Sony upgrades its FX notebook range

There are four new models to extend Sony's FX600 series of notebooks, targeted at SOHO users. The higher-end FX605 features a 1500+ Mobile Athlon XP processor and a 30Gb hard disk, while the other models - the FX604, FX602 and F601 - carry a 1.1GHz AMD Duron processor together with 20Gb drive. ...more

Vodafone fone services go live

Under the umbrella title of 'Vodafone Live!', Vodafone today launches its portal of mobile services. Dubbed 'a world of pictures, colour, sound', the features include picture messaging (36p both to send and receive), a games arcade (where the download of a game carries a first-time payment ranging from ?1 to ?5, though some are free) and a ringtone centre (1,300 polyphonic ringtones are available, costing ?2.50). ...more

Bozo buys PS2 for ?3,700

It seems that some people are so desperate to get hold of a PlayStation 2 that they would sell their grandmothers and their maiden aunt to raise the cash. The Grimsby Evening Telegraph has reported that one enterprising man, known only as Des, has managed to import a number of consoles from Japan and sell them on for a handsome profit. His PS2s were so popular that he managed to sell one unit for a staggering ?3,700. ...more

Orange SPV wraps up keyboard

With Orange promoting its Smartphone SPV handsets, it is also pushing numerous accessories for the range, including a soon-to-be-announced keyboard. UK company Eleksen will ship a fabric keyboard based on its ElekTex technology. The keyboard uses conductive fabric structure with microchip sensors and is durable enough to withstand being crumpled or can be wrapped around the phone as a protective case. ...more

Intel to terminate 'Tejas' Pentium design

Intel is set to announce that it is to stop development of the 'Tejas' version of the Pentium 4 architecture. The Tejas architecture was slated to replace the Prescott models towards the end of this year. Also set for the bin is the similar Xeon processor known as 'Jayhawk'. ...more