Games will be played on phones by 2005

When ultra-fast Internet access hits mobile phones at the end of this year, we'll all be using it to play games. According to a report from Datamonitor last week, "the market for online gaming in European and the US - currently tiny - has the potential to reach $1.6 billion by 2003 and a staggering $6 billion by 2005. ...more

Sony's Connect music service comes to Europe

Sony's music downloads store will open in the UK, France and Germany on Monday 5 July, Robert Ashcrosft, head of Sony Connect, told French newspaper Le Figaro. Deals have been signed with the major labels plus around 100 independents, making a catalogue of around 500,000 songs. 'I don't know where Apple gets its famous 700,000 titles from, Ashcroft said. ...more

IBM gets busy in the server wars

The battle to be top dog in the e-business server market continues. IBM has updated the pSeries range of eServers with a 24-processor p680 UNIX server. The eServer pSeries 680 - to give its full name - is the latest version of IBM's rebranded RS/6000 computer line. ...more

Virgin launches TV-on-mobile service

BT's DAB television service for mobile phones has launched with mobile operator Virgin to offer it to its customers via a phone from HTC. Following successful trials earlier this year, the new service will broadcast BBC1, ITV1, Channel 4 and E4 programming, complete with a seven-day electronic program guide. BBC One, ITV1 and E4 will be simulcast, meaning that everything on their terrestrial counterparts will be seen on the mobile service. ...more

UK spam fighters hit by US legal action

UK spam action outfit Spamhaus and US email marketing firm e360 Insight are at loggerheads after a US court granted the latter a permanent injunction against Spamhaus including the company in its list of spammers to block and a fine of nearly $12m. The suit was filed in an Illinois court by David Linhardt accusing Spamhaus of 'deliberately interfering and defaming e360' in November of 2003. The company claims that attempts to contact Spamhaus resulted in responses to 'threaten us and call us names'. ...more