links for 2008-04-30

BBC NEWS | Technology | Web in infancy, says Berners-Lee
The world wide web is “still in its infancy”, the web’s inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has told BBC News. He was speaking ahead of the 15th anniversary of the day the web’s code was put into the public domain by Cern, the lab where the web [...]

links for 2008-04-29

BBC NEWS | Technology | Grand Theft Auto receives acclaim
GTA IV has received a string of near-perfect reviews ahead of its worldwide release. The game is expected to break records for the fastest-selling game of all time and many shops opened their doors at midnight for gamers.
(tags: Gaming)

FT.com / Companies / Media & internet – [...]

links for 2008-04-28

BBC NEWS | Business | Strong demand for mobile phones
Global demand for mobile phones remains strong, despite economic uncertainty in rich nations and rising food prices in poorer countries.
(tags: Mobile)

An exclusive look inside Sony’s London games studio | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Profile piece on Sony’s London gaming studio.
(tags: Gaming)

Richard Bartle: Gamers have won the battle against [...]

links for 2008-04-25

BBC NEWS | Technology | Yahoo kicks off re-wiring project
Yahoo users will soon have one place where they can manage all the services they use on the popular website. The company has begun a mammoth re-engineering project that will unify the disparate services Yahoo runs.
(tags: Yahoo)

BBC NEWS | Business | Microsoft sees slide in profits
Microsoft [...]

links for 2008-04-24

BBC NEWS | Technology | European game ratings face update
Europe’s game rating system must be strengthened to protect children from harm says the European Commission. The recommendation came in a survey of how Pan European Game Information (Pegi) is implemented in member states. The survey revealed that some nat
(tags: Gaming)

BBC NEWS | Business | Mac [...]

links for 2008-04-23

BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft unveils its web vision
Microsoft has lifted the lid on a new web service called Live Mesh, designed to connect a multiplicity of devices and applications online.
(tags: Microsoft)

BBC NEWS | Business | Yahoo reports a jump in profits
Yahoo said its profits tripled in the first three months of 2008.
(tags: Yahoo)

BBC [...]

links for 2008-04-22

BBC NEWS | Technology | Security firms scrutinise Phorm
Online advert system Phorm could be automatically blocked by security programs. The controversial system is based around cookies that some computer security firms say they may label as adware and block.
(tags: Internet)

FT.com / Companies / Media & internet – Hollywood studios in web and TV deal
Paramount Pictures, [...]

links for 2008-04-18

BBC NEWS | Business | Video games immune to US slowdown
US sales of video game consoles and software have grown 57% over the past year, defying the economic downturn.
(tags: Gaming)

Google Profit Rose 30%, Quelling Investor Fears – WSJ.com
Google topped Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue and profit, and it said that the weak economy hadn’t [...]

links for 2008-04-17

BBC NEWS | Technology | Ofcom ponders future of fast net
Super-fast broadband could be delivered via the underground pipes of the UK’s water and electricity companies, regulator Ofcom has said. It is conducting a survey of the UK’s ducting network to see its suitability for carrying fibre networks.
(tags: broadband)

Yahoo-Google Deal Advances – WSJ.com
Yahoo moved closer [...]

links for 2008-04-16

BBC NEWS | Technology | Fears over advert system privacy
Online advert system Phorm could make the net less secure and breaches human rights, the service’s creators have been told. Phorm’s bosses met with members of the public in London to discuss concerns around its controversial deployment.
(tags: Advertising)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Nokia pushes ‘4G wireless’ [...]