The PC gets wireless gaming

Logitech has launched the world's first wire-free vibration gamepad for the PC. Operating over radio frequencies in the 2.4Ghx spectrum (incidentally the same used for 802. ...more

Nintendo next-gen console christened Wii

How many marketing bods does it take to christen a next-gen games console. In the case of Nintendo, the answer seems to be not enough. The company has revealed the name for its next-gen console, which has been code-named Revolution, and it is. ...more

German virus author charged with computer sabotage

The teenager accused of authoring the Sasser and Netsky worms has been formally charged with computer sabotage. Eighteen-year-old Sven Jaschan was arrested in May at his parents' home in Waffensen, Lower Saxony, in northern Germany. German authorities were tipped off by one of his associates, who stands to claim a $250,000 bounty posted by Microsoft if successfully convicted. ...more

Broadband demand waiting to be tapped

Latest research suggests 12 per cent of Net-enabled homes in the UK now have fast Internet access, with 700,000 households looking to upgrade within the next 12 months... ...more

Nokia to buy push-email specialist Intellisync

Nokia is to buy push-email specialist Intellisync for $430mn. The acquisition will provide the phone giant with its own technology for automatically delivering email to handhelds. It will no longer have to rely on BlackBerry Connect technology licensed from push-email pioneer RIM, although it will continue to offer this as an option on its devices. ...more