Microsoft polishes its embedded OS

Microsoft updates its embedded operating system for small devices, Windows CE .NET. Features new to Windows CE . ...more

Vodafone launches GPRS

Vodafone launched its GPRS service on Friday with a similar pricing structure to BT Cellnet. The network operator has only one handset available, the Motorola Timeport T260, at a price of ?99. This beats BT's ?199 for the same phone, but the monthly charging structure is pretty similar. ...more

Sony iPod attack dents Apple share price

Apple's share price dropped five per cent yesterday after Sony launched its latest attempt to capture iPod territory by unveiling nine new music players. Since the stock split at the end of February the price has fallen 10 per cent, from a high of $45.14 to yesterday's close of $40. ...more

Yahoo launches My Web personal search management tool

Yahoo! has introduced a new tool that allows users to manage their searches so they can be retrieved at a later date. The tool, known as My Web, is being offered as a public beta service from the Yahoo! site. The new tool comes only days after Google unveiled its own 'My Search History' tool which offers remarkably similar features. ...more

Pirates claim more than 90 per cent of the games software market

Following a Radio 4 investigation, the BBC reports that for every copyrighted game sold, a further ten pirated copies are in circulation. In an industry where the cost and time needed for each new product is comparable to that of the film industry, the games market is reckoned to be losing out to the tune of ?3bn each year. The games market is at the top of the piracy charts as it offers huge returns for a low risk. ...more