Agreement reached on 802.11n standard

Rival developers of next-generation Wi-Fi technologies have put their differences aside and agreed to work together to finalise the 802.11n standard. TGn Sync, WWiSe and MitMot will combine their proposals to submit to the IEEE later this year. ...more

Microsoft demos its new Pocket PC platform

The Microsoft take on PDA design has been revised, XP style, with Pocket PC 2002. With an official product launch date of 4 October, Microsoft is demo-ing Pocket PC 2002 at DEMOmobile 2001 in San Diego. As well as a new style of interface (pictured) there are three main thrusts to the development. ...more

NEC launches the Versa P520 notebook

NEC has launched the Versa P520. It is a 15.1in notebook that - NEC claims - delivers the performance of a workstation to mobile business users. ...more

dabs.com preps for relaunch

Online tech shop dabs.com has spent half a million pounds overhauling its website and developing new search facilities for a relaunch on 12 September. The UK company has brought in search experts Endeca, which powers the search of Walmart and Circuit City sites in the US among others, to offer browsers an easier route to find the most suitable products. ...more

Research shows every other MP3 player is an iPod

Almost half of all MP3 players in circulation are iPods, an In-Stat survey has revealed. In-Stat found that the Apple portable music player accounted for 49 per cent of the players in circulation in 2005. The market grew to 140 million in 2005 - In-Stat expects it to double to 286 million by 2010 - with Apple's share, if not absolute sales, declining. ...more