Exposed: N-Gage 2 - first details

Full details on Nokia's successor to its N-Gage mobile gaming device have been revealed today, ahead of tomorrow's full global press briefing. As has been widely expected, the key design faults of the original model have been drastically overhauled: the 'deck no longer requires the user to remove the battery to insert games; instead, you insert and remove game cards via a slot at the bottom of the phone, protected with a rubber guard. The new gamedeck will be sold alongside the existing model; while the new design looks rather more chic than its predeccessor, this revamped version of the N-Gage has sacrificed some of the functionality of the original deck. ...more

Car makers queue up to put iPods inside

Car makers are queuing up to follow BMW's lead and provide iPod connectivity in their vehicles. From April, Mercedes-Benz will begin selling an in-car kit in the US for $299 plus installation. Volvo will unveil its iPod adapter in the first half of this year. ...more

Votes trickle in on BT's broadband-ometer

Encouragement for BT to broadband-enable exchanges - in the form of its online registration scheme - has yet to be reflected in the publicly-displayed totals. BT says full ISP data has yet to filter through.. ...more

'Greedy banks' under Zopa attack - survey

Social lending is the banking 2.0 to the Web 2.0 zeitgeist: a survey has found users of the Zopa social lending site feel more in control of their finances and appreciate the transparency of the service compared to what's on offer from high street banks. ...more

Red Hat doffs Enterprise Linux V.4

Red Hat has launched Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) V.4 - its first product built around the 2.6 kernel. ...more