 employees. To be precise, both the hardware division, Palm Solutions Group, and the software-oriented PalmSource group have been affected. ...more

Dates leaked for Vista launch

The release of Vista will go to the wire, if you believe reports that are circulating on the Internet. Microsoft is reportedly set to release Vista for businesses - and Office 2007 - on 30 November, and release consumer editions on 30 January. In other words, almost the last possible days for Microsoft to keep its pre-announced schedule. ...more

Telewest adds wireless option to Blueyonder

Telewest has announced an optional wireless pack for its Blueyonder cable broadband. Available to its digital TV customers, whether they already have broadband or want to get it, the pack costs ?35 and combines a pre-configured Netgear wireless access point with the cable modem already embedded in the set-top box. The wireless pack has been released following trials with 1,000 Telewest customers and is compatible with Blueyonder's 512K, 1Mbit and 2Mbit services. ...more