PS2 at the double

The next three months will see Sony double production of its much-hyped, next-generation console. The company has said that it wishes to ship 10 million consoles worldwide by the end of March in an attempt to make up for the production delays that saw the number of pre-order machines being cut. At the moment, Sony is producing 1 million units a month and analysts believe that it would be difficult for the company to double production. ...more

Intel helps shrink mobile phones

Improved performance and battery life for mobile phones is Intel's claim for its new memory and processing technologies, revealed at its Developer Forum in Taipei. For a couple of years now Intel has turned its attention to fields beyond the traditional desktop computer. Specifically, one area has been wireless devices based on the Personal Internet Client Architecture (Intel PCA). ...more

BBC rushes to Planet Earth editing competition

Ahead of the showing on Sunday of the first part of Planet Earth, David Attenbrough's latest natural history series, the BBC has made unbroadcast rushes available through its Creative Archive initiative. The corporation is running a competition for novice editors - using its online Easy Edit Suite application - to create a short advertisement for the programme using the rushes and other footage and images available in the archive. The BBC opened the Creative Archive two years ago to allow people within the UK to watch, download and edit material released for non-commercial purposes. ...more

Wippit puts the online edit into music ringtones

Music downloads store Wippit has started offering customers the chance to edit music files online to create customised ringtones for their mobiles. Wippit Ringtones lets users take a full length track and select a clip of up to 30 seconds via the graphical interface. The edited file is then converted to a format compatible with the user's mobile phone and a download link is then sent to the mobile. ...more

Music labels sue file sharing LimeWire

The music industry has its legal sights set on LimeWire, the file-sharing network. Labels owned by all the major groups - Universal Music, Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music - haved filed their suit in a Manhattan court, reports Reuters. According to the news agency, the lawsuit seeks a massive $150,000 in damages for every song infringed by LimeWire. ...more