Telewest to support UK's biggest ever gaming event

The UK's biggest ever network gaming party is scheduled to take place over the August bank holiday weekend. The i8 event will unite over 800 hardcore gamers, with infrastructure provided by Telewest's blueyonder broadband service. The event will take place at Newbury Racecourse from Friday 24 to Monday 27 August. ...more

CeBIT 2007: Exclusive video of Samsung's new Ultramobile PC

Samsung has announced a radical update to its Q1 Ultramobile PC on the first day of CeBIT 2007. PC Pro was given worldwide exclusive access to the UMPC shortly after the press conference - click below to watch the first video preview of the new device. var movieurl = 'http://www. ...more

Google funds open source drive

Google has diverted a small portion of its cash reserves towards funding open source projects. Specifically, the search giant has announced a $350,000 contribution to a joint open source initiative between Oregon State University and Portland State University. The grant, says Google, is intended to encourage open source software and hardware development and provide computing infrastructure for open source projects worldwide. ...more

Ericsson reveals cordless Internet radio

With the news that Internet radio Kerbango has been canned, Ericsson enters the Internet music arena with what it claims to be the world's first cordless Internet radio. Using Bluetooth wireless technology, the H100 Cordless Internet Radio will allow users to browse online radio stations without accessing a computer. The device features a touch screen that allows listeners to choose online stations or tracks from a music archive. ...more

Sony confirms US online music launch

Sony has confirmed what has long been expected: it will launch a music downloads service this year, which like all its major rivals will be confined to the US. Like Apple's iTunes Music Store, the Sony service will charge $1 per song and have a library of around 500,000 songs. It will also be designed to integrate with Sony's portable players, possibly including those using the new 1GB MiniDisc format. ...more