Wii scrapes a pre-Christmas launch in Europe

The European launch details of the Wii console have been confirmed by Nintendo. A launch date of 8 December will see the games platform priced at ?179 in the UK. Included with every Wii console will be one wireless Wii Remote, one Nunchuk and a collection of five Wii Sports games that can be played using physical movements, taking advantage of the motion-sensitive controller. ...more

Sun virtualises the network with N1

Sun has trumpeted the launch of its 'N1' range of storage and server technology. Described as providing 'just in time computing', N1 is Sun's attempt to better manage large-scale network resources. It creates a 'virtual system' out of the underlying computer systems - 'virtualising' the administrator's view of the varied hardware and software resources. ...more

Consumer demand 'skyrocketed' Windows - Microsoft

Computer manufacturers overwhelmingly chose Microsoft products because they were 'innovative, affordably priced and in high demand by consumers', the company's attorney argued yesterday as he continued his opening statement in the Iowa antitrust court case. David Tulchin spent the second full day of Microsoft's opening statement showing the jury documents and depositions from customers and competitors that he said showed that it was the high quality and low prices of the company's software that drove consumer demand. Among those quoted in Microsoft's evidence was an unnamed executive at WordPerfect who said his company was 'scared to death' by Microsoft's Office suite and a former executive who described Microsoft's prices as 'an unbelievable deal'. ...more

Disney under the hammer

Walt Disney has been chucking out the chintz and putting it all up for auction on a new site launched in conjunction with eBay. Among the memorabilia on offer at the site is the giant marquee sign welcoming visitors to the flagship Californian theme park. Each letter measures roughly 4. ...more

New Duron for Windows XP

A 1.1GHz Duron is AMD's latest offering for mainstream desktop PCs. With Windows XP due to appear on the shelves, AMD is emphasising the multimedia capabilities of the new chip - as well as hardware-based data pre-fetch, it uses 3DNow! Professional technology. ...more