Nokia invites developers to take on Series 60

Nokia opens a competition for developers to build Series 60 applications. Series 60 is the widely adopted platform for powerful mobile phones. Nokia is now encouraging developers to improve on the applications that are available on the handsets. ...more

Epson res's up with bumper scanner

Epson announces world-first 3200x6400 dpi scanner. Espon has announced its Perfection 3200 PHOTO flat-bed scanner, which it claims is a world-first for a consumer-targeted device with a 3200x6400dpi optical resolution. As well as high optical density, the scanner offers 48-bit colour depth. ...more

Mozilla sets stage for Firefox 1.0

Mozillazine reports that development of Mozilla 1.7 is now complete and the final version should be ready for release in mid-May. The completion of this phase, or as the jargon puts it - the cutting of the 1. ...more

Cheaper PDAs to arrive courtesy of Microsoft

Manufacturers of PDAs that license Microsoft's CE environment, as opposed to the more expensive Pocket PC OS, are in the position to put much cheaper devices on the shelves. Microsoft is still quietly offering Windows CE 3.0 while aggressively promoting Pocket PC. ...more

02-03-2002 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Shop ethical Like the passing of the seasons, as one Financial year ends another begins and you may be thinking about investments and ISAs for the coming 2002/2003 tax year. Well here's a good site to help take your investments in an ethical direction. ...more