Movie studios plan download store before years'-end

The US film industry has said that it is hopeful that the first movie downloads store will be ready for business before the end of the year. 'It's something we have to do, but it has to be done well,' said Bob Wright, chief executive of NBC Universal. 'We're pretty close. ...more

Disney clocks 1.3 million iTunes movie sales

Disney has sold 1.3 million movies through iTunes in the three months since it began making a small number of titles available to download from the Apple service. In an interview with the Financial Times, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that contrary to industry concerns, digital sales have not adversely affected DVD purchases. ...more

Griffin plugs in iTrip for 2G iPod nano

Griffin Technology has released a new version of its iTrip wireless transmitter for the latest version of the iPod nano. Compatible with the 2G version of the nano, released in a variety of colours in September, the iTrip transmits music from the compact portable music player to any FM receiver, typically a car stereo. It uses the nano's own screen to display tuning and set-up information, using Griffin's SmartDisplay technology to integrates all of the player's functions and features. ...more

eBay rumoured to be starting 'anyone but Google' alliance

Auction giant eBay is courting various technology partners including Yahoo! and Microsoft in order to help it fend off a challenge from Google according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Reports of the approaches range from co-operation to a full blown merger, although such a deal would undoubtedly attract the attention of the US competition authorities. eBay has watched with growing alarm over the past few months as the search engine has made a series of announcements that put it in direct competition with eBay's core businesses. ...more

BT to extend SDSL to 50 extra exchanges

BT has announced that it is to extend the range of its SDSL broadband services to 50 further exchanges in the Greater London and West Midlands areas. This will bring the total number of SDSL-enabled exchanges to 150, following the September roll-out of the service. According to BT, the 50 new exchanges have been chosen on the basis of 'demand, market analysis and feedback from service providers'. ...more