Dreamcast goes back in the box

After a number of rumours, Sega has announced that it will be teaming up with Pace Micro Technology to develop a set-top box. The new product will be 100 per cent compatible with existing Dreamcast software and will feature a high capacity hard drive and broadband connection. Sega's shift in strategy sees them aiming to become the world's leading network gaming provider. ...more

Blu-ray backers band together

The battle lines for next-generation optical format wars are being drawn. The struggle to establish industry momentum has taken a new turn with the formation of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) by Sony and other electronics companies. It is intended to help promote the next generation optical drives that enable over two hours of recording on a 27GB disc (about 13 hours of standard-definition television) and up to 50GB on a dual-layer disc. ...more

BBC prototypes Web 2.0 for Radio 1

The BBC has demonstrated a prototype version of the Radio 1 website that deploys Web 2.0 technologies designed to enable new levels of user interaction. Jason DaPonte, executive producer of bbc. ...more

Apple marches on with new Boot Camp

Apple has released an updated version of its Boot Camp software for running Windows on Intel Macs. Release notes are unavailable, suffice to say that it can be expected to include a host of bug fixes and tweaks. Despite introducing the software and garnering plenty of positive press as a result, Apple has recently been touting an alternative means of running Windows on a Mac, Parallel Workstation. ...more

Palm ordered to pay $50m in Xerox case

Palm has been ordered to pay a $50 million bond in its legal battle with Xerox. The case concerns Palm's Graffiti handwriting recognition technology, which last year was found to infringe a patent held by Xerox. Xerox sued Palm and its former parent company 3Com last year for infringement of a patent covering its Unistrokes technology, which was developed at its famous Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC). ...more