OS X update problems reported

Apple has released the anticipated OS X 10.0.1 upgrade, installed via the Software Update System Preference file. ...more

HD DVD 'still very much in the game'

HD DVD's backers have denied claims by supporters of the rival Blu-ray format that they are winning the battle between the two high-definition disc formats. Blu-ray this week trumpeted figures from Home Media that gave it 70 per cent of the market for the first quarter of the year; the HD DVD Group countered that there is little to choose between the sales figures for both formats. Citing the latest figures from research firm Nielsen and from point-of-sales data compiled by Universal, Warner and Toshiba it said that 998,059 HD DVD discs had been sold to date, just 2,000 fewer than the one million Blu-ray claimed. ...more

PC Pro online music expos?: UK public pays too much for too little

The new issue of PC Pro, which goes on general sale today, includes a headline-grabbing expos? of the UK's online music market. It reveals what many have suspected for some time: that the British public is being asked to pay too much money for tracks, that the music is often poorly encoded, and that the limitations over what people can and can't do with the tracks are strict to the point of draconian. 'What people don't understand is that when they buy an iPod or other digital music player, they're being tied into a system,' believes Deputy Labs Editor, Nick Ross. ...more

UK music lovers double downloads in 2006

When it comes to downloading music singles, 2006 was a good year for the UK with paid-for sales doubling. According to reported figures from the Official UK Charts Company (OCC), which supplies the stats for the UK music charts, 51.6 million downloads were purchased in 2006. ...more

Turn your mobile into a virtual pet

If you think playing computer games on your mobile phone is fun then one man in Scotland wants to turn your phone into a tamagotchi. Kevin Bradshaw's company Digital Bridges is developing games for the mobile phone format. At the moment, it offers games such as hangman and noughts and crosses but it is developing fantasy football league (without any famous players) and the virtual pet system. ...more