ASA approves T-Mobile complaint over streetmap ad

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has sided with T-Mobile against a recent O2 television advert promoting the use of streetmap.co.uk with a mobile. ...more

And also today (27-June-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. New Fujitsu mini-notebook Fujitsu has released a more powerful version of its mini-notebook LifeBook B Series. Measuring 9. ...more

Digital downloads will replace CD sales - Forrester

Downloads will account for a third of all music sales within five years, according to Forrester. In a study of the European music market, the market research firm found that sales of physical music formats will have declined by around 30 per cent by 2011, to be replaced by digital sales. It also believes that the gradual switch to digital will reinvigorate the market, which has been fairly stagnant for several years. ...more

Liberty Alliance advances online federation of identity

The Liberty Alliance has fleshed out its plans for managing user identities across Web Services - a key area for the future of the Internet in terms of managing security, privacy and the generating commercial revenues. Created back in September 2001, with a membership including Sun, Nokia, HP, Ericsson, Verisign and Sony, the Alliance is concerned with the management of online user identities (a rival to Microsoft's Password, if you will). And it has now announced the approval of its Phase 2 specifications, and the release of new Service Interface Specifications (for managing personal profiles) and a Privacy and Security Best Pracices guide. ...more

iPod music event triggers new launch rumours

Apple has despatched invitations for another music-related special event to be held on 7 September in San Francisco. Referring to the launch of the first iPod four years ago the invitation reads: '1,000 songs in your pocket changed everything. Here we go again. ...more