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

Google betas transport search

Google has added a new tool designed to help you get around on public transport to its ever increasing collection of search based services. Initially restricted to the US city of Portland Oregon, Google Transit works out the best route from A to B and presents a detailed itinerary for the journey. It will also tell you how much it will cost and calculate the approximate cost of making the same journey by car. ...more

US TV pirates walk the plank

Yesterday, America's biggest sporting event filled a million TVs across the Home of the Brave, but for some unlucky punters the Superbowl was replaced by static. DirecTV - a US satellite TV service - decided that it would send out electronic counter measures and jam anyone using a pirate access card. The signal was deemed a success and is thought to have killed 100,000 bootleg subscribers, replacing their Superbowl coverage with a snide message saying 'Game Over'. ...more

Hackers given ?7,000 challenge

The Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) has issued a challenge to the hacking community to try and break into its new software. The SDMI is testing new technology for protecting music downloads at www.hacksdmi. ...more

Microsoft ups Xbox 360 memory card to 512MB

Microsoft is expanding its Xbox 360 Memory Unit. With worldwide availability scheduled 3 April, a 512MB version will provide greater game storage than the existing 64MB unit. The increase follows Microsoft expanding the official size limit - from 50MB to 150MB - of Xbox LIVE Arcade games. ...more