Nokia pushes multimedia to the messagers

Nokia makes multimedia messaging available to 'old' phones. With over 50 billion SMS messages sent globally in the first quarter this year, it's no wonder Nokia are counting on this enthusiastic group to become early consumer adopters for GPRS and 3G. Pekka Salonoja, Vice President, Server Software Products, Nokia: "Within the industry legacy phone support plays a crucial role in the initial deployment of multimedia messaging services. ...more

Vista and Office launch dates announced - by Amazon

Microsoft Office 2007 is slated for release on 30 January next year and is set at a price of $499 in the US. On the same day, Microsoft is also planning to launch the long delayed and much anticipated Vista operating system as the replacement for Windows XP. The US price for the 'Ultimate' version of Vista will be $399. ...more

RIM takes PDA crown

RIM, maker of the BlackBerry PDA, has overtaken palmOne and HP as the leading worldwide supplier of handheld devices. The Canadian company's shipments rose 75.6 per cent in the last quarter, giving it 20. ...more

Virgin Mobile to launch TV to mobile service

Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile has won the race to offer TV on mobile phones throughout the UK. The company has secured a head start in offering the BT Movio broadcast service on what it calls a 'limited exclusive basis' to its customers later this year. The new digital broadcast service will allow Virgin Mobile customers access to a range of digital TV content and 350 DAB digital radio stations nationwide broadcasting twenty-four hours a day. ...more

Sun takes its turn to sue Microsoft

Sun Microsystems has become the latest organisation to sue Microsoft with claims arising from last year's anti-trust ruling against the company. Sun is seeking damages for the 'harm' it perceives has been done to the success of its Java programming language and platform by Microsoft's 'illegal efforts to maintain and expand its monopoly power'. The lawsuit charges Microsoft with, 'fragmenting the Java platform, flooding the market with incompatible Java Runtime Environments, forcing other companies to distribute or use products that are incompatible with Java,' and with the, 'intentional creation of incompatibilities between Microsoft software and competing technologies. ...more