Mobile content market set to explode

A new study highlights the untapped potential of the UK mobile content market. While Informa calculates the 2006 value of the market as ?661 million, it believes 'it is on the cusp of becoming multi-billion pound industry'. According to the study 'UK Mobile Content Survey: What Consumers Want', 50% of revenues come from the 'mobile cash rich' 25-34-year-olds, and the average mobile content spend in the UK is ?6. ...more

ATI ships long awaited X1000 range

Graphics chip manufacturer ATI has finally released its long-awaited new family of Radeon X1000 video cards. The new range features the new 3D 'R520' technology and is expected to compete head to head with arch rival Nvidia's GeForce 7800 series. ATI has launched three models in the range that aims to appeal to entry level through to the most hard-bitten gamer. ...more

Kazaa fights back with lawsuit against the RIAA

The owner of the Kazaa P2P file sharing software has filed a lawsuit against the RIAA, the body that represents the major US record labels, and movie studios, accusing them of using an unauthorised version of Kazaa known as Kazaa Lite. Sharman Networks files the suit on Monday, alleging that the RIAA and the studios violated its copyright by using Kazaa Lite. Kazaa Lite is an unauthorised version, that unlike Kazaa, does not display advertising. ...more

Flash and go

Creative has updated its desktop webcam range with the new PC-CAM 600. The high-end offering is a 'go-anywhere, multi-functional webcam' that can also be detached from a PC and used as a digital camera. In slightly more technical detail, the 16Mb of memory can capture video at up to 30fps video (recording for 75 seconds) or still images (storing 200 images at 640x480 [VGA], 85 images at 1,024x768 [XGA] or 20 images at 1. ...more

Flickr lights up APIs for rivals

Photo sharing website Flickr has had a change of heart over its previous refusal to share the APIs for the Yahoo!-owned service. As things stood, Flickr users could only upload pictures with no interface for exporting them, despite assurances in the site's terms and conditions that they retain ownership of their images. But in a discussion on the website, Flickr developer Stewart Butterfield signalled a change of policy. ...more