Europe to wait months as Sony stocks US with PSP handhelds

Sony has delayed the European release of its PlayStation Portable. The needs of the American market come first. The handheld gaming device - which marks Sony entry into the space currently dominated by Nintedo - has already launched in Japan and is scheduled to be on sale in American stores 24 March. ...more

XML-based XForms approved by W3C

HTML forms have been around since the early days of the Web, but the standards body W3C has now formally approved an XML equivalent. XForms 1.0 is now a W3C Recommendation. ...more

Ayr games counterfeiter sentenced

An Ayr has been given a 125-hour Community Service Order after being caught in his home with over 800 counterfeit Xbox and PlayStation games, as well as hundreds of copied films and TV programmes. John Hamilton, 43 and from Ayr, already had previous convictions for similar offences. He was exposed after selling copied games to an undercover investigator in an Internet forum. ...more

iPods run short as demand outstrips beefed-up supply

Retailers are rapidly running out of iPods in the run up to the last week of Christmas shopping. Amazon's stores in the UK and the US are both out of stock of the popular 20GB model, with the UK quoting four to six weeks for delivery. Some iPod mini colours have also run out, notably silver. ...more

The Palm stamp of authority

To truly separate yourself from the herd of Palm developers you will soon need to be officially certified. As a developer that is, rather than insane. Palm is introducing a number of world-wide developer programs, including a new, two-level Palm OS Developer Programme and a certification exam to officially recognise "the most elite" Palm OS Developers. ...more