Ayr games counterfeiter sentenced

An Ayr has been given a 125-hour Community Service Order after being caught in his home with over 800 counterfeit Xbox and PlayStation games, as well as hundreds of copied films and TV programmes. John Hamilton, 43 and from Ayr, already had previous convictions for similar offences. He was exposed after selling copied games to an undercover investigator in an Internet forum. ...more

AMD boosts outlook

AMD has raises predictions for fourth quarter. AMD's processors and high-density flash memory products are seeling faster than expected, says AMD. Accordingly it is raising it predicted sales growth for Q4 to 25 per cent, up from its originally stated 20 per cent. ...more

HP and Compaq - the internal wrangles continue

HP workers are against the acquisition of Compaq according to a recent poll... ...more

Sony boss Kutaragi blasts timid management for iPod dominance

The head of Sony's Computer Entertainment Division has hit out at the management of the company for becoming too timid to launch new products. Ken Kutaragi implied that the fear of piracy expressed by the Sony music and movie divisions held back the launch of Sony MP3 players which ended up handing the market to the likes of Apple. It was only last September that Sony abandoned its policy of building music players which only used its proprietory Atrac format and instead offering MP3-compatible devices. ...more

Email banking scam moves on to Lloyds TSB

The email scam that spoofed a security announcement from Natwest on Monday has now moved on to Lloyds TSB. The email, which has been sent to both customers and non-customers of the bank, reads: 'Our new security system will help you to avoid frequently fraud transactions and to keep your investments in safety.. ...more