Mobile figures show UK's digits still tapping out SMS

Oftel has released its latest figures for the UK's mobile market, revealing a boost in subscribers and the unstoppable march of SMS messages topping 1.5bn a month. The figures, covering the last three months of 2002, make good reading for the mobile industry, which has only just started to see the market energised after several years of stagnation. ...more

Microsoft offers 'test drive' of Office 2007

Following the 'success' of the Office 2007 beta programme launched last month, Microsoft is offering users the chance to road test Office 2007 without actually having to download and install the software. Included in the web-based version is a full suite of Office applications including Excel, Access, Word, Publisher, Powerpoint, Project and Outlook. Testers can wander around the applications using Internet Explorer and play with some sample data. ...more

New Sony Clie packs 2-meg digicam

Sony's new Clie PEG-NZ90 tops out its Clie range of handhelds, sporting Palm OS 5 zipping along over an Intel chip at 200MHz, along with Bluetooth and a 2megapixel digital camera. Available at the end of the month for a suggested retail price of a shade under ?600, the PEG-NZ90 maintains the same clean lines you expect from the Clie range and incorporates the swivel/rotate higne that allows you to position the button keyboard underneath the 320x480 TFT colour screen or flip it behind to protect it when not in use. The key addition to the PEG-NZ90 is the 2megapixel integrated camera, with built-in flash and scene modes for difficult lighting settings. ...more

Norton launches early at John Lewis

Symantec 2003 line available pre-release for download. Symantec's 2003 range of security and anti-virus products are available for download ahead of the official release date and at a VAT-free price. Currently Norton Antivirus 2003 is available - from the John Lewis Web site - but the rest of the line is set to follow over the next couple of days we are told. ...more

Universal puts 100 movies through the HD DVD mill

Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) is further throwing its weight behind HD DVD, the next-gen DVD format. It plans to release 100 HD DVD film and TV titles in 2007 - including the likes of Scarface and Brokeback Mountain - to increase momentum behind HD DVD. One of the key elements in the battle for dominance between HD DVD and its rival blue-laser format, Blu-ray, is the support of content producers, such as the movie studios. ...more