And also today (30-May-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Online job cuts The dot com fallout continues, but the rate of job cuts is slowing down. Reuters reports a survey by "Challenger Gray & Christmas" indicating that 13,419 dot com layoffs occurred in May, down 24 per cent on April's record total. ...more

MGM backs Blu-ray

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is the latest movie studio to back the Blu-ray consortium headed by Sony. The studio is behind the James Bond and Pink Panther franchises. It is also of course the copyright holder of some of the biggest movies and TV programmes of the last 100 years and its archive will give a huge boost to the number of titles available on the new format - many of which will be in high definition for the first time. ...more

Computex 2004: Apple eyes 60GB iPod courtesy of Toshiba

Apple has been identified as one of the first customers for new 60GB 1.8in hard drives from Toshiba. These are the drives that are used within the standard iPods (the iPod Minis use a 1in Hitachi drive). ...more

Travel websites fare poorly for customer service

Travel websites don't take us where we want to go, according to a new survey of online services. The travel sector was found to the worst offender when it came to failing to deliver on user requests. When it came to queries over flight destinations, refunds and visa information, holiday and airline websites could average only one answer out of ten, with 40 per cent unable to answer a single question online. ...more

Leaked PDF hints at touch-screen iPod

Apple has briefly leaked a mention of a touch-screen iPod in a PDF on the Developer section of its website. According to InfoWorld, the PDF referred to support for iPod Notes on 'touch-screen models.' The document has since been altered to say: 'The Notes feature is supported for iPod models beginning with third-generation iPod (dock connector) models with touch wheel. ...more