A global force for good?

A new organisation is to be launched to support using technology to improve the quality of life. Each year it will sponsor a number of IT-related projects in underdeveloped countries. TEN (Technology Empowered Network) will formally be launched 30 January, and it has already adopted two projects. ...more

Massive online content revenues on the horizon - EC

Revenues from online content will jump fourfold over the next four years according to research from a study for the European Commission. Online content will bring in some €8.3 billion - ?5. ...more

Lenovo gears up for consumer markets

Lenovo has confirmed its plans to enter the consumer market, boasting of its Formula 1 driven branding success and announcing the release of a 'super luxury' notebook. The company has been outlining its business strategy for Europe and boasting of its success in driving the Lenovo brand, courtesy of its recent Formula 1 sponsorship of the AT&T and Williams team. Already a major player in the Chinese consumer market, the company believes it 'can gain more than our fair share' of the fast growing market, said Milko van Duijl, president of Lenovo EMEA and senior VP of Lenovo Group, speaking to journalists this morning. ...more

Nokia shows off new phones at CeBIT 2001

Mobile phone company Nokia has unveiled four new phones at CeBIT 2001 in Germany, two of them being GPRS compatible. The 3330 features WAP-based browsing and downloadable games and it is an upgrade of the popular 3310. The two GPRS phones on show are the ultra-slim 6310, which also features a built-in wireless Bluetooth model, and the 8310 with its in-built FM radio. ...more

Forecaster predicts 35 per cent broadband coverage by 2008

Forrester Research predicts that broadband coverage in the UK will have extended to 9.5 million households, 35 per cent, by 2008. While the UK's current two million broadband subscriber are currently divided half-and-half between ADSL and cable, Forester predicts that ADSL will be the dominant platform, not least because BT and other ADSL network providers 'benefit from superior financial positions, scale, scope and brand strength'. ...more