UK games chart: Gran Turismo 4 ends two years of waiting

Originally slated for a 2003 release, Gran Turismo has raced to the top of the UK charts on the back of what promises to be record sales. Sony's PS2 game takes the headlines in a busy week for chart action, which also sees Nintedo DS games grab the spotlight. And in total, there are seven other new entries. ...more

UK to pioneer download-to-own movies

Film fans will soon be able to download and keep DVD quality movies quite legally. Universal Pictures, one of the big Hollywood movie studios, says it will introduce the download service in the UK from next month and expects it to spread rapidly around the world shortly afterwards. Until now, movies have only been legally available as pay-per-view streamed video or for a limited time. ...more

CES: Kodak leads era of email-equipped cameras

Kodak claims to have made a 'quantum leap in the fulfillment of its EasyShare' vision by launching a digital camera that allows users to email pictures directly from the device. It's another example of digital camera makers cutting out the middle man - the PC - so users can distribute pictures quickly and easily. The EasyShare One, described as the first product of its kind, also allows people to view and organise online albums in the Kodak EasyShare gallery, formerly known as Ofoto, and print wirelessly to a Kodak photo printer. ...more

SurfTime is all washed up

BT's unmetered service has failed to attract customers and ISP partners, it emerged yesterday. According to figures released by BT, SurfTime has a mere 200,000 subscribed users, despite the telecom giant spending around ?20 million on promoting the service. Not only does the actual number of users fall well short of BT's projections, but the figures translate into a cost of ?100 per customer - not particularly impressive. ...more

Sony unwraps two new Cyber-shot cameras

Sony has taken the wraps off two new Cyber-shot digital cameras, the ultra-slim T33 and the 7.2 megapixel P200. The T33 [pictured] comprises a 5. ...more