A little bit of politics

The people that brought you the portable Pamela Anderson simulator for the Handspring Visor have done it again with their PortaBush download. For just $4.95, you can have the world's most powerful man in the palm of your hand. ...more

Intel and Microsoft collaborate on concept design for Smartphone

The gathering of the GSM great and good at Cannes - at the 3GSM World Congress 2003- is the platform for Intel and Microsoft to unveil a new mobile phone concept design. It builds the Microsoft Smartphone platform on top of Intel's Personal Internet Client Architecture. Running on an Intel PXA262 processor, the device has a 176 x 220 colour screen and an integrated camera. ...more

And also today (5-Jan-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Sony chief executive Nobuyuki Idei has flatly denied rumours that Sony is planning a takeover bid for Apple, telling Reuters "There is no such fact". Speculation began in US foreign exchange markets, but was quickly dismissed - similar rumours often circulate whenever Apple hits a rough patch. ...more

Sony does u-turn for MP3 support

Consumer electronics giant Sony Corporation has reversed its policy and now says that it will support the popular MP3 file format for some of its portable music players. The company says that a new range of flash memory-based portable music players will be able to play both MP3 and Atrac formats. Previously Sony had insisted that its customers use its own proprietary Atrac format, forcing them to convert if they wanted to change to and from MP3. ...more

NTL joins Telewest in cable speed boost

NTL has followed Telewest's lead and upped the speed of its three broadband offerings by 50 per cent. Prices remain unchanged, as indeed they are for Telewest. The entry-level, ?17. ...more