The gates open to the wireless village

Let's chat. Version 1.0 specifications for the Wireless Village - a mobile instant messaging and presence (IMPS) initiative - have been announced today, along with a successful demonstration using Ericsson's IMPS server and handsets from SonyEricsson, Motorola and Nokia. ...more

Via plots AC97 demise with next-gen audio spec for mobile devices

Via has announced its successor to the venerable AC97 audio system in the form of the Envy24MT. The audio controller is designed for mobile and small devices that have to balance multimedia demands with the low power consumption and physical constraints that such devices impose. The controller can be integrated onto PC motherboards, Mini-PCI cards and even PCMCIA cards. ...more

iTunes and iMovie are carbonised

Apple has announced that two of its flagship applications, iTunes and iMovie, have been "built for OS X". This contradicts recent reports - albeit reports on a Microsoft Web site - which said that the applications would not be supported in OS X. There is, however, no indication that Apple will have a DVD player ready for OS X's release in a fortnight's time. ...more

Intel boosts speech-enabled telephony

Voice controlled PDAs to ease mobile Internet use Intel has enhanced its Computer Telephony (CT) Application Development Environment (ADE) to help developers build speech-enabled telephony applications. It might not sound exciting yet, but read on. As the PDA/phone hybrid looks set to become the standard fayre for the mobile device fanatic, questions are being asked as to how much you can actually do on a device with such a small screen. ...more

Logica and CMG make marriage proposal

Logica to merge with Anglo-Dutch CMG to form Europe's second largest IT services company Logica to is to merge with CMG to form Europe's second largest IT services company. The boards of Logica and the Anglo-Dutch company CMG have announced plans to merge. The new company, LogicaCMG will be Europe's second largest IT services company (Cap Gemini takes that particular crown). ...more