The joy of text, II

The popularity of SMS text messaging continues to increase, so much that one company has compiled a list of common abbreviations used by text users. Have you BTDT (been there, done that) or perhaps you are LCW (loud, confident and wrong)? These are some of the abbreviations put together for the latest edition of the Hutchinson Almanac. The list covers 46 of the most used expressions and also features popular emoticons, the symbols used by netheads and computer geeks everywhere :-) This follows the report from Xtremetxt. ...more

Gameboy Advance fever grips Japan

The new Gameboy Advance goes on sale in Japan on March 21, but before a single unit has hit the shelves it seems that Nintendo's latest little marvel is already a success. Pre-orders for the successor to the Gameboy have already topped 2.7 million units and Nintendo is rubbing its hands with glee. ...more

Optical disc giant to buy optical disc giant

Optical disc giant Imation is to buy rival Memorex in a deal worth up to $375m. Imation will pay $330m in cash, with further potential payments of up to $45m depending on performance in the three years following the acquisition. Following the deal, Imation expects Memorex to add up to $36m in operating income to the balance sheet. ...more

Microsoft facing new WGA class action suit

Microsoft is facing yet another class action suit for its use of its WGA counterfeit checking tool. Filed 30 June at the US District Court, Western District of Washington, Seattle, the class action complaint by Engineered Process Controls, LLC, Univex, Inc., Edward Mifsuid, David DiDomizio, and Martin Sifuentes alleges violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Washington State's Consumer Protection Act, Washington's Computer Spyware Act as well as intentional misrepresentation and breach of good faith. ...more

ASA clears up another mess with Bulldog's ads

Bulldog has been chastised by the Advertising Standards Authority for the third time in the space of a month, following a complaint regarding a radio advert for its 4Mbps broadband service. The ASA ruled that the LLU pioneer, now owned by Cable & Wireless, had not supplied sufficient information in the advertisement, which stated: 'Heavyweight Bulldog is straight in there, no waiting around. Standard Broadband doesn't stand a chance! Bulldog's knockout broadband starts at a featherweight ?10. ...more