Microsoft stands firm behind HD DVD

Microsoft has reiterated its confidence in its decision to back HD DVD over Blu-ray in the battle for supremacy of the high definition optical disc market. According to Chris Lewis, Microsoft's regional vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and the man responsible for the company's Xbox 360 gaming console business in Europe, Blu-ray smacks of another technology developed by Sony. 'Blu-ray right now reminds us of another technology from Sony: Betamax,' Lewis told Spiegel Online. ...more

Napster boasts world's largest catalogue of digital tracks

With both HMV and Virgin throwing their weight behind the relaunch of their online music services - HMV Digital and Virgin Digital.com, respectively - Napster is keen to remind people of its place in the music download market. The once-illegitimate file-swapping service has publicly updated its UK business stats. ...more

Internet Explorer loses market share to open source upstarts

For the first time since the browser wars of the mid 1990s, Microsoft's Internet Explorer lost market share in June. According to web browser monitors WebSideStory IE's share dropped from 95.48 per cent to 94. ...more

Dot-com share dealers to escape criminal charges

We return once again to the question of 'Where did the dot-com money go?'... ...more

Mobilexpo 2001 highlight - NEC DB7000

NEC's DB7000 is its first GPRS model, and one of the first handsets we got our mitts on at the show. It's based on the folding design, made popular in Japan with i-mode phones, and features a glowing jewel-like LED on the top, which displays one of seven colours you can assign to phone numbers, so you'll know who's calling. Very Star Trek. ...more