Wallop cued to 'change the face of social computing'

Microsoft venture set to upset social networking site. Microsoft's IP Ventures division has spun-off a new social networking technology to create a Silicon Valley startup company. Wallop will launch later this year into the space currently dominated by MySpace and Friendster. ...more

Microsoft stock demoted from 'elite' list

Microsoft has been removed from Goldman Sachs' list of 'elite' stocks amid concerns that its business model is increasingly outdated. The investment bank said that Microsoft's future is uncertain despite the recent releases of Windows Vista and Office 2007, the latest version of its business software suite. Goldman Sachs analysts said that the age of boxed software is potentially 'the end of an era'. ...more

Nintendo Dual Screen date for Sony duel

Nintendo has announced the European release date and pricing for its new handheld console. The Dual Screen, which has already been released in Japan and America, will be officially launched in Europe on Friday March 11, at a price of 149 euros. We translate this to be ?103. ...more

UK games chart: FIFA Street nutmegs the opposition

Street football flicks and tricks keep EA's FIFA Street 2 (PSP, PS2, XB and DS) at the top of this week's ELSPA UK games chart. It holds off at arms length two strong contenders for future number one, the new Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Fight Night Round 3. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, and its Integrated Warfighter System, is Ubisoft's squad-based military shooter for X360, Xb, PS2 and PC. ...more

And also today (12-June-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. eBay expands The online auctioneer eBay is launching eBay "stores". The idea is for eBay sellers to have their own shops on the site. ...more