Sony joins forces with Vodafone

Vodafone has announced that that it's forged an alliance with Sony that sees both companies moving into mobile phone games. The news comes as no surprise after it was announced that Sony has signed a deal with NTT DoCoMo to provide games over the i-mode service. The companies have said that they would research how they could get the PlayStation experience into the mobile phone environment. ...more

Security developer claims share of Microsoft's Giant acquisition

Microsoft's entry into the anti-spyware business has hit a potential snag. Florida-based security developer Sunbelt Software Distribution claims that it owns part of the software Microsoft bought with the acquisition of Giant Software. Last week, Microsoft bought Giant Software for an undisclosed sum and would be releasing a beta anti-spyware product in the new year for users of Windows 2000 and above. ...more

And also today (13-June-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. WAP is old hat Forget WAP, that's old hat it seems. The GSM Association, apparently speaking on behalf of the major mobile phone makers and operators, has announced the Mobile Services Initiative (M-Services). ...more

Google to change AdSense payments

Google is changing the way it calculates the click-through revenue for websites that display its AdWords advertisements. The AdSense scheme previously paid sites that carried Google AdWords on a per-click basis. Now, according to Internet Magazine payment will be based on the value of their pages content. ...more

UPDATED: Dell goes CE with TVs

Dell is to push further into the consumer space, selling Dell-branded LCD TVs and an iPod-style digital music player (supported with an online music service), as well as projectors and PDAs. Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer, said: 'By introducing high-performing consumer electronics products that closely integrate with the computer, we are delivering what is most important to consumers - content and experience - at a better value than they're currently getting.' However, the omission of style and design from Mr Dell's idea of what the consumer holds dear might find Dell with a tough challenge to crack the market. ...more