Sega in denial over Dreamcast

Will they or won't they? That is the question. And the question is whether Sega will abandon its ailing 128-bit Dreamcast console. A company spokesman in Japan has acknowledged that the company is considering dropping production of the Dreamcast in order to concentrate on supplying games for rival Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Gameboy Advance systems. ...more

MPEG LA changes its DRM for mobile devices

MPEG LA has introduced new licensing terms for its digital rights management technology for mobile devices. The new terms are a response to the decision by the GSM Association, which represents some 800 mobile device makers and GSM network operators, to reject the original licensing fees for the Open Mobile Alliance's Digital Rights Management 1.0. ...more

And also today (29-August-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Gateway cull begins Gateway is to cut 25 per cent of its workforce - about 4,600 jobs. At the beginning of the month, Gateway signalled the massive cut backs. ...more

Microsoft Antispyware gets new name

Microsoft has come up with a name for its Microsoft AntiSpyware product. The software is to be launched under the new moniker of 'Windows Defender'. Why the new name? According to the blog of the Microsoft anti-malware team 'Windows Defender is about what Windows will do for customers, defending them from spyware and other unwanted software'. ...more

Art gallery previews DIY digital art

HP is helping out new and aspiring artists at the HYPE gallery in Shoreditch, London. It is providing technology that allows anyone to walk in off the street with a CD of their masterpiece and have it displayed for all to enjoy. HYPE will open 22 January and provide a space where new artists can have their artwork downloaded, printed out, or projected on to the walls of the gallery. ...more