Online gambling ads face crackdown

The Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell warned online gambling companies to clean up their act when it came to advertising. Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the British Casino Association she said that she was concerned by the increase in potentially illegal advertising for the online gambling operators and warned that any company caught flouting the laws would be prosecuted. Under the Gaming Act of 1968 it is illegal for an advert to offer any incentive, inducement or encouragement to gamble. ...more

24-03-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Microsoft's digital signature security compromised AMD tweaks Athlon but delays big change IE 6 improves privacy support The last of the Xeons Kodak snap new Palm camera Report condemns chat-room abuse Putting the user at the centre of "Hailstorm" EC sympathetic towards 3G licence debts 1GHz notebooks arrive Palm launches new handhelds Don't forget, we welcome your comments. Just click on a story and go for the 'Comments' link on the right-hand side of the screen. ...more

Microsoft takes largest share of PDA market for first time

Microsoft's PDA platform has overtaken the once dominant PalmSource, according to research group Gartner. The company says that in the most recent third quarter, the global market for handheld devices showed Microsoft's Windows Mobile Pocket PC platform accounting for nearly half the three million units shipped. About 2. ...more

Seagate introduces DAVE

It's just not Crickett. It's DAVE. Short for Digital Audio Video Experience. ...more

UK games chart: A freshly squeezed number one

The city racing game Juiced makes it to number one in this week's ELSPA UK games chart, with the sandals and togas and many headed monsters of God of War being the only new entry. In its fourth week in the chart, THQ's multi-format game climbs from up from three to number one. Last week's top-of-the-pile, Medal of Honor: European Assault, EA's WWII first person shooter, falls one place. ...more