Nokia pushes multimedia to the messagers

Nokia makes multimedia messaging available to 'old' phones. With over 50 billion SMS messages sent globally in the first quarter this year, it's no wonder Nokia are counting on this enthusiastic group to become early consumer adopters for GPRS and 3G. Pekka Salonoja, Vice President, Server Software Products, Nokia: "Within the industry legacy phone support plays a crucial role in the initial deployment of multimedia messaging services. ...more

Small businesses plug into e-commerce

Small and medium size businesses are just beginning taking advantage of the massive growth in e-commerce, according to the Office of National Statistics. Its latest figures for 2004 show that the value of sales over the Internet have almost doubled, rising 81 per cent to ?71.1bn over the previous year. ...more

Iomega announces new 'key-sized' storage device

Iomega has announced the Mini USB Drive, a key-sized storage device for storing and moving data. The 64 or 128Mb Mini USB Drive plugs direct into a computer's USB port and automatically mounts as an external drive in Windows 2000 and later and Mac OS 9 and later. Drivers for earlier OS versions can be downloaded. ...more

Time called on Time and Tiny

The company behind the Time and Tiny brands goes into administration, having notched up losses as great as ?2m a month since the start of the year. Amid much speculation, Granville Technology confirmed the news to the BBC, earlier today. The company chairman Bill Davies was quoted as saying that 'it could well be the case' that the company is close to collapse. ...more

RealNetworks shakes with SanDisk for Rhapsody tie-in

RealNetworks has announced that starting this Autumn SanDisk will pre-load over 30 hours of music from Real's Rhapsody service on portable players in the US. The partnership follows the introduction of Real's Rhapsody DNA, a new technology platform that enables device makers to integrate Rhapsody - Real's digital music service - with a range of portable and home devices SanDisk will embed the technology in its range of Sansa e200 players, providing users with integrated access to Rhapsody's subscription-based music, almost 32 hours of which will be pre-loaded. The players also include additional features such as automatic updates with new music based on a consumer's personal tastes and historical music preferences. ...more