iTunes adds gigs to stay ahead

Apple has added a new 'premium' feature to the iTunes Music Store, full-length live recordings for $14.99. It is the first time the company has broken the 99? per song, $9. ...more

Microsoft 'thrilled' by 40 million Vista sales

Microsoft has sold nearly 40 million Windows Vista licenses in the first 100 days that the latest version of the operating system became available, chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday. Gates said an accelerating consumer shift to digital lifestyles had helped make the operating system the fastest-selling in history, and that premium editions have accounted for 78 per cent of Vista sales. Sales have slowed since the initial rush - 20 million copies were sold in the first month. ...more

Price check: Tablet PCs

Microsoft's Origami project turned out to be little more than that: a project. The end product appeared as underwhelming as it was overhyped. A cross between a Portable Media Center and a Tablet PC, what is now known to be the ultra-mobile category looks a slim one. ...more

PDA market in downward spiral reports IDC

palmOne is at the head of a downward spiral of the PDA market according to research group IDC. IDC's figures showed a 8.7 per cent slump year on year for the third quarter of 2004 - the third successive quarter of year on year decline. ...more

Launched on the 4th of July

Can't make up your mind whether or not to be trained for war in the Land of the Brave? You're in luck: find out for free! America's Army, the first-person shooter developed by, funnily enough, the American Army, is now available for download from various sites in the US. Around 4 million has been spent on the 'game' in the last two years, the whole idea of the project being to woo new recruits. Based on the Unreal engine, the title is a squad-based tactical shooter, putting you through the rigours of boot camp - although we're pretty sure American drill instructors are a little more curt than the virtual representation - to the real world, modern scenarios of shooting terrorists in various locations. ...more