MP3 is new political party

Having a good time and putting the fun back into politics are the stated aims of the MP3 party, the latest addition to the UK's political line-up. Despite the implication in its name, the party claims that, 'its aims are not limited to represent and defend the interest of an "MP3-community".' It also, 'intends to pursue much broader political aims that concern the younger generation of Britons,' apparently with policies based on 'the well-developed cybernetic theory of Complex Systems'. ...more

IDF Fall 2003: Intel R&D targets agile radio

Ahead of the main Intel Developer Forum, Intel Research has been signposting its major areas for development. Steve Palowski, Co-Director of Intel's Communications & Interconnect Lab, kicked things off by giving an overview of Intel's work with radio - the developments behind the 'Radio Free Intel' slogan. Highlighting the spaghetti soup of networking acronyms (WWAN, WMAN, WLAN, WPAN) and protocols (802. ...more

Apple facing pressure for music download dominance

The music industry is gearing up for an explosion in downloading at its annual get together in Cannes. Download services such as Napster, record labels and mobile phone manufaturers all predict that 2005 will be the year in which Apple's dominance of the market for both music downloads, through its iTunes Music Store, and portable devices on which to play them, such as the iPod, will come under real pressure. Some observers believe that where downloaded music is played - on a computer, portable player or phone - will not be the key issue of the year; rather, the battle will be between subscription-based services and those like iTunes which only offer paid-for-downloads. ...more

Dothan notebooks may hit shelves in early 2004

Dothan-based notebooks could be available as early as January or February, if the processor ships by late December, according to industry sources. Intel confirmed that it will start shipping Dothan processors by year-end, but said it has yet to plan the official launch. According to sources, Dell, Acer, Asustek Computer and AOpen are among the companies ready with the notebooks featuring the next-generation Pentium M processors. ...more

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