Meal ticket for life for failed grocer?

Here's one to get you going "grrrr". It's another in our series "Where did all the dot-com money go?" and this time concerns WebVan, a failed American online grocer. Having filed for bankruptcy in a court in Delaware back in July, the company is now soliciting for bids for its various assets. ...more

Dreamcast price cuts have hurt Sega

Sega, the Japanese video game maker, has reported a 17.98bn yen ($163 million) net loss for the past half-year. Its troubles have been attributed to the cut in sales price - under pressure from Sony's PS2 - of the Dreamcast game machine. ...more

Orange and ntl in price-cutting alliance talks

Orange and ntl are set to shake up both the mobile and cable markets with an alliance. An Orange spokeman confirmed that the mobile operator is in talks with cable company ntl and an announcement is expected next week. Both firms are partly owned by France Telecom. ...more

Violent video game law scotched by US judge

A US judge has deemed that Michigan's attempts to ban retailers from selling violent video games to children is unconstitutional. The ruling is a success for trade groups representing US games publishers, which filed a lawsuit last year. Federal District Judge George Caram Steeh has ruled in favour of a lawsuit declaring that the law is unconstitutionally vague and limits First Amendment rights (regarding freedom of expression), reports The Washington Post. ...more

Ginger transporter spices Comdex

The long-awaited 'Ginger' people carrier finally became available at Comdex this week, potentially bringing an end to one of the highest-profile sagas in Web history. Back in 2001 rumour spread through the Web of a new machine that was touted by Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Apple's Steve Jobs as being set to change the world. The involvement of such leading lights and inventor Dean Kamen led to one of the most famous viral marketing buzzes in Net history with even the most high-brow news sites reporting the then-unknown device. ...more