Gameboy Advance fever grips Japan

The new Gameboy Advance goes on sale in Japan on March 21, but before a single unit has hit the shelves it seems that Nintendo's latest little marvel is already a success. Pre-orders for the successor to the Gameboy have already topped 2.7 million units and Nintendo is rubbing its hands with glee. ...more

Sony cuts PS2 price

Sony has announced that it is to cut the price of the PS2 console with immediate effect. The PlayStation 2 console will drop in price from the current price point of ?104.99 (€159. ...more

Website guides parents on gaming issues

A website has been launched to help parents understand the age ratings system for computer and video games. The idea is that they will better understand the choices about games for their kids or perhaps decide what is unacceptable when they start buying games themselves. The site www. ...more

ICANN makes .xxx extinct

The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has rejected a bid to create an adult .xxx top level domain (TLD). Campaigners argue that the TLD will make websites with sexual content easier to filter out for those that don't want to view it, and easier to find for those that do. ...more

And also today (04-August-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. New Vaios Sony has updated its Vaio range of notebooks with two new models aimed at the corporate market: the VAIO GR170K and GR150K. Both weighing 5. ...more