Eidos WAPS it out

Sole British publishing house, Eidos, has revealed details of a deal to help bolster the burgeoning WAP gaming arena. The Wimbledon-based games company has forged a two-year partnership with Nokia to bring new and existing franchises to the mobile communication network. Under the terms of the agreement, five games in total will be provided. ...more

Europol wants your data

We ain't seen everything yet. You may be forgiven for thinking the EU's Directive on Telecommunications Privacy gave member state governments enough powers to force communications companies to keep data they may want to look at later, but now Europol has drafted a document that would force companies to do this, whether governments agreed or not. The document came to light thanks to civil liberties groups such as the Electronic Privacy Information Centre and Statewatch. ...more

What's NeXT for MacBook Pro

Never mind Windows, what every aspiring geek should be running on their MacBook Pro is the doyenne of modern operating systems: NeXT's OpenStep. Mac on Intel has reported that using the new OS X beta of Parallels Workstation plus some old OpenStep boot software still available on the Apple website, installing the NeXT OS on the Intel Mac 'went with very few hitches'. OpenStep was the operating system developed by NeXT, the company Steve Jobs set up during his hiatus from Apple. ...more

HP reveals five new notebooks but keeps quiet on Microsoft's Ultra Mobile PC

HP today announced a broad swathe of notebooks and mobile technologies at its second annual Mobility Summit in San Francisco. But it was notable that amidst all the glitz and glamour of HP's new marketing campaign, Microsoft's Ultra Mobile PC initiative - codenamed Origami - didn't get a mention. In the UK, the most notable new products are five business notebooks, and it was the lightweight tc2400 that stole most of the limelight. ...more

RealNetworks calls for a Linux DRM

A RealNetworks executive has told Linux developers to add support for copy protection (DRM) technologies if they want a future in consumer markets. Jeff Ayars, a Real vice president, told Linux World in Boston, USA, that without DRM consumers will not be able to use Linux to play digital content. 'The consequences of Linux not supporting DRM would be that fixed-purpose consumer electronics and Windows PCs would be the sole entertainment platforms available,' he said; apparently he has never heard of Macs. ...more