Harry Potter trailer up today

The Harry Potter teaser trailer should be on the Net today. The minute-and-a-half trailer is being broadcast by satellite twice, but Warner Brothers has given the go-ahead for it to be digitised and placed on any Web site. The trailer is due to be broadcast at 10am EST, which is 3pm GMT, if our calculations are correct. ...more

Every broadband vote counts, says BT boss

Internet users who don't have broadband capability at their local exchange can have it- providing they vote for it says BT. Under the scheme - which will start 1 July - BT Wholesale will log 'firm' consumer and business demand for fast Internet access in particular areas. To encourage demand, and open up the possibility of web users canvassing their neighbours to sign up for broadband, BT intends to publish the number of signups needed within an area before it will upgrade the exchange. ...more

Computex 2004: Apple eyes 60GB iPod courtesy of Toshiba

Apple has been identified as one of the first customers for new 60GB 1.8in hard drives from Toshiba. These are the drives that are used within the standard iPods (the iPod Minis use a 1in Hitachi drive). ...more

Intel to roll out 'Rosedale' WiMax chip today

Intel is expected to launch its 'WiMax' chip today. The new chip - codenamed 'Rosedale' - is hoped to transform wireless communications. Intel is hoping that WiMax, also known as the IEEE 802. ...more

Universal pursues digital demand via classics site

Universal Music has launched what it claims is the largest online site for classical and jazz music as part of a drive to exploit rising demand for digital downloads. 'We expect sales to begin with to be relatively modest, but by the third or fourth quarter of the year to be making a positive contribution to the business,' said Mark Wilkinson, a marketing director for Universal's classics and jazz division. 'I think (the market for digital downloads) can only grow, and as the Apple iPod generation grows, they start to discover the classics,' he added. ...more