Orange at top of the tree

Orange claims it is now the UK's 'largest operator in terms of active customers'. According to its latest figures, its UK customer base has increased by 2.6 million to 12. ...more

Amazon finally finds the source of profits

Amazon.com, the bellwether dot com stock of the 1990s has finally made a profit. In its annual results, the company made $35 million in 2003 compared with a net loss of $149 million in 2002. ...more

London College of Fashion has designs on in-fabric technology

How digital technology will sew itself into the fabric of future fashions was the subject of a recent talk at the London College of Fashion (LCF), entitled 'Interrogating Fashion: New Paradigms for Fashion Design in the 21st Century'. We are familiar with gadget-friendly clothing - for example, the Burton Amp Jacket, a snowboarding jacket with iPod controls built into the sleeve - but this considered futuristic fashionware that integrates electronics 'seamlessly', incorporating technology at a nano-level. Examples quoted by Sandy Black, a Reader in fashion and textiles at the LCF, were patterned designs using light-emitting diodes that reacted to body heat and the display of video on T-shirts (dubbed 'responsive interactive clothing'). ...more

Microsoft to drop MSN chat

MSN has decided to cease all open and unmoderated MSN Chat worldwide from the 14th of October. Chat will only be available in certain countries around the world through subscription only. In the UK, Europe, Latin America and Asia, chat services will stop altogether. ...more

BT sets latest broadband dates

BT has announced its biggest batch of ADSL ready-for-service dates, with 57 exchanges to go online between April 2004 and October 2005. ...more