Radiohead give webmasters iBlip

Everyone loves Thom Yorke and co. with their deft line in miserable ditties and neo-prog rock. Well if you have a Web site and want to give the guys some free publicity, you can install an "iBlip" onto your site. ...more

US 3G users to get downloadable music videos - at a price

Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Vodafone and Verizon Communications, is to offer its customers of its 3G services in the US on-demand music videos from Warner Music. For $15.00 a month customers get unlimited access to more than 300 daily updated video clips of news, entertainment, weather and sports from various content providers. ...more

US Committee subpoenas HP employees

Two HP employees have been summoned to appear before the US Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to explain their part in the 'pretexting' scandal that has engulfed the board and tarnished HP's reputation. The two who directed the spying campaign against board members and journalists, are Anthony R. Gentilucci, in charge of Hewlett-Packard's global investigations and Kevin T. ...more

CES: Interview with the CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association

People should no longer consider the battle for the living room as a face off between the likes of Microsoft and traditional TV manufacturers said the chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association. But Shapiro admitted he was surprised at Bill Gates' claims over the number of Media Centre PCs sold. Gates claimed in his keynote speech on Wednesday night that 1. ...more

And also today (08-August-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Cisco Systems slides The bellwether stock for technology infrastructure, Cisco systems, rang a gloomy peal yesterday. While being in line with analyst's expectations, net income of $163m for the fourth quarter represented an 86 per cent drop against the $1. ...more