And also today (07-September-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Vodoafone clarifies its 3G Vodafone has responded to reports today that its 3G mobile phone networks will not be fast enough, initially, to offer full multimedia services. The company asserts that its netowrks will accord to international standards and will carry multimedia services. ...more

Abit ushers in Silent OTES

Silent OTES is Abit's name for its new heatpipe technology. For a quiet PC, the patent-pending fanless system transfers heat from the North Bridge chipset to the fins of the Collection Module, where it should be driven out of the case by air already flowing from the CPU fan. OTES stands for Outside Thermal Exhaust System, and the Silent OTES technology follows in the wake of OTES, OTES AeroFlow and Dual OTES before it. ...more

It's good for consumer electronics to talk, says Digital Living Network Alliance

A group of 145 companies who develop consumer electronics products have joined together to form the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA). The group, formerly known as the Digital Home Working Group (DHWG) aims to agree a common set of standards which will allow products to work together. The DLNA is led by the original 16 founding members of the DHWG which includes Fujitsu, HP, Intel, IBM, Kenwood, Lenovo, Microsoft, NEC Personal Products, Nokia, Panasonic (Matsushita Electric Industrial), Philips, Samsung, Sharp and Sony, among others. ...more

Vodafone counts cost of 3G

The likes of GPRS and 3G may have been delayed, but mobile communications giant Vodafone has announced the theoretical cost of the 3G network. To set up a worldwide 3G network could cost the company up to ?10 billion and take five years to implement. Speaking today at a Vodafone teleconference, Chris Gent, chief executive of the Vodafone Group PLC, talked about the future of the company. ...more

Kodak recalls 'shock' cameras

Kodak is recalling around 75,000 CD5000 Zoom digital cameras after customers received electric shocks. Kodak heard from 12 customers who were shocked whilst changing batteries or installing or removing the memory card or USB cable. There have been no reports of injuries. ...more