Napster bets on free MP3 player

Napster has begun offering a free MP3 player to new subscribers to its digital music service in the UK. Anyone taking out a minimum three-month subscription to Napster To Go will receive a 512MB version of the SanDisk Sansa m230 portable music player, which in addition to providing space for 512MB of WMA or MP3 files has an FM tuner, built-in microphone for voice recording and a backlit LCD display. Napster said that the offer is an attempt to replicate the success of the mobile phone market, where network providers built their business by selling subscriptions on the back of free handsets. ...more

Sony Ericsson launches three new phones

Sony Ericsson is launching three GSM/GPRS phones for Christmas. The Z600 is a clamshell device with changeable covers front and rear. It's a GSM/GPRS phone with Bluetooth, a 65,000 colour screen and support for Java. ...more

Amazon launches lawsuits against email spoofers

Amazon has announced it is taking legal action against 11 online marketers. They are accused of sending email forgeries falsely labelled as coming from Amazon.com. ...more

Yahoo not good enough for Wall Street

Having reported earnings slightly above what was expected on Tuesday, Yahoo stock was promptly dumped by Wall Street after temporarily basking in the glory. It seems the results were not enough to reassure concerns about the overall health of online advertising. "Yahoo's numbers were very good, very solid," said Andrea Rice, an industry analyst with Deutsche Ban Alex Brown. ...more

Sony launches new CD camera

The latest two models in the Sony Mavica range of digital still cameras will feature a CD-R/RW drive. The MVC-CD300 is a 3.3 megapixel camera while the MVC-CD200 boasts a of 2. ...more