And also today (13-June-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. WAP is old hat Forget WAP, that's old hat it seems. The GSM Association, apparently speaking on behalf of the major mobile phone makers and operators, has announced the Mobile Services Initiative (M-Services). ...more

MS issues security warnings for Internet Explorer

Microsoft has issued a security warning regarding Internet Explorer. Security Bulletin Security Bulletin MS03-004 is actually a cumulative patch containing previously released fixes for IE 5.01, 5. ...more

UK games chart: Mini revival for Halo 2

It's very much 'as you were' for this week's ELSPA UK games chart - we are still in the shadow of Christmas. For the top five there is little movement, except that Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 4 inches in at number five, swapping places with Ubi Soft's Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Need For Speed: Underground 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas continue to top of the pile The major mover and shaker is Microsoft's Xbox console game Halo 2 (pictured), which jumps back in to the top twenty. ...more

Dell profits up 30 per cent as it grows and grows

Dell continues to grow and grow. The Texas-based company has published its second quarter financial figures and has again reported a significant increase in revenues, up 20 per cent to $11.7bn. ...more

Net phone startup Skype gathers more funding

Skype has banked nearly $19mn of venture capital funding in round two. The peer-to-peer IP telephony startup gathered in $18.8mn in second round funding led by venture capital firms Draper Fisher Jurveston and Index Ventures. ...more