Eidos not for sale

It looks as if time is running out for Eidos to find a buyer as long-running takeover talks flounder. The British software, which brought you the Tomb Raider series of games, had been in talks with Infogrames of France after the company expressed an interest in June. But four months later, the directors of Eidos found the all-share offer not to their taste and the talks collapsed. ...more

Intel results get cool reception

The Nasdaq gave Intel's Q4 results a cool reception after the company failed to hit its own and analyst expectations, despite what it touts as 'the best operating results in the company's history'. Ignoring CEO Otellini's positive spin, Intel's revenues of $10.2bn fell short of its $10. ...more

Broadband data capping prevents communism!

In the light of furore around NTL's decision to introduce a 1Gb per day limit on data downloaded through its residential broadband service, the company is claiming support from major player, Juniper Networks - a company claiming to route 65 per cent of the world's broadband traffic. Richard Brandon, Director of Marketing at Juniper Networks, said: 'What NTL is doing makes a lot of sense. They are putting a cap on user capacity rather than limiting it. ...more

UPDATED: Axe drops on Apple's eMac

Apple has confirmed that it is no longer selling eMacs through its online store, although the eMac page on its website is still live. Apple said that the eMac is still a current product, but is now available exclusively on its education online store though it may still be available through other outlets. The machine was introduced in May 2002 and originally was only available to education customers although a month later Apple decided to sell it to anyone who wanted it. ...more

And also today (17-September-2001)...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. GameCube rolls out Nintendo has released, in Japan, its first home console since Nintendo 64. Judging by the lack of queues at retail outlets, the Japanese public was not overwhelmed with joy at its arrival. ...more