Intel and IBM add to traffic-jam of in-car computing

You wait ages for an automotive computing system to turn up, and then three come along at once. Following on from our reports on Microsoft's Car.Net and Sun's dashboard Java, comes news of Intel's collaboration with IBM to produce an in-car client platform of their own. ...more

Google moves closer to online office

Google has launched a new Web-based service for organisations that want access to communication software tools without having to install and maintain software or hardware. Google Apps for Your Domain combines Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar and Google Page Creator into a custom, branded interface. Organisations can choose to include all or just some of the four services, with Google planning to offer versions of Google Apps for Your Domain that tailored for specific kinds of organisations, from family websites and community groups, non-profits, small businesses, universities, large enterprises and ISPs. ...more

Microsoft takes the network plunge

Networking is easy, honest. Microsoft has today launched a complete range of wired and 802.11b wireless networking kits aimed at easing consumers into networking their home. ...more

US senators legislate for music player copyright protection

Two senators in the US Congress have introduced a bill which would make it compulsory for the next generation of digital content players to have anti-piracy technology built in. The Bill also proposes to outlaw electronic devices that convert analogue video signals into digital ones. The aim of the Bill is to plug the so-called 'analogue hole'. ...more

Nintendo announces Gameboy Advance release date

Forget the Xbox and the Gamecube, the console everyone wants to get their hands on has got to be the Gameboy Advance. Start saving your pennies now as Nintendo has just announced the date and street price of this updated version of its mega-popular Gameboy handheld games machine. The new 32-bit colour machine will be coming to Europe on June 22 and will cost a reasonable 130 Euros (that's about ?80, but don't count on the UK price being that!). ...more