Nigeria pledges 419 action to the London Action Plan

The government of Nigeria has signed up to the London Action Plan to work with members from the other 26 countries represented to combat 419 scams that originate in the country. From a UK perspective, the Nigerian authorities will be working with the Office of Fair Trading to combat the threat. Internet caf?s in Nigeria and West Africa are now being closely monitored. ...more

UPDATED: Palm powers gamers' PDA

Tapwave's Zodiac, a combined handheld gaming device, MP3 player and PDA, was the star attraction of this week's European PalmSource Developers Conference, with nearly every visitor asking, 'Have you seen it yet?'. A strikingly sharp 480x320, 16-bit colour display, coupled with ATi graphics, a 200MHz ARM processor and a software-based 3D engine, provides a remarkable gaming environment. There is a single, 'joystick' button with force feedback, four action buttons and two triggers. ...more

Microsoft and HP settle over misleading ads

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have settled with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over charges of making misleading claims for PocketPCs. As we reported, the dispute centred over the HP PocketPC-based Jornada. Adverts ran in major US newspapers proclaiming "built-in wireless access to the Internet and e-mail at any time and from anywhere". ...more

New York Senator urges boycott of video game

A US senator has proposed a boycott of a new video game ahead of its launch this summer. The move is guaranteed to make the game, '25 to Life', a best seller and likely to revive the fortunes of its publisher Eidos, which has struggled to find another hit franchise after the Tomb Raider series. In the game, reports Reuters, the player can choose either to play the role of the gangster or the police and it is the former which has raised the hackles of Democrat Senator, Charles Schumer from New York. ...more

Wii proves gamer's choice in next-gen console war

The anticipated battle between Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 for the console crown has become a sideshow to the unprecedented rise of Nintendo's Wii as the next-generation gaming hardware of choice. Once a dark-horse contender, the Wii has outsold both its competitors in recent months. According to sales data from the NPD Group, the Wii sold 335,000 units in February to the Xbox 360's 228,000 and the PS3's 127,000. ...more